Amputee Life — Inspirational
Bodybuilder Flex Wheeler Recognized for Embodying Courage
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Ken "Flex" Wheeler received the Olympia Inspiration and Courage Award at the 2020 Mr. Olympia for exemplifying courage when facing adversity.
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Adaptive Athlete Lindi Marcusen on Creating Her Own Reality
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Adaptive athlete Lindi Marcusen has always led an active lifestyle. She was a gymnast from elementary school through high school and a bodybuilder in college. And after the car crash that took her right leg and nearly took her life, Marcusen wanted to return to being active.
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11-Year-Old ‘Star Wars’ Fan Receives R2-D2 Bionic Arm
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Isabella Tadlock, an 11-year-old from Tallahassee, Florida, dreamt of bending her fingers and picking things up. Her wish finally came true when she received her R2-D2 bionic arm, plus a 30-minute video call with Mark Hamill.
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"Glitter Girl": Young Inventor Builds Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter
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Fourteen-year-old Jordan Reeves inspired millions with her creativity when she showcased a purple prosthetic arm that shoots glitter. At that moment, the young creator took the first step towards empowering other kids to think differently about living with a physical disability.
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Amputee Plans to Scale Everest with Special Prosthetic Leg
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In 2019, adaptive climber Chitrasen Sahu made headlines for being the first bilateral lower-limb amputee from India to successfully climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Sahu is currently preparing for another adventure: to scale Mount Everest with India’s first indigenous carbon fiber foot specifically for mountain climbing.
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