Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Josephine Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 [1] – May 6, 1928) was an American sideshow performer born as a dipygus.This referred to the fact that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the waist down, as a result of her body axis splitting as it developed.
Alison Lapper was born on 7 April 1965 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. [1] She was born without arms and with shortened legs, a condition called phocomelia.She was institutionalized in her infancy, and is still distant from her relatives. [5]
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]
On September 20th, Katie walked down the aisle in two leg braces flanked on either side by her father and her trainer Mike Barwis. Katie told Today that she was more nervous than she expected.
A woman is educating fellow TikTokers on how it feels to be paralyzed through a simple exercise. On Jan. 10, Jessica Tawil — a paraplegic woman based in New York and New Jersey — ;shared the ...
Marrianne Rooprai’s personal story of recovery has inspired other paralyzed people across the world Marrianne Rooprai’s story of recovery is absolutely inspirational She was one of the first ...
Craig Hart Neilsen (1941–2006), American gaming executive who founded Ameristar Casinos, Inc. and formed the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to fund scientific research and quality-of-life programs for people living with spinal cord injuries. Nicole Niquille, Swiss mountaineer, mountain guide and humanitarian for Nepalese women's health.
Related: Teen Becomes Temporarily Paralyzed After 2 Insect Bites: 'Something Was Very Wrong' As Owen explained: “It [used to] take me 30 minutes to get dressed. Now it takes 12. [I used to ...