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Daphne Hegreness: On the Right Track
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On a rain-dampened high school running track, under an overcast sky, Daphne Hegreness took her first few sprinting strides on her new prosthetic running foot. The date was November 10, 2010, and by all other accounts, it was an ordinary Texas day—the weather was warm and muggy, and in the background a team of young men practiced football. |
Group provides artificial leg for woman
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Through the Amputee & Prosthetic Center’s Limbs of Love organization, Pasadena resident Debbie Rivera was able to receive a free prosthetic leg and has begun walking again for the first time in almost two years. For the past 22 months, Rivera has undergone five surgeries to remove part of her left leg due to complications from her diabetes. |
Fundraiser set for 7-month-old born with missing limbs
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Talan Holmes is 7 months old and has bright observant eyes. At first glance you wouldn’t even notice anything abnormal. Talan Holmes was born on June 24 without a right lung, right pulmonary artery, right arm and without the lower half of his right leg. Limbs of Love along with the Holmes family is holding a charity golf tournament to raise money for Talan’s many medical... |
Golf tournament to benefit Katy boy, Limbs of Love
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On June 24, 2010, Talan Holmes was born to proud parents with several unexpected and unexplained complications. He was born without a right lung, right pulmonary artery and right arm. This smiling infant is also missing many key features in the lower half of his right leg, which will now require amputation, and has a hole in his heart. Despite the fact that both of his parents have... |
Amputee, Cheetah, Going to Paralympic Games
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Despite losing her leg to cancer in 2008, Daphne Hegreness, has persevered and climbed to new heights. She has become a runner, and is in training for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. In order to even try to qualify for the games, however, Daphne needed a Cheetah Flex foot—but her insurance would not cover the cost of the high tech foot. Enter Houston-based charity, Limbs of Love, which... |
New Caney Woman's Struggle Ends on a Happy Note
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At 13, Terri French was walking down a street in Houston when a moment in time changed her life. “A 14-year-old boy pulled up next to me on his bike and began talking to me. I took my eyes off of him for a split second and he stabbed me in my back,” she said. The incident caused the New Caney resident to experience complete paralysis in her right foot and paralysis in the lower... |
Limbs of Love Skydiving Event Raises Funds for Amputee Group
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ROSHARON - After losing his right leg in a gunfight in Iraq, Tyler Sloan wasn't worried about jumping out of an airplane. "I'm really excited about doing it," said Sloan, 25, an Army staff sergeant who lives in San Antonio. "I've already tried scuba diving, so I figured this was the next thing on my list to cross off." Sloan was on a mission in 2006 when a bullet... |
New Limbs, New Lives
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Two individuals who thought they might forever be in wheelchairs now have new limbs and new lives. Their wishes came true because of Limbs of Love, a Houston-based charity dedicated to providing artificial limbs to patients who lack the resources to pay for a prosthetic device. |
Limbs of Love Donates $250,000 in Artificial Limbs
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Technology + caring = a new life. The Houston-based Amputee and Prosthetic Center has announced that it has established a new organization, Limbs of Love, which will provide assistance to amputee patients who are in need of prosthetics and have limited funds. To help make this a reality, medical professionals and manufacturers are donating their time, skills, and resources. The result is that... |
Non-profit group goes 'out on a limb' to help
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David Reid lost his right leg due to complications of diabetes in 2005 and without a prosthetic limb was forced to crawl on his hands and knees for almost three years. That changed recently. Reid took his first steps since that fateful day and is not looking back. After suffering the loss of a limb, Reid learned that artificial limbs were not part of his healthcare coverage, and he had no... |
