Just when you thought the amazing stories to come out of last week's "Miracle on the Hudson" plane crash were over...there is this - turns out that one of the passengers had already escaped death six times before!Maryanne Bruce knew her number wasn't up when Flight 1549 was ditched in the Hudson River.
The reason was simple: It was only No. 7 out of her allotted nine lives.
At 48, the business executive, who lives in North Carolina, has already survived a tsunami in Hawaii, a plane trip through a hurricane off Long Island, an earthquake in California and an avalanche while skiing in Colorado.
She also worked in the twin towers during the 1993 terrorist attack, and was midflight from Charlotte, N.C., to Boston on 9/11, and watched the two buildings smolder from the jet's window.
Can you believe that? Her relatives call her a jinx, but she says she's a good luck charm. It's hard to argue with that. My favorite piece of wisdom is this:
Bruce kept her hospital tags as a memento and flew back home Friday, having no qualms about stepping onto a plane again.
"I'm the type that just figures you've got to get back on the horse," she said. "You never think it's going to happen again, you gotta live life, and I don't want to live life being afraid."
> Read More at the NY Daily News
Talk about an optimist! I love her attitude and especially her fearlessness. That's something to aspire to. Although, to be honest, I can't decide whether I'd comfortable being on a plane with her!
ReplyDeleteHa! Especially because she only has a few "lives" left... :)
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