{"id":1100,"date":"2011-12-30T09:47:13","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T14:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2011-12-30T10:03:33","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T15:03:33","slug":"teen-leaves-legacy-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/goodnews\/2011\/12\/teen-leaves-legacy-of-hope.html","title":{"rendered":"Teen leaves legacy of hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Breedlove was not your ordinary 17-year-old. 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