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As a quadruple amputee, Dossey, 42, continues to receive twice weekly physical therapy sessions and sees her primary care physician and specialists regularly.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
With her previous ankle issue and now as a walking amputee, Law has worked hard to learn and improve in the unique aspect of the game, which is playing it from a moving chair rather than her legs.
—Steve Goldberg, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
This decision, however, would lead to Hazard becoming a triple amputee — with a dropship crashing into his flat during a battle between rival forces, Overwatch and Talon, killing his father and leaving Hazard himself trapped for two days.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
According to the release, any savings made by stopping such care will go toward helping paralyzed veterans and amputees.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
With her previous ankle issue and now as a walking amputee, Law has worked hard to learn and improve in the unique aspect of the game, which is playing it from a moving chair rather than her legs.
—Steve Goldberg, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
This decision, however, would lead to Hazard becoming a triple amputee — with a dropship crashing into his flat during a battle between rival forces, Overwatch and Talon, killing his father and leaving Hazard himself trapped for two days.
—Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
According to the release, any savings made by stopping such care will go toward helping paralyzed veterans and amputees.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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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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