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Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disability characterised by the absence of arms and legs. [10] According to Vujicic's autobiography, his mother refused to see him or hold him immediately after his birth; instead, she and her husband left the hospital. He was bullied at school because of his medical condition.
Marty Ravellette was the fourth [1] child of the farm family of Ernest D. Ravellette and Laurene Ravellette (née Frohreich). [2] [3] He was born without arms. [1]Faced with the challenge of this disability, his family was convinced to place him at the age of two months in the Good Shepherd Home, known today as the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Cox has not used prosthetic arms since she turned 14. [10] Using her feet as most people use their hands, she is able, among other things, to drive an unmodified car with an unrestricted license, to type on a keyboard at 25 words per minute, to pump her own gas, and to put in and remove her contact lenses. [9] [11] She is also a certified scuba ...
Anthony Robles (born July 15, 1988) is an American wrestler who won the 2011 NCAA individual wrestling national championship in the 125-pound weight class, despite being born with only one leg.
Bonnie J. Consolo (October 12, 1938 – December 27, 2005), née Bonnie Jean Pflug, was a Kentucky native and motivational speaker who was born without hands or arms. Consolo was the third of five children born to Wendell and Ruby (Sorrell) Pflug, and the only one with born with a disability in the family.
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The word is derived from the Latin celebrity, from the adjective celeber ("famous," "celebrated"). Being a celebrity is often one of the highest degrees of notability, although the word notable is mistaken to be synonymous with the title celebrity, fame, prominence etc.