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Character Movie(s) Type Cause Aron Ralston: 127 Hours: Right below-elbow Self-amputation (knife) Homer Parrish The Best Years of Our Lives: Bilateral below-elbow
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]
Fictional characters with disabilities appear in various mediums, including novels, comics, television, and movies. A disability may be readily visible, or invisible in nature.
Videos of her incredible performances at the Paris Paralympics have gone viral, making her one of the defining images of these Games. Sheetal Devi pictured training before the Paralympic Games ...
Jessica Cox (born February 2, 1983) is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] She was born without arms due to a rare birth defect .
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 ...
S. Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist) Dutch Schaefer; Seamus (Family Guy) Davos Seaworth; Vriska Serket; Shaye Saint John; Paul Sheldon; Silver Samurai; Long John Silver
In 2023, she became the first female armless archer to win a medal at the Para World Championships, Olympics.com reported. She was also a gold medalist in at the Asian Para Games in 2023.