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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

When a kid told Caitlin Mills he felt sorry for her, she didn’t hesitate: “I feel sorry for you – you have two human arms and I have one robot arm.”...


 

He wins $16M settlement, but would rather still have his legs...


 

Ghana: American group, Standing With Hope, brings hope to amputees... 


 

Cambodia: Four arrested in connection with the fatal beating of blind amputee...


 

Amputee credits Sail-Habilitation for his Paralympic efforts...


 

Robbie Jones is walking his parents down the aisle despite losing his legs to meningitis...


 

Leverkuhn's right leg had to be amputated, today he's on the Rampage sled-hockey team...


 

Amputee EOD technician has big plans...


 

Pakistan Institute of Prosthetic and Orthotic Sciences working with Boeing - distributing medical supplies to Pakistan...

World T.E.A.M. Sports Adventure Team Challenge...


 

Amputee awarded $16 million... 


 

Star Wars society raises funds for amputee warriors at Walter Reed...


 

Patriotic concert for Vail Veterans Ski Program...


 

Update: Key 103 is attempting to raise £60,000 for Harvey Slack...


 

Regenerated legs no big trick for salamanders...


 

Amputee to be sworn in as Georgia’s Supreme Court chief justice...


 

Bicyclist loses leg in rail line accident...


 

Sportsman diagnosed with bone cancer - makes decision to have leg amputated...

South Africa: Blade Runner gets just as tired...

 

Does amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius have a competitive edge?

 

Pick up pace, blade runner - accident slows Pistorius...


 

Ernie Paulson: “This guy is going to know what it is like to get his a** kicked by a one legged man.”...


 

Jury ruled in favor of amputee in medical malpractice case, awarding $10 million...


 

India: Hope floats for Army jawans, who lost their limbs during military operations...


 

Update: Amputees across America ride into E'town...


 

She didn’t miss a stride - hardly tell the 2 year old wears a prosthetic on her left leg...

Jamiaca: Teen loses hand to cancer, disowned by family...


 

Paralympic spotlight: Jessica Long...


 

Amputee to be sworn in as Georgia’s Supreme Court chief justice...


 

Chas swears he can wiggle the toes in his right foot. But he doesn't have a right foot. He doesn't have a right leg (video)...


 

Search continues for missing nursing home amputee...


 

Man loses foot in workplace accident, investigation underway...


 

Update: Green surprised, touched by support in challenging time...


 

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Monday, June 30th, 2009

Double amputee vets' story... 


 

Todd Huston, amputee, mountain climber and world record-holding athlete - keynote speaker at Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award ceremony...


 

Somali surviver recounts the terror of amputation...


 

Update:  anonymous donor gives £5,000 to four-year-old Harley Slack...


 

Fiji: High Court awards Mrs Dre $101,660 for medical negligence that resulted amputation of hand...


 

Texas charity helping people afford prosthetics...


 

Electrodes offer amputees, paralyzed people new hope...


 

What can you say to a guy who lost his left leg in an accident just six weeks earlier?

Oscar Pistorius: Previously confidential study results released...


 

Community rallies to retrieve vet’s electronic hand from lake...


 

Man loses hand in crash on Mount Graham...


 

Company fined £35k after dumper driver has leg amputated...  


 

Estimated 50,000 amputees in Afghanistan, mostly mine victims...


 

OrthoCare Innovations formed alliance to seek U.S. Defense Department funds for prosthetic research...


 

Man's prosthetic leg damaged in attack...

Lost two limbs in a motorcycle accident, but that doesn't slow down this bodybuilder...


 

William has been defying doctors since he began doing stuntwork 10 years ago...


 

Man loses foot in horrific accident at a sawmill...


 

Toyota unveils wheelchair propelled by thoughts alone...


 

Iowa: insurance requiring coverage of prosthesis...


 

One legged Little London burglar is jailed... 

Tiffany Chamberlin - competed in Miss Ohio Teen - only contestant with a prosthesis...


 

Dark Every Day - w/double 'tee drummer - in concert series...


 

Jamaica: How this amputee manages the work is a mystery to many - even her...


 

Cyborg technology sees further development...


 

Access all areas at Glastonbury?


 

Glasbrenner meets Philly triathlon challenge - "What you do have control of is the way you react to adversity or a tough situation."...


 

Amputee wins £1m in hospital damages...

 

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Friday, June 27th, 2009

 

Somalia: More then 300 people, mainly women and children, watched as masked men cut off their limbs with machetes...

 

Amnesty International condemns amputations...


 

Being a below-knee amputee myself, I felt that there was vast room for improvement...


 

A crusty man becomes perfect mentor for boy dealing with amputation...


 

World War II amputee veteran awarded Bronze Star...


 

Every stride Greg Gadson takes is a step away from that awful day in Iraq (video)...


 

Quadruple amputee - inspiration to school and city...


 

Nevermind Michael Jackson - bluesman Mike 'The Hook' Deutsch dies at 52...


 

If a camper’s prosthetic leg falls off on the climbing wall, it’s no big deal...


 

84-year-old woman had foot amputated because her son neglected her... 

New Zealand: Double amputee back on the pay roll...


 

Amputation Injuries: Medical and Legal Issues...


 

Community pitches in after wheelchair stolen from amputee...


 

Firm fined £35k over worker who lost leg...


 

Cyprus: Woman loses hand in factory accident...


 

Working to save limbs - New hope for Canadians with diabetic foot ulcers...


 

Amputee vet has to mail records to prove injury...


 

Dickies to use amputee stunt motorcycle rider Ryan Suchanek...


 

Amputee golfs at Future Masters...

 

Mark Patinkin: once faced death, still seizing life with a passion...


 

Croatia: Missing arm and leg, they claim I am not invalid...


 

Malaysia: Power thieves rob woman of her leg...


 

Man loses leg, may lose 2nd, from Philly cab crash...


 

Marine loses legs, 2 months later on his first prosthetics...


 

Amputee tai chi teacher Teddy Alvis spreads message of hope...


 

Prosthetic help...


 

Double amputee Dad unable to attend son's service, because of taxi...


 

Employer customizes for amputee employee...

 

Ukraine: Lion bites off hand...


 

Update: Harley Slack was today facing a four-hour operation as his battle continues...

 

Fellow meningitis amputee Helen Smith offers hope to Harley Slack...

 

Thousands write to Harley...


 

Update: Dick's Open players to wear ribbons in honor of colleague Ken Green...


 

Update: manager denies “taunting and goading” amputee employee at Abercrombie & Fitch...

 

Update: 'Errors' over amputee girl...


 

South Africa: Time running out for the Blade Runner...


  

Iraq hero tribute for quadruple amputee Pfc. Marrocco...


 

Amputee and Prosthetic Center named Houston’s Best Place to Work... 

 

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Wednesday June 24th, 2009 

100 supporters of amputee Sarah Hilt braved dismal wet weather to complete a community fund-raising walk...


 

Harley, four, loses arms and legs after being struck down by meningitis...

 

How YOU can help ease Harley's ordeal...


 

Triglycerides linked to diabetic neuropathy and amputations...


 

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. announced Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised its rating to "B+" from "B"...


 

A specially-edited version of "Winter, The Dolphin that Could"...


 

Fake amputee on "HawthoRNe", here's the forum, let 'em know what you think...

 

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Amputee paratrooper regains independence...


 

Pakistan: Taliban amputate thief’s hands...


 

Technical advances help erase the stigma of prosthetic limbs...


 

Woman goes into hospital for kidney stone procedure, loses leg...


 

World's tallest dog recovering from amputation...


 

Michigan Orthopedic Services announced it has acquired Orthotic and Prosthetic Professional Care...


 

'Everything is possible', even Olympic Gold...

New War Amps film tells PEI CHAMP's remarkable story... 


 

New Zealand: man loses feet, hand in Arctic storm...


 

Malaysia: Amputee drug dealer sentenced to death...


 

Amputee shark attack victim Glenn Orgias returns to the surf...


 

7-year-old Christmas Day crash victim gets new leg...


 

India: Touch Bionics launches i-LIMB hand in India...

Update: Amnesty International moves to protect 4 Somalis condemned to be amputated...

 

Update: Amputations delayed due to weather...


 

Homes for Our Troops and community come together for amputee vet...


 

Update: PGA TOUR prepares to support five time winner Green...


 

Judge orders county government to pay $19.3 million to amputee...


 

Update: Interview with amputee who climbed Mt. McKinley (video)...


 

Amputee receives Smokejumper Courage Award from the National Smokejumpers Association...

 

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Monday June 22nd, 2009

Fund set up for amputee soldier received a generous boost from anonymous donor... 


 

World record dream for 6 year old amputee Jamie...


 

New Zealand: Rugby legend and amputee has new challenge, boxing...


 

Def Leppard drummer's foundation capitalizes on music's healing powers...


 

“I had been a fit young man who used to play rugby, go cycling and rock-climbing and suddenly I had one leg.”...


 

7/7 bomb survivor Martine Wright can't wear her legs but looking forward to baby...


 

Double amputee Zanardi wins FIA World Touring Car Championship...

Blade Runner captures the imagination if not the title... 

 

Oswald beats Blade Runner...


 

That Olivia Giles is a quadruple amputee is probably the least noticeable thing about her...


  

Getting his prosthetic leg inside the airplane, required a trick that only a modern amputee would know... 


 

India: Wrath of dowry cripples young girl for life...


 

"Why would they want to do a story about me?"...


 

'They should have saved my foot'...


 

Mother who lost four limbs settles suit...


 

Cpl. Josh McCart likes it when kids notice his right hand and ask about it...


 

Creating a more inclusive tango community - for amputees...

Amputees win fight to halt ‘offensive’ advert (video)...


 

Amputee combat veterans return to Iraq to "Close the Loop"...


 

War Amps seminar was a resounding success...


 

Four people with diabetes require amputations every week in Wales...


 

Norberto Lara marks 'alive day' 5 years since losing arm in Iraq...


 

India: Woman may lose both legs after being hit by official’s escort vehicle...


 

Triple amputee named 2009 National Disabled American Veteran of the Year...


 

Squse robotic hand a soft touch...


 

C-Leg amputee starts "Wiggle your toes" (video)...

"I'm not going to grow another leg, but there is life after an amputation." (video)...


 

Operation Denali members back from McKinley climb...


 

The last thing they wanted to chat about were the nuances of a prosthesis...


 

Graduate triumphs over cancer, loss of a leg...


 

Inmate waiting months after his prosthetic limb was taken...


 

Somalia: "...sentenced accordingly. Each one of them will have his right hand and left leg amputated publicly."...

 

Somali Islamists order teenagers' hands, legs amputated...


 

Immense community support received after losing both legs, left forearm and the fingers on her right hand...


 

Sled hockey goalie Cash looks to pay dividends in 2010...


 

Developing a new life after amputation...

 

Friday June 19th, 2009

Fake amputee on "HawthoRNe", here's the forum, let 'em know what you think...

 

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Australia: Amputee applauded on "Randmon Acts of Kindness"... 


  

Triple amputee shares message of grit and hope and does a handstand in his wheelchair...


 

Update: Nick Nelson lobbies for children's healthcare in Washington...


 

Blacks with critical limb ischemia are disproportionately more likely to undergo limb amputation...


 

Virginia now requires insurers to cover prosthetics...


 

Amputees cycling across America arrive in Wichita (video)...

Did amputee try to scam a free $700,000 house?

 

Family owns 2 homes in Georgia (video)...


 

After losing both legs in Iraq, helped the New York Giants win a Super Bowl (video)...


 

Prosthetics take big step forward with freedom in limbs...


 

Motorcycle rider loses foot in accident...


 

Amputee cancer survivor readies for 45 mile trek...


 

South London star helps amputee toddler...


 

S&P upgrades rating on Hanger Orthopedic...

If you can't find a support group, start one!


 

Teen amputees inspire at Champs seminar...


 

Amputee faces drunk driver who hit him...


 

Man's arm ripped off in demolition site accident...


 

Looking for amputees in sports this July (e-mail)...


 

Ball plans to smash amputee records in Boston Marathon...

One-armed MMA fighter Nick Newell brings big dreams to pro debut...


 

Amputee loses leg again in house fire...


 

Documentary on congenital amputee John Robinson an inspiring story...


 

Heroin habit cost him his legs, jailed for six months...


 

12 year old amputee up all night for a good cause...


 

Update: Amputee convicted in attack at Alice Cooper concert...


 

Loss of arm doesn't handicap golf coach... 

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Wednesday June 17th, 2009

Hole in one, three months after amputation... 


 

Diabetes amputation risk warning...


 

Amputee volunteers 350 hours a year...


 

Amputee police chief focuses on future after bombing (video)...


 

Jo-Ann Salzlien doesn't let life get her down, gets new arm...


 

Titanium legs don't tour well...

Loses both arms after on the job electric shock...


 

Nick Nelson headed for Capitol Hill...


 

Daughter beats, robs amputee mother...


 

Malaysia: Amputee plans record bid on wheelchair...


 

Mohamed Mara 'I will feel like a complete human being'...

Mexican salamander may yield clues for amputees...


 

Molly, the pony with a prosthetic leg, inspires wherever she goes...


 

Triple amputee returns home with motorcade...


 

Amputee attacks man at Alice Cooper concert...


 

Leukemia, amputation fails to stop teen Derrick Johnson...

Philippines: Amputees walk free in Naga City...


 

Burglar may have foot amputated...


 

Amputee could be the fastest man in Scotland...

 

Is he a Cheetah? No, Oscar Pistorius is the Blade Runner...


 

Otto Bock opens Berlin Science Centre...


 

Double amputee skydives for new prostetics center...

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Monday June 15th, 2009

Amputee Games 2009...


 

Triple amputee Cleland back in political spotlight... 


 

Mark Ecker worries about what will happen if his prosthetic legs break...


 

Sarah Reinertsen - Ironman star "Believe in yourself and believe in the possibility that lies ahead of you"...


 

Lawnmower accidents - 16,000 a year are children - including amputations...


 

Amputee Gregg Stevenson,defying doctors expectations... 

Small town builds hope for amputee vet...


 

Wrestlers pull together for amputee vet...


 

Fiji: 1158 diabetes amputations in five years...


 

‘Operation Denali' may summit McKinley ahead of schedule...


 

Health minister blasted for inaction in amputee's death...

Lineman loses arms to electric shock...


 

India: Passenger loses legs due to railways' failure to heighten platform...


 

Man falls 45 feet, loses foot, gains bills...


 

The Six Million Dollar Man: Are 21st century bionics fact or fiction?


 

NHS too slow, amputee vows to raise money for prosthetics herself...

Golfer Ken Green to have leg amputated today after crash that killed his brother...

 

Green listed in good condition...


 

Malta: Trust fund to help amputee with Proteus syndrome...


 

Diabetes sufferer joins with amputees in "silent assassin" campaign...

 

Diabetes responsible for 60% of non-traumatic lower limb amputations...


 

Greg was 2, fitted with prosthetic legs, running wild ever since...

 

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Friday June 12th, 2009

New York Catholic college signs one-handed basketball player...


 

Multiple amputee perseveres and joins a health club...


 

Professional racer Brett Smrz update...

 

Places second in MX5 Cup practice...


 

71 year old amputee is ready to go the distance...


 

Soldier makes history as first-ever amputee to complete Army warrant officer school... 


 

Blake Haxton update - believes in himself, abilities and own body...


 

Tyra Helland, 7, returns home from The War Amps 2009 Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar...


 

Kenya: Boy risks losing hand in another case of negligence...


 

Man gets free legs, dies of heart attack...


 

13 year old amputee down on the farm, lots to do...

Double amputee makes sure bakery is run right...


 

Prosthetic leg doesn't keep freshman from football...


 

Amputee buckles belt with i-LIMB...


 

Katrin Green, " I remember beating the fastest boys in class in the fourth grade."...


 

83 year old amputee to support diabetesawareness event...


 

Australia: Man has legs amputated after accident at recycling plant...


 

Employee loses arm at packing plant...


 

Broken wings: When a biker goes down hard...


 

Doctor indicted, charged Medicare for foot treatment of amputees...


 

Amputee defense contractor to take health care saga before Congress...


 

Amputee fights for handicap parking in US oldest city...

Shreveport city worker recovering after losing leg on the job...


Amputee's mum gets her wedding dress...


 

Update: Mobility scooter stolen, trashed, well wishers donate to buy new one...


 

Amputee athlete masters transitions at

Escape from Alcatraz...


 

Quad amputee’s trike challenge...


 

Walk & Roll to offer support to amputees...   


 

Amputee inspires 'couch potatoes' to get healthy... 


 

Son tries to pull of Dad's leg, arrested...


 

Really good video of the Proprio foot...


 

Spain lets illegal Bolivian amputee stay...


 

I was banished to the stockroom, says amputee now suing Abercrombie & Fitch for discrimination... 

How often does an infant get run over by a lawnmower?...


 

Amputees stop in Farmington during cross-country cycle...


 

Benefit dinner for quad amputee...


 

9 year old right arm amputee wows class with his violin playing...


 

Amputees prove they can play the game they love...


 

Foot amputation risk in Type 2s reduced 36% by blood fat-lowering drug...


 

i-LIMB Hand -costs between $60,000 and $70,000...


 

Golfer overcomes challenge of playing with an artificial left hand...


 

Amputee voted best legs and most artistic...


 

Dubai: Fundraiser will help amputee teacher...

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Wednesday June 10th, 2009

Thank you from the War Amps... 


 

Lubbock area amputees hold fundraiser for money and awareness...


 

"Most inspiring" Heather Erickson of Jack Britt High School... 


 

Diabetes - more than 5,000 each year having to undergo leg, foot or toe amputations...


 

Inverted hand transplant carried out in Spain... 


 

Spotlight on Paralympic swimmer Rudy Garcia-Tolson...


 

Mum speaks about losing both her legs to rare infection...

Prosthetics guru helps amputees maximize their motion...


 

Cosmetic specialist helps patients accept, adjust to limb replacement...


 

£5,500 bill after worker loses finger...  


 

Dravecky inspires crowd at Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame ceremony...


 

First artificial tail for a dolphin leads to breakthrough for human amputees...


 

Doctor studying regeneration of limbs - won $6.25 million grant from U.S. Department of Defense...

From gang shooting to diploma...


 

Nothing stopping this amputee triathlete...


 

Botswana: Amputee DJ fired, taking his case to court...


 

Azerbaijan ready for 1st World Para-Taekwondo...


 

Heather Mills joins Easter Seals to bring hope to disabled...


 

Alergia: Amputee accused of insulting state institutions, insult, slander and defamation... 


 

High school football player competes with the help of a prosthetic foot...

9 year old girl recovering from amputation...


 

Amputee testifies against thug that beat him...


 

Wish comes true - Cody Starr will swim with dolphins in Bahamas... 


 

India: Court quashes dismissal of amputee employee...


 

Diabetes amputees converge on O2 Arena to campaign for improved foot services...


 

Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosiform erythroderma & Limb Defects - doesn't stop this 12 year old...


 

Bakery discards employee's severed arm...

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Monday June 8th, 2009

No Barriers event opens outdoors for disabled... 


 

Friends, strangers raise funds for amputee firefighter...


 

Fluke blend of leukemia and smallpox takes a marines legs...


 

Understanding phantom limb pain...


 

Baby elephant gets a new leg...


 

Sri Lanka: On your feet wounded soldier...


 

South Africa: Thief sues police for prosthetic leg...


 

South Africa: sister uses Facebook to find the motorist who took her brother's leg...


 

Landon Lemburg - Jan. 7 started out just like any other day in Iraq...


 

Broken neck and amputation don't stop this grad...


 

Camp Hope brings joy to little girl (video)...

Wounded warriors explore destinies at Shake-A-Leg...


 

En garde! Amputee wheelchair fencing...


 

My First Time...amputating a leg...


 

Endeavor Games offers more athletes for 2009...


 

Never let them think they can not do something because they are different...


 

Students heading to Vietnam to fit limbs...

 

4 year old Ryan Coomber, one year after losing leg in lawnmower accident...


 

Flying through the air, leg blown off, thinking about apple juice...


 

Born without arms and legs, refugee finds new life in U.S...


 

New prosthetics help amputees get better grip...

 

Video...


 

Age, loss of arm can't slow down octogenarian...

"In the United States, there are approximately 1.9 million people living with limb loss..." National Limb Loss Information Center


 

 

Friday June 5th, 2009

Advanced Arm Dynamics fits Targeted Muscle Reinnervation patient...


 

Boy, 5, recovering after losing left foot in lawn mower accident...


 

Russia: Boy's arm amputated to free him from oil well pump...


 

Two blood drives inspired by man who lost leg in accident...


 

Most in the audience won't be able to tell the 11-year-old boy has only half of his left foot...


 

The recovery of Kaitlyn Lasitter after devastating amusement park injury...


 

Bermuda: Amputees show how limits are broken...

'Why me? Why did God choose me?' I never did anything wrong,'...


 

Pistorius faster in 400...


 

Amputee and wife left stranded waiting for taxi...


 

Police search for amputee shoplifter...


 

Amputees in Action - aiding military training...


 

Volunteer firefighter hit by car, loses leg...

Amputee holds police off, family hostage...


 

Double amputee parachutist makes dramatic jump...  


 

Vet Chang Wong standing on his own, new feet...


 

Amputee Kelly Cartwright devastated by comedy skit...


 

Police searching for missing amputee senior...


 

Prosthetic knee (video)...

Artificial arm stirs hopes of wounded...


 

Even through tragedy, a couple's love grows...


 

Mobility scooter stolen while amputee in hospital...


 

Burger King refuses to cut amputee's burger in half...


 

Jamaica: teen worries her worn prosthetic legs won't take her to graduation...


 

Family gives up everything for daughter's amputation...

 

"In the United States, there are approximately 1.9 million people living with limb loss..." National Limb Loss Information Center


 

 

Wednesday June 3rd, 2009

Jamaica: amputee finds a way to make life rewarding... 


 

Human Resources group to climb mountain to raise funds for amputee...


 

Children from Gaza back home with prosthesis...


 

Fractured leg untreated for three months had to be amputated, suit claims...

Amputee golfer for 28 years, Danny Alston aims for Champions Tour...


 

Father's leg severed while putting child in car...


 

Little Michael learns to love life again...


 

Amputee goes on shooting spree...


 

"Potential for injury is everywhere" amputee tells students...

Heather Mills loses leg at supermarket...


 

Man loses legs after being hit by train...   


 

Quad amputee, Tony Volpentest, nominated for U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame...


 

Benefit dinner for quadruple amputee...


 

Mother loses leg while selling Girl Scout cookies...

Firefighter loses legs after being hit by drunk driver...


 

Little Keira - 3 years old, happy, healthy and a miracle...


 

Amputees invited to experience bionic hand...


 

Amputee father and son visit Winter the tailess dolphin...

"Estimated number of mine survivor amputees living in developing countries: 300,000" Act Now

 


 

June 1st, 2009

 

Cyclists shine spotlight on active amputee lifestyle... 


 

When Ron Bachman speaks, it's a little bit inspiration, little bit attitude and a little bit intestinal fortitude...


 

India: Hand it to him...


 

Lost your leg? shutupandgame.com...


 

Teenager loses leg to MRSA...


 

Kenya: Amos Murigo puffs his leg away...


 

Australia: Thugs slash throat of amputee...


 

Amputee vets to climb Mt. McKinley...

Tim Inglis doesn't mind showing a bit of leg...


 

Amputee Jonathon Shaw wins State Amateur qualifier...


 

Hero and amputee Sir Douglas Bader -commemorated with English Heritage blue plaque...


 

Prosthetics give 7-year-old born without lower legs a chance to run...


 

Everyone knows him as the guy with one arm...


 

African author, war amputee, shares story (video)...

Singapore: Nightclub apologises to amputee... 


 

War, high-tech advances revolutionize bionic leg...


 

Association of Amputee Surfers will lead a surf camp for disabled veterans this summer... 


 

India: stench of stored amputated limbs driving patients out of hospital...


 

"Luke" arm begins widespread testing with veterans... 


 

... impossible for a person who is missing both legs to sink...


 

Farmer amputated by corn picker sues...

Young amputees learn to handle teasing & bullying...


 

Jordan Thomas - prosthetic legs may actually help his golf scores...


 

How amputee soldier Scott Blaney is fighting back...


 

Amputee Andrew blazing a trail for disabled...


 

Woman loses leg to diabetes, still upbeat...


 

Congressman visits Ohio Willow Wood...

 

 

Here's another manual, this time for below knee amputees - A Manual for Below-Knee (Trans-Tibial) Amputees


 

May 29th, 2009

She's missing a foot, but still has junior black belt...


 

Amputee Donald Vickery gains membership in The PGA of America...


 

Amputee gets second chance to sue docs...


  

Amputee to paraglide for charity...


 

Update: Blake Haxton - learning to live with life's new challenges...

 

Hospital staff organizes event to help Haxtons...


 

Segway inventor builds shoe-controlled bionic arm...

World-renowned prosthetist cares for amputees...


 

New Zealand: As an amputee, Ross vowed he would return to the river to fish...


 

Update: ex-firefighter sentenced for stealing foot...


 

Amputee athletes inspiring each other...


 

Russia: Exploding mobile phone tears policeman’s arm off...


 

Amputee soldier cheers his soccer heroes in aid of injured comrades...


 

ATV gets stuck; amputee spends night seeking help...


 

“One arm was behind our back to represent an amputation. We were taught to fire and load an M-16 with one arm"...

Amputee athletes run to raise money for ASPIRE programs...


 

Amputee Jennifer Griffin's optimism is anything but temporary...


 

Australia: I will never appear in public except vertically...


 

Karen Barlow had her leg amputated due to diabetes...


 

3rd grader Ali Omran eagerly shows off his prosthetic legs (video)...


 

Andrew Hall, lost leg to drunk driver, stays positive...


 

Reason #6 not to smoke - amputation...

Sierra Leone: Le 45m for Amputee Sports Club...


 

After losing both legs, teen walks across stage to accept diploma...


 

Dave Dravecky Story—The Relay for Life Pt. 2...


 

Man loses arm in industrial accident (video)...


 

70+ marathons run by amputee Chris Moon...


 

For amputee firefighter, renewal admid bitterness...


 

Ireland: Australian amputee comedian lures fans in Kilkenny...

 


 

 

Have you visited the Friends page? These are folks that provide mobility services for the disabled, support our veterans, or work to prevent minefield deaths and injuries.

 

 

 


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