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Mandy Sellars (born 20 February 1975 in Lancashire, United Kingdom) is a British woman with a rare genetic mutation that has resulted in extraordinary growth in both of her legs. In 2006, some doctors diagnosed Sellars as having Proteus syndrome , a very rare condition thought to affect only 120 people worldwide, [ 1 ] but more recent diagnoses ...
Purdy was born in Las Vegas in 1979. When she was 19 years old, she contracted Neisseria meningitidis, a form of bacterial meningitis. [1] The disease affected Purdy's circulatory system when the infection led to septic shock; [2] both of her legs had to be amputated below the knee, she lost both kidneys along with hearing in her left ear, [3] and her spleen had to be removed. [1]
Mullins' prosthetic leg shown at CCCB exhibit in Barcelona, October 2015 Mullins watches fellow bilateral amputee Hugh Herr climb the wall at MIT Media Lab's h2.0 symposium, May 9, 2007. Mullins was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania , to an Irish father Bernard Mullins from Crusheen , County Clare , Ireland and mother Bernadette Mullins.
By April 2016, she had learned to walk after spending nearly a decade paralyzed from the waist down. [5] In 2017, she reported having no sensation in her legs. [9] On September 6, 2017, Arlen was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars.
Flail leg syndrome is characterized by lower motor neuron damage leading to asymmetrical weakness and wasting in the legs starting around the feet. [2] Isolated bulbar palsy is characterized by upper or lower motor neuron damage in the bulbar region (in the absence of limb symptoms for at least 20 months), [ 29 ] leading to gradual onset of ...
Ellison was born in Rockville Centre, New York, on October 20, 1978, to Edward and Jean (née Derenze) Ellison. [1] On September 4, 1990, at age 11, she was hit by a car while walking home from school, resulting in paralysis from the neck down.
Ajith C. S. Perera (1956–2020), a Sri Lankan disability rights activist and former cricket umpire, who was paralyzed when a tree fell onto his moving car. [15] Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), former president of the United States who, at the age of 39, was partially paralyzed by polio [16]
The women's team was Weggemann, Jessica Long, McKenzie Coan, Rebecca Meyers and Elizabeth Marks. [12] Weggmann would go on to win several medals and break two records during the Tokyo Games. [13] On April 14, 2022, Weggemann was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. [14]