Haitian Amputees Find Support in the Aftermath of the 2010 Earthquake

Haitian amputees find support in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake

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Coralie Brutus, 7, born with deformed feet at the end of kneeless legs, is learning to use prosthetic legs at a rehabilitation center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Beside her is her mother, Bernadette Duplessy, holding her son Stanley, 3, who has cerebral …
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Haiti's amputees struggle, but they are not dismissed as 'good-for-nothings'

Filed under: amputee rehabilitation centers

It's easier to walk stiff-legged with a crutch when running errands for her mother. She deposits the clamshell container from lunch in a trash can. She checks on her baby brother. She leaves the cavernous gym at Handicap International's rehab center …
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