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bout a year ago, as we had just begun working with one another, my curiosity compelled me to ask Alyssa Noonan about the prosthetic limb she wears in place of her right leg. I did not know too much about this young woman and I was just as much a stranger to her. As quickly as I had asked, she had begun to tell the story about the amputation of her leg and her life using a prosthetic. Alyssa’s willingness and enthusiasm turned a casual conversation into a working plan for a story; let people know what it means to grow up as an amputee and bring the obstacles they are faced with to the attention of the public.
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In this week’s cover story you will hear from Alyssa and her family as well as a community of doctors, researchers and developers, organizations and volunteers whose goal it is to ease the struggles of people living with a prosthetic limb. This community is often the only place 4 City Desk for amputees to turn when in need. It was my pleasure to speak with and learn from 8 Worcesteria this group of people whose dedication and vision help facilitate the care needed by the 10 1,001 Words thousands of amputees in Massachusetts.
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