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Wounded Warriors program helped POA patient Dr. Lisa Maddox realize a dream, ABC World News, 5/16/10
Sunday, May 16th, 2010Posted in Articles, POA Patients in the News!
Watch Nate Winters interview on ESPN’s “E:60″, on Tues., 5/11/10 @ 7pm EST
Monday, May 10th, 2010ESPN’s E:60 show documents POA patient Nate Winters’ story of survival, spirit, and determination
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Articles
Nate Winters to visit Pope next month, Orlando Sentinel, 5/6/2010
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Winter Park pitcher Nate Winters pitched with a prosthetic left leg when he made his first varsity start in 2 years last month.
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Articles
BK Amputee Makes U.S. Track Team, USA Today, 04/27/10
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Amy Palmiero-Winters has done what eluded South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who tried to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. “It’s sort of like Jackie Robinson breaking the racial barrier in professional baseball,” says Roy Pirrung, president of the American Ultrarunning Association and the U.S. team leader for worlds. “I think it’s that high of an impact.” Pistorius’ attempt was clouded by debate over whether his carbon-fiber “Cheetah” limbs gave him an edge. Before naming Palmiero-Winters to the team, USA Track & Field made certain that international officials didn’t have similar concerns, USATF spokeswoman Jill Geer says.
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Articles
Ken Green’s Journey Back to Golf, video by “Golf Central,” 11/06/2009
Monday, April 26th, 2010POA patient Ken Green’s journey back to professional golf (and new life) was recently documented in a video interview by “Golf Central.” Some of the footage was shot right here at POA! Ken lost his leg below the knee due to a vehicle accident in the summer of 2009.
Posted in Articles, POA Patients in the News!
