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This teen makes prosthetic arms for himself out of Lego bricks

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Yesterday was a reassuring day for me. I was on my way to Walter Reed Military Hospital for an exam. As I drove along Interstate 495 my left front tire blew o...ut. I am a car guy and knew I could change it but it was cold outside and the lug bolts were very tight. I jacked the car up and got several of the bolts removed when a car suddenly pulled up in front of me. As the man got out of his car I could see that he had an artificial leg. He said he recognized me and wanted to help me. We chatted and I learned that he lost his leg in Afghanistan when he worked over there as a civilian employee. He grabbed the lug wrench and finished the job as I put the tools away. Then we both hurriedly headed off to appointments at Walter Reed. I hadn't gotten his name or address but he did ask for a selfie. And then he sent me the message below last night. "Gen. Powell, I hope I never forget today because I’ll never forget reading your books. You were always an inspiration, a leader and statesman. After 33 years in the military you were the giant whose shoulders we stood upon to carry the torch to light the way and now it is tomorrow’s generation that must do the same. Anthony Maggert" Thanks, Anthony. You touched my soul and reminded me about what this country is all about and why it is so great. Let's stop screaming at each other. Let's just take care of each other. You made my day.

Calder Hodge, a 13-year-old QB with prosthetics legs, doesn't let anything stop him from playing the game he loves

Meet ILL-ABILITIES Crew: a squad of superhumans that have overcame their disabilities and turned it into a strength. --------- CREW MEMBERS... Luca Lazylegz Patuelli (Canada) - Born with a neuromuscular disorder called Arthrogryposis Bboy Samuka (Brasil) - Transformational amputee below hip due to Osteosarcoma Sergio Miranda Bboy Checho (Chile) - Malformation from birth in legs due to Thalidomide Bboy Perninha (Brasil) - Malformation from birth in the left leg reason unknown (https://www.facebook.com/bboyperninha/) Jungsoo Krops Lee (Korea) - Paralyzed through an injury in a dance practice in 2013 Redo Ait Chitt (Netherlands) - Multiple malformations from birth affecting both arms, right hip, and right leg Jacob "Kujo" Lyons (U.S.A) - 100% sensor neural deafness in right ear and conductive hearing loss in left ear Tommy Guns Ly (U.S.A) *Not in the film - Transformational above knee amputee due to Osteosarcoma Videography by Kien Quan Photography / Chaz Bonnar

We wish you the very best for the New Year!

From all of us at Rehab Tech to you and yours.

What better #WednesdayWisdom this week than from President George H. W. Bush: "Together, we must remove the physical barriers we have created and the social bar...riers that we have accepted. For ours will never be a truly prosperous nation until all within it prosper." #ADA [Photo of President George Bush signing into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on the South Lawn of the White House. L to R, sitting: Evan Kemp, Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Justin Dart, Chairman, President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. L to R, standing: Rev. Harold Wilke and Swift Parrino, Chairperson, National Council on Disability, 07/26/1990.]

November is National Family Caregivers Month. Lets take time to celebrate and thank friends and family members who support a loved one with their health or mana...ging a disability. It is estimated that 44 million Americans care for a family member, friend, or neighbor. Learn more at https://www.caregiving.org/caregiversmonth/ See more