Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sometimes we all need a second chance. Steve Hartman finds stories about putting one foot in front of the other, even when the going gets tough. Join him “On the Road” with these stories about overcoming the odds.

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0:00 Wrongfully convicted man freed after 28 years meets pen pal
2:35 Paralyzed hockey player vows to walk at graduation
5:02 Adopted boy celebrates his first birthday at 12
7:18 Dancing Grannies make triumphant return
9:23 Emotional support alligator helps man recover from depression
11:56 Neighbors "adopt" elderly woman after she lost husband, home
14:05 Cat reunited with owners 16 years later
16:34 Birth mother reconnects with son

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