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Character Book(s) Author(s) Disability Ref. 1995 Nessarose, AKA Wicked Witch of the East: Wicked: Gregory Maguire: Born without arms. [citation needed] 1851 Captain Ahab: Moby Dick: Herman Melville: A whale bit off Ahab's leg, and he stands on what's left of the bone. The sound of his ivory limb echoes on the deck.
Ame Barnbrook was born without arms and only the lower half of her left leg, and three toes. [14] She has a rarer form of phocomelia, meaning all of her limbs are affected. She graduated from the University of Wollongong with a Bachelor of Creative Arts. Barnbrook plays the trumpet with her foot and is a competitive sailor. [14]
Congenital amputation is birth without a limb or limbs, or without a part of a limb or limbs.. It is known to be caused by blood clots forming in the fetus while in utero (vascular insult) and from amniotic band syndrome: fibrous bands of the amnion that constrict fetal limbs to such an extent that they fail to form or actually fall off due to missing blood supply.
Polymelia is a birth defect in which an affected individual has more than the usual number of limbs. It is a type of dysmelia. In humans and most land-dwelling vertebrates, this means having five or more limbs. The extra limb is most commonly shrunken and/or deformed. The term is from Greek πολυ- "many", μέλεα "limbs".
The idea for All Grown Up! originated in "All Growed Up", a television special which aired in 2001 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Rugrats and portrayed the original characters 10 years into the future. [1] [2] The special was nominated for "Outstanding Children's Program" in the 2002 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. [3]
You know, it’s just the fact of waking up every day, if you go do something, do it 100 percent. If I’m going to go out there, I’m not going to give 50, I’m going to give 100 percent every ...
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His ministry is known as Life Without Limbs. [15] As of 2008, the ministry was based in southern California. [9] Vujicic appeared on the ABC television show 20/20 in 2008. [9] Vujicic starred in the short film The Butterfly Circus (2009).