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Amputated After Frostbite, Dog Walks Anew with 4 Prosthetic Legs
Second chances should always be this sweet.
Brutus, a two-year-old Rottweiler and a quadruple-amputee, is currently living a frisky life, thanks to Orthopets Denver and...
Cheers For Good Deeds By Airlines to Rescue Stranded Travelers
When airport problems stranded a business traveler on the West Coast and a cheerleading team on the East Coast, good Samaritans at rival airlines,...
Vet Who Lost Limbs in War Buys Celebrity Spa as a Retreat for Veterans
Less than three years after losing his arms and legs in war, former Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is charging ahead on a mission...
Our 2014 Top Photo Picks Confirm the Goodness of Humanity
18) Some Police Officers REALLY Do Care
An El Paso Police Officer helped out a homeless man in need during a December, 2013 snowstorm. According...
Five Perfect Stories to Read for Holiday Travelers
If you are waiting in an airport, a train, a security line, or awaiting the arrival of a flight home, these five stories are...
Prince Harry Surprises Disabled Veteran at Race Finish Line
"A disabled Afghanistan veteran completing a grueling charity run through London got a special surprise at the finish line Tuesday — a pat on...
Airport Mechanic Rescues Vet Whose Prosthetic Leg Breaks Down
A U.S. veteran, quadruple amputee Taylor Morris, was traveling through McCarran Airport in Las Vegas with his wife, when his prosthetic knee suddenly broke down....
Puppy Born Without Front Legs Gets a Second Chance at Life
The double amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius was the inspiration for a veterinary technician in St. Cloud, Florida to stop the request to put...
Man Without Arms or Legs Swims Frigid Bering Strait
“A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms has successfully swum the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics,”...
Lottery Winners Buy New Prosthetic Leg for 13-year-old Olympic Torchbearer
Crowds cheered as Kieran Maxwell, donning a cane and heavy prosthetic leg, carried the Olympic flame through northeast England in June.
During the torch relay,...
Handicapped Hero Gets New State-of-the-art Home After Losing Limbs in Army
Just two years after losing all four limbs in an explosion in Iraq, Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco was given the keys to a brand...
16-Year-old Loses Legs, But Finds a Cause; Named a CNN Hero
Jordan Thomas was an active 16-year old athlete when he lost his legs in a boating accident while on vacation. He was rushed to...
High School Wrestler Now Carries His Partner After Train Amputates Both Legs
People across the nation have been inspired by the ESPN story of two high school wrestlers. One, after being run over by a...
Amazing Bionic Hand Looks Real, Functions Naturally (Video)
So far 279 of the new bionic hands developed in Britain have helped amputees to regain the use of sensing hands including a range...
Champion Athlete Turned Quadriplegic Still Inspires Millions (Video)
At first glance Jim MacLaren might seem vulnerable, confined to a wheelchair, his left leg missing below the knee. His condition is the result...
Cheetahs to Enter Olympics?
If Oscar Pistorius gets his way there will be a pair of ‘cheetahs’ entering competition in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Opposition to...
Horses Heal Wounded Soldiers’ Limbs, Confidence
Horses in Arlington, Va. are helping amputee soldiers in their long struggle to learn to walk again, to regain strength and to believe in...
Healing the Wounds of War
Read an inspiring story on the 60 Minutes Web site about soldiers who are living without limbs, but doing so while helping others to...
Volvo Pledges Lifetime of New Cars for Heroes
Hope Bevilhymer from West Jordan, Utah, is "America's Greatest Hometown Hero" in the third annual Volvo for Life Awards. Her inspired work in developing...