How a local support group is helping area amputees
Life After Limb Loss is a support group in the Michiana area, helping patients nivigate the struggles of living with an ...
Gaza Child Amputees Get New Limbs But Can't Shake War Trauma
Layan Al Nasr, 14, thought she would never walk again after both of her legs were amputated following an Israeli bombing in ...
'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
Freetown, Sierra Leone — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he ...
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Bawumia celebrates recovery of cured leper he sponsored, calls it his 'best Christmas gift'
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has described a visit from Priscilla, a four-year-old cured leprosy patient who now walks with a prosthetic leg, as his "best Christmas gift." ...
Durban man uncovers amputated foot while disposing of rubbish
KwaZulu Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police in Verulam have opened an inquest docket following an ...
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Placenta tissue saved this man's leg from amputation. How can more people benefit?
Placenta tissue saved Ron Williams’ leg from being amputated below the knee. Williams, a 64-year-old Toronto screenwriter, was packing for a move in March 2020 when a wine glass shattered on the floor ...
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Nurse determined to work again after losing leg to rare infection
The beloved husband and father recently had the lower half of his leg amputated after a sudden medical crisis. “He went through so much in such a little time I wasn’t sure he was coming home ...