‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror ...
Woman who thought she had winter virus woke up from coma to find out she needed both legs amputating
As her organs were failing, the woman was put into a medically induced coma, recalling: “Andrea and Liza [her twin] came to ...
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'The Bachelor,' Ukraine edition, features a veteran who lost both legs in the war
He wants to give hope to the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have lost limbs since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Philly jury awards $15 million to a woman whose leg was amputated after she slipped on a staircase with no handrail
Attorneys for Patricia Thompson argued that building owner Alisha Real Estate was operating a “get rich quick scheme” and not ...
WINNIPEG NEWSMAKERS: Winnipeg woman loses leg due to systemic failures
This story underscores the systemic failures plaguing health care in Manitoba and across Canada. GOLD: Assiniboine condo residents, overwhelmed by encampment chaos, send SOS to Kinew ...
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Woman had leg amputated at airport after it became trapped in travelator
One woman had to have her leg amputated in Bangkok's Don Mueang airport after it became stuck in a travelator.
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Woman dismissed symptoms as 'aches and pains' before needing both legs amputated
A Englishwoman who became a double-amputee has asked for greater support for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) sufferers.
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Woman had leg amputated after tiny cat scratch led to horror infection
A pensioner had her leg amputated after a tiny cat scratch left her with a horrifying flesh-eating infection. Fran Oborski, 79, from Kidderminster, Worcester was petting a stray ginger cat, nicknamed ...
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One woman killed, another wounded as enemy shells Bilozerka with artillery
The Russian army shelled the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson region with artillery, killing one woman and injuring ...
Manitoba woman has leg amputated above the knee after waiting days for wound to be closed
Manitoba woman has leg amputated above the knee after waiting days for wound to be closed Roseanne Milburn, 61, was left for ...
Woman's right leg amputated after waiting 8 days for bed at Winnipeg's HSC to treat open wound
A Manitoba woman had her right leg amputated after complications following a knee replacement surgery two months earlier.
Woman just felt aches and pains in foot — before having both legs amputated
A woman experiencing aches and pains in her foot 'put it down to age' — however she was experiencing a serious disease which ...