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Missing man presumed drowned in Utah Lake inspired amputees 9 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... McHugh started making and posting YouTube videos under the screen name "theguywiththehook" to help amputee survivors lead a fulfilling life. Decker contacted McHugh to consult him on prosthetic options, and ...
Cambodia Training Mine-Detecting Dogs 9 Jul 2008 01:31 GMT
... and unexploded ordnance. One in every 250 Cambodians is disabled, and the proportion of amputees - 1 in every 384 people - is the highest in the world. In 1993, Cambodia began ...
Two years on, they feel let down 8 Jul 2008 22:57 GMT
... It has been two years since the serial train ... not spent a single paisa on providing artificial limbs to the grievously injured, claimed Somaiya. The ...
Cocaine at Awudome 8 Jul 2008 12:12 GMT
... problem with one leg, Mills-Robertson (Agoe), the 49-year old auto mechanic, is also an amputee and consequently limps on an artificial leg. DAILY GUIDE gathered that he had a fatal accident as a teenager and his ...
Ex-model's plea to help her baby 8 Jul 2008 07:30 GMT
... A Limpopo woman revered for her modelling talents in ... the government to help her buy an artificial leg and hand for her newborn child. Nthabiseng ... hospital to provide the child with the artificial limbs for free ...

Brave teenager loses cancer battle 7 Jul 2008 17:50 GMT
... BRAVE teenager Daniel Squires has lost his battle against cancer. The ... rallied round to raise £20,000 for an artificial leg for Daniel, whose death last Friday has ...
Suit Says NFLer McNabbed Disabled Kid's Space 7 Jul 2008 17:32 GMT
... stop because your son can't walk. 5. Good for her! My husband is an amputee and we often park in the non-handicapped spaces when we can just because of people who ...
Doctors, hospital hailed for 'Operation Smile' 7 Jul 2008 17:14 GMT
... programs like Walking Free Pampanga which aims to provide free artificial legs to indigent amputees and other medical and social services. (IOF) (July 8, 2008 issue) Write letter to the editor. ...
Mental Health, Diseases & Conditions, W 7 Jul 2008 15:24 GMT
... Leprosy is one of the oldest recorded diseases ... becomes inevitable to save the patients life. Artificial limbs are then custom-made specially to fit each ...
Concluding ceremony of Sangh Shiksha Varga Sangh work is a sadhanaDr Bajranglal Gupt 7 Jul 2008 12:50 GMT
... > > Sangh Samachar Concluding ceremony of Sangh Shiksha Varga ... physical activities with the help of their artificial limbs. The Sangh Shiksha Varga of Uttarakhand concluded ...

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He's running for more than just a country 7 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... I am not a double amputee like South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who was born without two fibulas and had to have ...
I NOW KNOW NOT ALL TEENS ARE PUNKS 7 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... Swee Lin, 66, found out about how he was rescued. An interview with the amputee had appeared in The New Paper on 27 Jun, after he was found living at the ...
Skydiving duo take the birthday plunge 7 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT
... his biggest fear then was for his artificial limb, which he uses after losing his right ... falling off midair," Mr Wingate said. Another amputee skydiver, who lost his leg in a shark ...
Iraq veteran's house gets a makeover 6 Jul 2008 11:51 GMT
... or 3,000 injured veterans qualify for the nonprofit's work. Homes for Our Troops assists amputees, victims of traumatic brain injuries, quadriplegics, paraplegics and others. After a ceremony, which included the ...
Bush lauds 'anonymous heroes' of military care 6 Jul 2008 11:30 GMT
... ones. You share the joy of a neurology patient's first recovered words, and an amputee's first steps. When required, you can show tough love - but you also like to ...
Bay Area researchers in search of the real $6 million dollar man 6 Jul 2008 09:32 GMT
... The fantastic bionic gizmos envisioned by the old TV series "The ... Laurence Orthopedic of Oakland make her an artificial leg to accommodate a high-heeled shoe. "I was ...
Dumbbells a smart way to work out 6 Jul 2008 08:37 GMT
... are the serious athletes: Jarom Thurston is a ultra-marathon runner. Tom Napierski is a amputee bobsled racer looking to qualify for the 2010 Paralympics. Sarah Kelsch has competed for Canada ...
Course setters for a cause 6 Jul 2008 08:12 GMT
... hovering alongside them. They are grieving parents, amputees, cancer survivors, the elderly refusing to age, animal lovers. ... that. These days, Myers jokes about his artificial leg being a "chick magnet" and brags about ...
Q&A: Kathy Griffin 6 Jul 2008 06:34 GMT
... and moments where it’s pretty wild. What I found out about my beloved war-hero amputees is that they will laugh at the sickest [stuff] that you can imagine. You’ve done a ...
Nursing home athletes aim to compete in Prague 6 Jul 2008 06:31 GMT
... she'd be an athlete. But eight years after her first race, the 63-year-old double amputee is breaking her own records and leading a team of nursing home residents toward an international ...

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In love and war 6 Jul 2008 06:15 GMT
... if the man had been taken to an Iraqi-run hospital, he’d likely be an amputee. But surgeons were able to harvest a vein from his leg to mend the artery. They ...
W.Va. vet heads for Iraq to help amputees 6 Jul 2008 05:14 GMT
... help upgrade prosthetic clinics and train Iraqis to replace arms, legs and feet for amputees. "I don't care what side you are on. I don't care what politics you have," Evans ...
Check out local program for young golfers 6 Jul 2008 05:13 GMT
... trip to the 'People with Disabilities Clinic' at Hershey CC held by the Eastern Amputee Golf (Association). EAGA officials selected 18 complete sets of clubs in golf bags and 4 complete ...
Tour de France cyclists warned about doping 6 Jul 2008 04:25 GMT
... LAGOS: Eight players and two officials of the Amputee Football Association of Nigeria (AFAN) will participate in the Uzbekistan 2008 Cup of Independence beginning ...
Iraq veteran finds his home more hospitable thanks to retrofitting by Homes for Our Troops 6 Jul 2008 02:14 GMT
... veterans across the country qualify for the nonprofit's work. Homes for Our Troops assists amputees, victims of traumatic brain injuries, quadriplegics, paraplegics, and others. "These injuries are life altering," Rebello ...