In this season of thanksgiving, one of the most thankful people we know is a pharmacist from Carmel, a long-distance runner who suddenly found herself paralyzed from the waist down with a rare medical condition. This is the story of Melanie Brown – and the power of medicine, hope and determination.

(Photo: Melanie Brown, left, with a friend after the Indianapolis Monumental Half-Marathon)

Music used in this show:

Running On Empty, by Jackson Browne
Tubthumping, by Chumbawamba
Thanksgiving Theme, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio