Strength, hope and old-fashioned chutzpah helped her survive the challenge of a lifetime

A hike in California’s Sequoia National Park turned deadly when Shannon Parker split from her group to grab her sunglasses from the car. Before she could get them, she found herself face-to-face with the lion and came to a daunting realization.
“I knew exactly what it was when I made eye contact with it,” she […]