September 2, 2007

GIRL ON BASKETBALL GETS NEW LIMBS


Qian Hongyan, a girl in China, also known as the basketball girl, lost both her legs in 2000 and has been getting around with the help of a basketball (left image) until 2005 when doctors fitted her with a pair of artificial limbs. She has recently acquired her second pair of artificial limbs (right image) at the Beijing Rehabilitation Center in Beijing to fit her growing body on March 16, 2007.

Here's a slideshow of her life after the tragic incident:



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