Uncle of meningitis amputee toddler stole £315,000 from her trust fund to pay for holidays… leaving just £239
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:34 PM on 26th November 2009
Ellie Challis lost her arms and legs after contracting meningitis aged just 16 months.
Amputee Ellie Challis
The uncle of a little girl who lost her arms and legs [...]
The Desert Springs “Golf 4 Women” Salver Grand Finals were played out during gorgeous weather on the difficult Indiana Course in Spain.
Many congratulations to the worthy winners, Heather Patterson and Louise Gaw – it was a hard-fought battle, and to all who took part and made the competition such a success.
We are deeply grateful to [...]
A stork in the German state of Saxony had the bad luck to break his leg, resulting in an amputation. Now, though, Dietmar is being nursed back to health with the help of a prosthesis.
Being a stork is hard work. Not only do you have to collect enough frogs and other delicacies to keep you [...]
Dr. Jeffrey Janis, UT Southwestern Medical Center
DALLAS – Nov. 17, 2009 – A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at UT [...]
Amputee Peng Shuilin opens bargain supermarket called Half Man-Half Price Store
From: The Daily Telegraph (Austrailia) November 17, 2009 8:09AM
A MAN who had half his body amputated after being run over by a truck has not only recovered but opened his own bargain supermarket – called the Half Man-Half Price Store.
Inspiration for amputees … Peng [...]
The Grand Finals for The Bader Cup 2009 have now been played in Morgado do Reguengo near Portimao.
Our congratulations to Carol and Craig Lewis, the eventual winners and to all others who took part having successfully got through the regional finals to qualify.
The Bader Cup raises substantial funds for The Douglas Bader Foundation and we [...]
By Jim Luksic
(Valley Journal staff writer)
It’s a Friday morning in early November and Les Mason is adjusting his model airplane.
Instructor and airplane builder Les Mason, left, and Santa Barbara Remote Control Modelers president Tom Wolf put the final touches on Hawker Hurricane last Friday before sending it skyward. – Photos by Jim Luksic
But this isn’t [...]
Double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehead set a new world record time for a leg amputee at the 2009 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds.
Please click on the link below to watch the video.
http://www.webcastr.com/videos/news/double-amputee-sets-new-marathon-record.html
What a fantastic achievement, Richard. Many congratulations!
(Thanks to Steve McNeice)
Thank you to all the companies below for their continued support.
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