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Prosthetic blades and Disney World: Buffalo Bills players fulfill young boy's wish
ESPN ^ | 12/16/2020 | Marcel Louis-Jacques

Posted on 12/16/2020 1:14:40 PM PST by FatherofFive

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To: rlmorel

ala oscar pistorias...


21 posted on 12/16/2020 3:01:50 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: FatherofFive

They could have remained a staunch supporter of our nation.

Now they have to pull heroics out of their ass.

No thanks.

Their infected colin, spread to the whole body of the NFL.


22 posted on 12/16/2020 3:06:15 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I'm calling for terrorist and criminal reform. Defund them now.)
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To: JBW1949

OMG, I had no idea they were, or could be, that much.

My dad lost one of his legs in the early 1960s and we never talked about the cost of his prosthetics, which I’m sure we would have if the expense had put any strain on family finances. Sometimes low-tech is better than hi-tech!

I hope this kid grows up always able to afford his blades and never has to do without.


23 posted on 12/16/2020 3:37:50 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: NittanyLion
Yes, real expensive from what I gather on this thread. Too bad they can't come up with some kind of tough plastic that'd be just as springy and durable as the alloy ones, but cheap, and wear like shoe leather.
24 posted on 12/16/2020 3:50:04 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

Well, mine is a “C” leg, that is a computer controlled leg...It is a huge aid in movements for active people...fishing, golf, hiking etc...

A hydraulic leg is much cheaper and is still very functional...It is around $15,000.....


25 posted on 12/16/2020 4:06:54 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: higgmeister

Are you daft? This is a good thing. Get over it.


26 posted on 12/16/2020 4:07:34 PM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: DoughtyOne
Their infected colin, spread to the whole body of the NFL.

I have given up on the NFL. This does show there are still at least two good guys left.

we need to support the good guys wherever we can. Now is not the time to be silent.

27 posted on 12/16/2020 4:28:32 PM PST by FatherofFive (Go to the gym. Go to the range. Winter is here)
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To: DoughtyOne

I don’t give a damn if you think what they did was “heroics”...

They did a damn good thing for this kid....I lost one leg and it is a bitch...This kid lost BOTH and these guys gave the kid the help he needed to do something most people (like you) take for granted...

Forget the effing NFL for this and just think about what they did for the kid....


28 posted on 12/16/2020 4:37:53 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: FatherofFive

How do you back the good guys, without the whole league
claiming you support them all? It’s not always possible.


29 posted on 12/16/2020 4:42:41 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I'm calling for terrorist and criminal reform. Defund them now.)
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To: JBW1949

I grew up with my grandfather who had one leg missing.

While I appreciate what these guys did, I also recognize
that they are a part of an organization that is trying to
destroy the nation I grew up in.

Did they resign that organization? Will they still get their
money from an organization trying to destroy my homeland?

Good for the kid.

Screw these two sellouts.


30 posted on 12/16/2020 4:48:56 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I'm calling for terrorist and criminal reform. Defund them now.)
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To: yldstrk
Are you daft? This is a good thing. Get over it.

Stop watching ESPN, get over it!

31 posted on 12/16/2020 6:49:13 PM PST by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken )
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