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Proceeds will be donated to Steps of Faith, a Kansas City nonprofit that serves amputees.
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Lisa Gutierrez
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, spoke out for the first time since he was reunited with his family after spending more than a year in custody at a South Georgia immigration detention center.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Rwanda is estimated to have more than 3,000 lower-limb amputees.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
Jeevna, 7, Koda, 5, Lyla, 4, Harry, 11, and Arthur, 12, alongside the head of their football association, Elaine Oakey, shared their fundraising goals to send the men's amputee team to the WAFF Amputee Football World Cup in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, from November 13 to 22.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Lisa Gutierrez
may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, spoke out for the first time since he was reunited with his family after spending more than a year in custody at a South Georgia immigration detention center.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Rwanda is estimated to have more than 3,000 lower-limb amputees.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
Jeevna, 7, Koda, 5, Lyla, 4, Harry, 11, and Arthur, 12, alongside the head of their football association, Elaine Oakey, shared their fundraising goals to send the men's amputee team to the WAFF Amputee Football World Cup in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico, from November 13 to 22.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē 
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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