You Only Live Twice: When Inner Strength Is All You Have

What would you do if the Doctors said that you wouldn't survive?

Growing up in Dubai, I was a typical 15-year-old teenager who struggled with high school life. Just when I thought that a fun school trip to London was going to give me a break from the stresses of school life, the universe had different plans.

Finding myself in a hospital bed in London when my friends were watching shows and having fun times, I was critically ill and fighting to survive. Who knew that a simple cough would turn into the fight of my life where I was trying to stay alive?

For five months living in a hospital and laying in my bed, I found myself wondering if this was going to be my life forever. This is the story of how I had to learn my new normal and balance my two lives at once.

Hannah Muldoon is a speaker, author, and inspirational human. Once a typical 15-year-old teenager living in Dubai, she overcame health challenges that nearly ended her life before it even started. Today, Hannah celebrates life and has decided to share her journey to help inspire young people who may be challenged with emotional or physical issues. Her greatest strength is her deep commitment to live every day because living was a choice that she made when doctors and science almost gave up on her.