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Prosthetics

Whitney Mitchell

Amputee wants new prosthetics so she can dance

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VIDEO - A young Dallas, Texas woman whose limbs were amputated after contracting a severe bacterial infection plans to walk again...
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Shannon Smith: Bionic Woman

'Bionic woman' braves amputations with nerve-activated prosthetics

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CLUTCH - The mother of a toddler son, Shannon intends to use the muscle/nerve-activated prosthetics that have become available to her to return to as independent a quality of life as she can manage.
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Prosthetic limbs give quake survivors chance to rise

Mara Schiavocampo
theGRIO VIDEO - Healing Hands for Haiti and Handicap International are working to give Haitians back their limbs as well as their lives...
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4-year-old Haitian on steady legs six months after quake

Lana Schupbach
VIDEO - For a 4-year-old, someone who just mastered the art of walking a few years earlier, learning to navigate life with a prosthetic limb can be especially difficult...
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Organization donates money for prosthetics in Haiti

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VIDEO - Doctors in Haiti are reporting that nearly 70 people a day are becoming amputees...
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