The story of Alison Botha is a clear example of extreme resilience.

On December 18, 1994, in Port Elizabeth (South Africa), this 27-year-old woman was kidnapped at knifepoint by Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger in front of her house. They took her to an isolated area, where they raped her, stabbed her 36 times in the abdomen and cut her throat 17 times, then abandoned her believing her dead.
Yet, she managed to stay conscious: with one hand she held her head and with the other she tried to reposition her organs while crawling to the road. There she was found by motorists.
The doctors described her survival as a true miracle.
Her attackers were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Years later, Alison wrote the book I Have a Life (1998) and became a recognized motivational speaker. Her story was also adapted into the documentary Alison (2016).