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Amputees
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Amputees
An arm and a leg 02 Oct 2005
When her world fell apart on that Sunday she locked in with the physically impaired and other amputees. ... In our country there are too many amputees. ...
- Daily Star - Lebanon
Beating all odds to stay afloat 02 Oct 2005
Their disabilities differ — blind, deaf, mute, amputees, mentally challenged — but they all have something in common — a will power to excel. ...
- Kolkata Newsline
Diabetic walks to benefit children's camp 02 Oct 2005
...said. "When I was diagnosed, I was shown pictures of diabetics who were amputees and internal pictures of their kidneys," he said. ...
- Patriot-News
New Prosthetic Technologies Help Amputees Sep 27, 2005
This week, creators of the latest innovations to help amputees are in Las Vegas for an annual assembly. Extreme sports are among ...
- KLAS-TV
Over Reparation: Amputees Demand $ 300 From Government Sep 21, 2005
After national consultative conference on Wednesday at the Stadium Hostel between the government and Amputees and War Wounded Association the latter wrote to ...
- AllAfrica.com
Amputees looking to make a difference worlds away Sep 23, 2005
Orthotists Paul Harney and Stuart Furusho set up the support group to unite amputees in the Nashua area who seemed to all say the same things during their ...
- Nashua Telegraph
No money for S Leone amputees Sep 22, 2005
..."Our government is hard-pressed financially and economically to meet the demands of the amputees," he said, noting that Freetown had not received any help from ...
- News24
S Leone's war amputees 'ignored' Sep 16, 2005
Amputees of Sierra Leone's civil war say they are being neglected by the government and want a $3,000 monthly payment each to start immediately. ...
- BBC News
Survivors to Inspire Local NYC Amputees Sep 14, 2005
Shark Attack Survivor, Car Accident Survivor, and Dysvascular Disease Survivor to Spread Inspiration and Education to NYC Amputees at Day of Disability ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Philly Hospital Helps Indonesian Amputees Sep 4, 2005
Disabled rights activists say amputees across Indonesia face prejudice, with children often barred from schools because they are seen as a burden. ...
- Leading The Charge
Amputees Threaten to Sue SLPP Government Aug 31, 2005
Amputees and War Wounded Association in Sierra Leone Tuesday threatened to sue the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) government for deliberately failing to ...
- AllAfrica.com
Woman forming group for fellow amputees Aug 31, 2005
By Linda Angelo. A Durand woman, who lost her leg in an accident 10 years ago, is forming a support group for amputees. Betty Mince ...
- Flint Journal
Bulletin Board Oct 1, 2005
NORWICH. For new amputees or amputees considering a new prosthesis. Individualized sessions. Free. Registration: 823-6317. BREAST ...
- Norwich Bulletin
Survivors to Inspire Local NYC Amputees Sep 14, 2005
WESTBURY, NY, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Spreading hope and inspiration by example, two incredible NY survivors and one accomplished ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Bulletin BoardPublished: Thursday, September 29, 2005 -- The Truth ... Sep 28, 2005
Open to all amputees and their caregivers. Seeking amputees from all over the Michiana area. Meets the first Saturday of every month. ...
- Elkhart Truth
Outdoor Notes by Tom Meade: 3rd place in RI gives Conn. diver ... Oct 1, 2005
A special deer-hunting season for hunters who are paraplegics or double amputees is scheduled for Oct. 11-14 at the South End Management Area on the island. ...
- Providence Journal (subscription)
The Exclusive Newspaper of 19th September 2005: from Sierra Leone Sep 20, 2005
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Frederick M Carew has reacted to demands by amputees that they should be compensated the sum of $ 3,000 to make up ...
- Awareness Times
SIERRA LEONE: Civilian war casualties urge government to provide ... Sep 15, 2005
The gathering was the culmination of two months of meetings of amputees and other war victims organised by the national human rights group, Forum of Conscience ...
- Reuters AlertNet
Army Ten-Miler Features a Cast Of Thousands Sep 30, 2005
...in Iraq. Halfaker is the team captain for Missing (Parts) in Action, a group of military amputees running in the race. She lost ...
- Washington Post
Americans of All Stripes Gave Peace a Chance Sep 29, 2005
He was in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital for his retirement physical and saw the double and triple amputees recuperating from the Vietnam War. ...
- Gay City News
Landmine survivors from Cambodia play at volleyball tournament in ... Sep 30, 2005
...other countrymen have been fighting it out this week against five other teams for the world cup of standing volleyball - a sport played by amputees and people ...
- Brandon Sun
New rehab center at Fort Sam Houston Sep 29, 2005
...leaders broke ground Sept. 22 for what is to be the nation's premiere rehabilitation center for amputees. The $40-million facility ...
- Fort Detrick Standard
WESTERN SKIES - September 27, 2005 *** PARALYMPIC MILITARY SUMMIT ... Sep 28, 2005
Military Summit. The idea is to help disabled veterans, many of them amputees from the war in Iraq, move on with their lives. More ...
- Western Skies
One arm and no limits Sep 29, 2005
...years. "I've just met so many other amputees. We strengthen each other by being around each other. They are all like family to me. ...
- Albany Times Union
Ethical Questions Holding Back Face Transplant Research Sep 29, 2005
So far, about 300 people have been polled, including healthy patients, hand and arm amputees, larynx and kidney transplant recipients, as well as people whose ...
- WAVE
Saudi Arabia, Australia Join Hands on Humanitarian Projects Sep 28, 2005
The ICDR under the supervision of Professor Turaiki has also invented a device, which now enables the Muslim amputees to perform prayers with greater ease and ...
- Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Media invitation (Day 2) - Reminder - The War Amps multiple ... Sep 17, 2005
10:30 to 11:15 am HEALTHY LIVING FOR AMPUTEES (Lac Mégantic/Aylmer Room) This session is packed with information on many aspects of living as an amputee. ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Back in the swim of life Sep 3, 2005
On the television, the Montel Williams show flickered. The topic of the program dealt with American soldiers returning from war as amputees. ...
- Blue Springs Examiner
Media invitation - The War Amps multiple amputation seminar Sep 16, 2005
Super Champs and their families are provided with valuable information, personal encouragement, and the opportunity to meet other amputees. ...
- CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
War Amps Adele Fifield named to Order of Ontario Sep 8, 2005
The citation names Ms. Fifield, an Ottawa resident, as "a dedicated advocate for Canadian amputees and veterans in Ontario." A native of Trinity East ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Bombing victim's first agonising steps to recovery Sep 25, 2005
Most amputees are able to keep their knees, which makes the process of learning to walk on prosthetics easier, according to her physiotherapist, Maggie Uden. ...
- Guardian Unlimited
Study into effects of disfigurement Sep 27, 2005
Amputees, trauma survivors, burns victims, cancer sufferers and those born with congenital abnormalities will be among those questioned. ...
- Daily Mail - UK
Llewellyn's move keeps hospitals operating Sep 28, 2005
...the first in the State to do so - leaving stroke patients without vital twice-daily physiotherapy sessions and no rehabilitation for amputees, neurosurgery and ...
- Tasmania Examiner
Media invitation (Day 2) - Reminder - The War Amps multiple ... Sep 17, 2005
In this open forum session, Super Champs will talk about the special concerns of multiple amputees such as dealing with teasing and staring and handling ...
- ArriveNet (press release)
Sports provide renewal Sep 23, 2005
Some were amputees. Others had suffered spinal cord injuries. ... "Amputees, we're called 'hoppies.' Wheelchair athletes are called wheelies. ...
- Rocky Mountain News
For Life and Limb: Amputation Sep 21, 2005
Grant also makes sure that owners of amputees don't have unrealistic expectations in the wake of surgery and fitting of a prosthesis. ...
- TheHorse.com
Survivors face a painful and lonely road to recovery Sep 26, 2005
Driscoll said. The group includes two amputees, a soldier with serious burns and others with shrapnel and gunshot wounds. All have ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription)
On equal footing Sep 25, 2005
Why should he start? "A lot of amputees don't consider themselves handicapped," Hector said. He still has many goals ahead of him. ...
- Naples Daily News (subscription)
'Some challenges I have to overcome' Sep 18, 2005
...prosthetist. What he knows for sure is that he wants to travel back to Bethesda and Walter Reed frequently to help other amputees. ...
- Roanoke Times
Local soldier slowly heals from Iraq blast wounds Sep 27, 2005
Medical Center). "There is such as strong bond there, where patients - most of them amputees - all push each other along," she said.
- Daily Democrat
No regrets, and a firmer belief in US Sep 24, 2005
Combat amputees are housed in Ward 57 at Walter Reed. ... Iraq amputees, he said, “have very different lifestyles and very different expectations. ...
- Kansas City Star
Inaugural Paralympic Military Summit comes to a close Sep 28, 2005
The athletes were divided into two groups, one for amputees (Group A) and the other for those with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries (Group B). Both ...
- USOlympicTeam.com
Study sheds light on phantom pain Sep 28, 2005
...surgery. About one-fourth to one-third of amputees develop phantom pain that last for a substantial amount of time, he said. Patients ...
- Yale Daily News
Tsunami Victims Hog Limelight Sep 18, 2005
Hamdani, age 11, and Tara, age 8, both amputees, arrived in the United States on 19th July to receive artificial limbs at the Shriners Children’s Hospital in ...
- Navhind Times
Maine Handicapped Skiing Seeks Winter Volunteers for 24th Season Sep 26, 2005
...including traumatic brain injury, stroke, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, spinsal cord injury, blind and visually impaired, deaf and hearing impaired and amputees ...
- MaineToday.com
Age no longer a barrier Sep 28, 2005
Team Leader Rosemary Walsh said contestants ranged from people who suffered strokes and Parkinsons disease to amputees, paraplegics and the intellectually ...
- Wodonga Border Mail
The Cohen Children as Metaphor Sep 8, 2005
...it. For many amputees, it takes years for the phantom limb sensations to go away. ... back. The lives of amputees are changed forever. ...
- Arutz Sheva
Jim Fennell: Wilson takes a swing for amputee golfers Sep 3, 2005
Either way, everyone loses.". It also made me think of another article basically saying we should not refer to amputees as amputees. ...
- The Union Leader
Mangled childhoods Sep 3, 2005
The Bogota-based non-profit provides psychological and physical therapy to amputees injured in all types of accidents, from land mines to car crashes. ...
- San Jose Mercury News
Hawaiian teen surfer who lost arm in shark attack inspires ... Sep 21, 2005
She says she has raised funds for Hurricane Katrina victims, entertained children with cancer and visited soldiers and Iraqi amputees at three US military ...
- Newsday
Army adopts Kashmir orphanage Sep 21, 2005
...function organised by the army. The Nowshera brigade has also helped 24 amputees secure artificial limbs in Jaipur. All this is part ...
- Newindpress
Ossur Captures Frost & Sullivan Technology of the Year Award for ... Sep 22, 2005
..."The technological advances made by Ossur with the Rheo Knee will enable transfemoral amputees to free themselves from many of the current limitations they face ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Hawaii surfer who lost arm in shark attack visits New York Sep 22, 2005
She says she's raised funds for Hurricane Katrina victims, entertained children with cancer and visited soldiers and Iraqi amputees at three US military ...
- KPUA
Groundbreaking set for Brooke Hospital’s $30 million ... Sep 20, 2005
The new 60,000 square foot Center will provide those with severe extremity injuries and amputees the best opportunity to regain their ability to live and work ...
- Army Public Affairs (press release)
War Amps "Super Champ" proud to tell story in award-winning ... Sep 20, 2005
CHAMP changes the lives of child amputees through artificial limbs, counselling, regional Seminars and programs like Matching Mothers. ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
War Amps CHAMPS present "Gramps" with honorary membership after ... Sep 11, 2005
Evan Calder, 11, of Warsaw, and Rachel Quilty, 6, of Peterborough, both born left arm amputees, will present Mr. Scott with the Honorary Membership today ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Ware takes on the world Sep 20, 2005
Now a graduate student at Georgia Tech, Wong completed the course in 12 hours and 8 minutes and raised more than $1,400 for the Amputees Coming Together ...
- San Bernardino Sun
Our Critics Picks Sep 21, 2005
...subject matter for his art in morgues, medical schools and asylums; his portraits of people on the margins of society feature amputees, hermaphrodites and ...
- Nashville Scene
Photos' artistic touch sheds light on suffering Sep 23, 2005
These scenes are very odd. Witkin collects his human material from morgues, hospitals and asylums. He uses amputees as models or sometimes just body parts. ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
History ought to be swallowed without that spoonful of sugar Sep 20, 2005
Grandmothers, war amputees and teething babies all had to have their "little nip" before bedtime. Everything was available over the counter. ...
- Centre Daily Times
Uncovering the truth: Bush administration cheats wounded soldiers ... Sep 22, 2005
Reed. “It’sa disaster! That is the hospital where the Army brings its most seriously wounded, especially the amputees. President ...
- People's Weekly World
Minefield funded activity in Iraq Sep 20, 2005
...landmines.org.uk /327. Adopt-A-Minefield has been working hard to find ways to assist amputees like Zeynab in Iraq. We are very ...
- PeaceJournalism.com
Runoff Report Sep 23, 2005
What’s unique is that he’s one of the only amputees that has taken the challenge of skating an inline marathon and he’s bettered his times each of the ...
- Lake County News Chronicle
Leading a Rooftop Rescue by the Dawn's Early Light Sep 22, 2005
They included people in wheelchairs, several amputees and at least eight pets. As for his house, Sergeant Sorjonen said he flew over it a few days later. ...
- New York Times
Corbin's...four one-legged men! Runs October 5-23 Sep 22, 2005
It consists of four vignettes that depict four distinct amputees from different backgrounds, seasons and eras: 'A Day In The Life Of Jamie Prince' - a writer ...
- Broadway World
Army amputee wants to pick up where he left off Sep 7, 2005
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, is considered the military's premier facility for amputees, and Wooldridge went through rehabilitation there ...
- Honolulu Advertiser
Prosthetic specialist does it all Sep 12, 2005
...said. "I help them. And he started a golf clinic five years ago for amputees - he's got me playing golf now.". Rosenberg's aftercare ...
- Cincinnati Enquirer
92-year old prostheticist has penchant for the unconventional Sep 6, 2005
For 44 years, he worked for the Boston Artificial Limb Co. and helped equip countless amputees with new arms, legs and knees. Mooney ...
- Lowell Sun
On the edge without an exit Sep 17, 2005
...a smattering of public housing apartments, members of the city's deep underclass - AIDS patients, schizophrenics, heroin addicts, shriveled amputees with thick ...
- DeRidder Beauregard Daily News
Chaos and confusion Sep 2, 2005
...to notice, residents said. They left behind amputees, people with diabetes and seniors with heart conditions. At the post office ...
- Chicago Tribune
Confusion, chaos and desperation Sep 1, 2005
...failed to notice, residents said. They left behind amputees, diabetics and seniors with heart conditions. At the post office, refugees ...
- Chicago Tribune
10,000 Patients and Staff Members Await Evacuation From Barely ... Sep 1, 2005
Burke said. But that left the immobile and unmovable behind, including stroke patients, amputees and those in intensive care. Dr ...
- Wilmington Morning Star
Here Lies Vera, God help Us All Sep 16, 2005
...of these being Americans...and that of those Americans, almost 11,000 were teenagers…not to mention the living dead, the 10,000 American amputees that the ...
- PakTribune.com
Afghan nomads question benefits of democracy Sep 14, 2005
They also have a high rate of amputees from landmines from their wanderings over strategic plains. That lifestyle may be changing forever. ...
- Wired News
Mo Nunn closes a chapter in his life Sep 10, 2005
...foundation. Zanardi is working to build a new hospital wing for children who might be amputees or have orthopedic challenges. The ...
- Motorsport.com
Kimberly Stewart makes joke in poor taste Sep 9, 2005
Paul McCartney and his wife.". The tasteless joke is set to anger Sir Paul and Heather, who devotes much of her time to charity work for other amputees. ...
- Monsters and Critics.com
Surviving: Illness or disability prevented many from escaping Sep 1, 2005
There were amputees, blind people, mentally ill people. They were people who thought they might not make it. Albert Hall was one of them. ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Haunted by Katrina Sep 9, 2005
Photographer Thompson and I helped carry amputees, people in wheelchairs and walkers, and people who could barely move from a nearby school onto a boat and ...
- Dallas Morning News (subscription)
Order of Ontario recipients for 2004 announced Sep 7, 2005
Adele Fifield of Nepean - A dedicated advocate for Canadian amputees and veterans and is president of Operation Legacy, a youth-oriented organization sponsored ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Ex-judge to go on trial in child-porn case today Sep 14, 2005
Thompson, a respected jurist considered an inspiration to other amputees and wounded vets, was appointed to Superior Court in Camden County in 1989 after ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer
North Palm Beach County community clubs: September 7 Sep 6, 2005
Amputees For Life meets the third Tuesday of the month at 1:30 pm at Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1309 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. ...
- Jupiter Courier (subscription)
Storm hits juice habit Sep 5, 2005
This reliance has become so reflexive that many of us found ourselves flipping dead light switches after Katrina, like amputees who continue to reach for ...
- 2TheAdvocate
Pat Riley: Gary Payton worth a look Sep 15, 2005
Wednesday, the Heat center spent two hours at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington visiting with amputees recently injured in Iraq. ...
- Sun-Sentinel.com
AID/RELIEF EFFORTS Sep 14, 2005
Amputees in need of repairs or evaluation of their prosthesis can contact the University of Mississippi Medical Center at (601) 815-4844. ...
- Jackson Clarion Ledger
Times honors 10 military Women of Merit Sep 9, 2005
Retired Navy nurse Sandy Holmes cared for Vietnam War amputees, inspiring one man who lost both his legs to find to a reason stay alive. ...
- North County Times
2.2 Million Sudanese apply for Indonesian Citizenship: Jakarta ... Sep 14, 2005
Places like Thailand have a reputation for great sex and Sudan has a reputation for amputees. Who would you rather give your money to? ...
- Unconfirmed Sources (satire)
Fitness Q & A Sep 12, 2005
...of ability with every concievable cycling problem.They include World and National champions at one end of the performance spectrum to amputees and people with ...
- Cyclingnews.com
Handicap couldn't stop them Sep 13, 2005
You may have seen a picture of one used by athlete Sarah Reinertsen, one of the first amputees to test a new type of running foot. ...
- Syracuse Post Standard
Kimberly Stewart Makes Innapropriate Comments Sep 12, 2005
Sir Paul McCartney and his wife are devoted to charity work which helps other amputees after Mills, a former model, lost her leg in a motorbike accident in 1993 ...
- andPOP
Dems gather for Jamboree; Sep 1, 2005
He said with nearly 2,000 service men and women killed and more American amputees per month than any war in US history, the military still doesn’t have the ...
- Cape Gazette
City boys shine in Brazil Sep 1, 2005
...he is back in the country. “There's a purpose-built facility for amputees, it's absolutely phenomonal! In this country we can't ...
- Manchester City Football Club
Group warns Taylor over Liberian elections Sep 1, 2005
...""African leaders and institutions must ensure justice is done for countless victims of rape, child soldiers, journalist’’s, amputees, refugees and others ...
- Vanguard
Medical care, schools ready for evacuees Sep 7, 2005
..."We don't know what type person we will be getting, but Houston, Charlotte, Raleigh, got every age group, some amputees, regular healthy adults -- some in ...
- Greensboro News Record
Taylor to Create Problem for Obasanjo Sep 7, 2005
..."African leaders and institutions must ensure justice is done for countless victims of rape, child soldiers, journalists, amputees, refugees and all those ...
- AllAfrica.com
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