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Archive Home > 2004 > November > 25 > One step at a time

One step at a time

One man works to walk away from his wheelchair

By Lisa Rosetta / The Bulletin
November 25, 2004

His face flushed red and his skin wet with perspiration, Melvin Henderson moved one 8-pound prosthetic leg in front of the other, gripping the waist-high bars on each side of him.

For a step or two, he let go and toddled on his own.

With each step, his right stump moved up and down in its....

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