Showing posts with label An Impossible Decision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label An Impossible Decision. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

An Impossible Decision

How could you choose to lose your legs? One brave young man had to make such a decision. Young Nick Nelson made the decision to have his legs amputated and to switch to carbon fiber “J” legs. “Nick was born with a rare birth defect called popliteal pterygium syndrome. Caused by one defective gene, the syndrome expressed itself as winglike webs of tissue growing behind his knees that prevented him from being able to extend his legs.”
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