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Photographer Who Lost Leg In Blast Has Message Of Hope For Boston Bombing Victims

AP | EMILIO MORENATTI | Posted 04.24.2013 | World

BARCELONA, Spain -- In the first horrific moments after the Boston bombing, with smoke still billowing around the wounded, I know what is going throug...

The Most Inspiring 13-Year-Old You'll Read About All Day

Sun Sentinel | Mike Clary | Posted 04.25.2013 | Miami

When Michael Stolzenberg heard that at least 13 people would lose limbs as a result of the Boston Marathon bombing, he said he had a pretty good idea ...

WATCH: Triple-Amputee Veteran Throws Strike At World Series Game 2

Posted 10.26.2012 | Impact

At Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday, a triple amputee veteran not only threw out the ceremonial first pitch, he also stunned onlookers when he p...

'Grey's Anatomy': Arizona Lashes Out Over Amputated Leg

Posted 10.19.2012 | TV

Arizona is struggling to move on after Callie made the decision to amputate her leg. She feels betrayed by her wife, but Callie felt it was either the...

PHOTOS: Marines Carry Boy With Broken Prosthetic Leg Across Triathlon Finish Line

Posted 10.11.2012 | Impact

When Kim Baltz didn't see her 11-year-old son approaching the finish line at the Sea Turtle Tri kids triathlon in Pensacola Beach, Fla., she knew some...

WATCH: Taylor Morris, Quadruple Amputee, Dances With Girlfriend

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 09.17.2012 | Impact

Taylor Morris and Danielle Kelly's love story is a captivating one: Morris was hit by an explosive device while serving in Afghanistan and became one ...

This Wearable Robot Can Help People Walk Again

www.nytimes.com | Posted 11.12.2012 | Technology

When Joey Abicca pokes a metal crutch into the ground with his right arm, tiny motors start whirling around his left leg, lifting it and moving it for...

Inspiring Mom Has No Lower Body

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.04.2012 | Parents

Rose Siggins needs a new skateboard -- and it isn't to master the latest trick. A married mother of two and part-time mechanic in Pueblo, Colo., Siggi...

Root for Team USA: Paralympic Highlights

Bonnie St. John | Posted 09.08.2012 | Sports
Bonnie St. John

There's still time to enjoy some of the most amazing feats of athletic achievement: The London Paralympics 2012! As a winner of 3 Paralympic medals, I know firsthand the dedication to training and perseverance required to compete at this level of sport.

Teacher Denied Leave To Be With Dying Wife

Posted 09.07.2012 | Home

Time ran out on Thursday for a Georgia woman whose rare infection led to a quadruple amputation and whose husband's unsuccessful battle to take time o...

Paralympic Rower Oksana Masters Inspires New Sonnet Form

David Shook | Posted 09.05.2012 | Books
David Shook

Rapid Googling: radiated in the womb (Did someone make this up?), adopted from a Ukrainian orphanage by a single mother in Buffalo at age seven (Did I?), rowing partner with a Marine who lost his legs to an IED in Afghanistan (Did Jerry Bruckheimer?).

What Joe Walsh Needs to Know About Tammy Duckworth

Rick Newman | Posted 07.08.2012 | Politics
Rick Newman

Once again this year, Duckworth's alive day will come a few days after a Congressional election she's running in. By then, voters will have decided if she's enough of a hero for them.

John McCain, A Veteran Was Demeaned In Your Name. Will You Defend Her?

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.04.2012 | Politics
Linda Milazzo

This past Sunday, Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh, who never served a day in the military, shamelessly questioned the heroism of his Congressional opponent, Illinois Army National Guard veteran and double amputee, Major Tammy Duckworth.

Iraq War Vets Bike 3,400 Miles To Raise Awareness For Veteran Suicide

Posted 08.06.2012 | Impact

After biking 3,400 miles across the country to raise awareness for veteran suicide, two Iraq War vets say they're just getting their mission started. ...

Soldier Who Lost 4 Limbs Gets 'Smart Home'

Posted 04.19.2012 | Impact

Sergeant Travis Mills’ life changed forever when he lost all four limbs to an Improvised Explosive Device in Afghanistan. But two charities are maki...

How Wounded Warriors Taught My Son A Lesson In Diversity

Anne Woods | Posted 05.28.2012 | Impact
Anne Woods

Diversity is not an afterthought in my family. Married to a biracial man for many years, diversity is a focus in many of our decisions. As a military ...

I Lost A Limb And Lived To Tell The Tale

Tony Phillips | Posted 05.26.2012 | Good News
Tony Phillips

My new knee will include a microprocessor that calculates pitch, yaw, roll, orientation, direction and momentum at something like 70 computations a second. I'm 46. I'm pretty sure the beaten-down old natural knee they cut off me was performing calculations with an abacus. Felt that way anyhow.

25 Wounded Vets Finish Marathon (PHOTOS)

Posted 06.14.2012 | Impact

Banding together as the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans, 25 vets took on 26.2 miles. The group competed in the Honda L.A. Marathon Sunday...

Indonesian Amputee Becomes A Photographer

Posted 03.19.2012 | Arts

Rusidah Badawi is not your average photographer. The 44-year-old Indonesian woman is a double amputee, having lost both of her arms in a tragic accide...

Quadruple Amputee Plans To Scale Mt. Kilimanjaro

Posted 01.08.2012 | Impact

Kyle Maynard was born without arms or legs below his elbows and knees. He is a congenital, quadruple amputee, but he's also much more. Maynard, 25,...

David Moye

WATCH: Will Success Of Oscar Pistorius Help Other Amputees Get A Foothold In Sports?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 09.12.2011 | Impact

The recent success of double-amputee Oscar Pistorius at the 13th World Championships in Athletics -- he qualified for the semifinals in the 400 meters...

Our Ability: Web Portal for People With Disabilities

John Robinson | Posted 05.28.2011 | Impact
John Robinson

People with disabilities have very few mentors or ways to connect with other people with disabilities. I want to help solve this problem.

Where Are You Startup America?

John Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
John Robinson

I am what President Obama discussed. So is Linda Erb and many, many others. My idea is what Startup America is about, based on their press releases. It's too bad they don't know it.

Family Offers House Switch After Neighbor's Leg Amputated

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

It has been easy for Michael Wright to discern a higher power in events that have unfolded since he lost a leg to cancer last year. That includes the...

Master of Dark Tales

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Dora Levy Mossanen

"Sourland" (Ecco: $25.99) is an apt title for the latest collection of short stories from Joyce Carol Oates, which includes tales of violence, murder,...