amputee
US /ˌæmpjʊˈti/
・UK /ˌæmpjuˈti:/
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n.NounSomeone who has had a limb cut off by a doctor
He is an amputee but it doesn't stop him from achieving his goals
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態度如何改變你的一生？ ► 四肢被截前軍人 - Travis Mills 特拉維斯·米爾斯（中英字幕）
- So I'm a quadruple amputee three days later I arrived at Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland My wife came up to me right and I saw her and I finally got a chance to talk to her I said Kelsey, you don't have to do this Take the house take the cars take whatever money we have saved up and go this is not the life I would choose for you and she thought about it and she said, you know, I was thinking that And then she came around and she said, you know what handicap parking sounds enticing I'm I'm gonna stay But if you can imagine she actually at 23 and I'm 25 and our daughter's six months old said you know what I'm gonna be here We're gonna get through this together So I'm at Walter Reed and I'm trying to recover I had to find motivation, but I find motivation in my wife and my daughter and all of a sudden there's a brotherhood at Walter Reed a robot walked into my room and First thing out of this guy's mouth was hey, man.
So I'm a quadruple amputee three days later I arrived at Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland My wife came up to me right and I saw her and I finally got a chance to talk to her I said Kelsey, you don't have to do this Take the house take the cars take whatever money we have saved up and go this is not the life I would choose for you and she thought about it and she said, you know, I was thinking that And then she came around and she said, you know what handicap parking sounds enticing I'm I'm gonna stay But if you can imagine she actually at 23 and I'm 25 and our daughter's six months old said you know what I'm gonna be here We're gonna get through this together So I'm at Walter Reed and I'm trying to recover I had to find motivation, but I find motivation in my wife and my daughter and all of a sudden there's a brotherhood at Walter Reed a robot walked into my room and First thing out of this guy's mouth was hey, man.
- and then two days later they have to cut my left arm off because the skin didn't necrotize, so I'm a quadruple amputee.
and then two days later they have to cut my left arm off because the skin didn't necrotize, so I'm a quadruple amputee.
Upgrade Your Hand With This Extra Thumb
- An amputee is completely different to a congenital one-hander yet societal perception is that they just have one arm and so they're missing something and that's not true.
An amputee is completely different to a congenital one-hander yet societal perception is that they just have one arm and so they're missing something and that's not true.
- An amputee is completely different to a congenital one-hander, yet societal perception is that they just have one arm,
An amputee is completely different to a congenital one-hander, yet societal perception is that they just have one arm,
Kyle Maynard, Texas A&M University-Commerce
- to become the first quadruple amputee to do nothing less than
to become the first quadruple amputee to do nothing less than
- A few months ago, I told you here on this program that he had begun training for his biggest challenge yet, to become the first quadruple amputee to do nothing less than summit Mount Kilimanjaro.
A few months ago, I told you here on this program that he had begun training for his biggest challenge yet, to become the first quadruple amputee to do nothing less than summit Mount Kilimanjaro.
A Marine’s physical injury led to personal growth
- Being a part of, you know, active people encouraged me to be more active, and when you see another amputee doing something that you thought you couldn't do, you're just like, "I wanna do that, but better."
Being a part of, you know, active people encouraged me to be more active, and when you see another amputee doing something that you thought you couldn't do, you're just like, "I wanna do that, but better."
- And when you see another amputee doing something that you thought you couldn't do, you're just like, "I want to do that but better." And I've always wanted to be better and better because it's challenging myself because I thought I couldn't do any of these things,
And when you see another amputee doing something that you thought you couldn't do, you're just like, "I want to do that but better." And I've always wanted to be better and better because it's challenging myself because I thought I couldn't do any of these things,
Railway Employs Baboon | Tales From the Bottle
- In the late 1800s, James White, or Jumper White to his friends, was a double leg amputee working on the railway line between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town in South Africa.
In the late 1800s, James White, or Jumper White to his friends, was a double leg amputee working on the railway line between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town in South Africa.
- Seems a bit cruel to nickname a double leg amputee jumper, but he had actually earned his name years before, while he was working as a guard for the railway.
Seems a bit cruel to nickname a double leg amputee jumper, but he had actually earned his name years before, while he was working as a guard for the railway.
How US Army Special Forces (Green Berets) Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider
- And they said, yeah, no, obviously we know about this procedure, but we've never done it on an amputee.
And they said, yeah, no, obviously we know about this procedure, but we've never done it on an amputee.
- I ended up setting two medical world records for the shortest stump lengthened on an amputee.
I ended up setting two medical world records for the shortest stump lengthened on an amputee.
I Helped 2,000 People Walk Again
- When you're an amputee, everyday activities can feel like insurmountable tasks.
When you're an amputee, everyday activities can feel like insurmountable tasks.
- When you're an amputee, everyday activities can feel like insurmountable tasks.
When you're an amputee, everyday activities can feel like insurmountable tasks.
The Human Foot Is a Design Disaster - Cheddar Explores
- This guy made history in 2012 for being the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games.
This guy made history in 2012 for being the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games.
- This guy made history in 2012 for being the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games.
This guy made history in 2012 for being the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympic Games.
Finishing the NYC Marathon While Paralyzed
- I wanted to run in my own way, but I never really thought that it was possible until my sister sent me a photo of a woman named Amanda Sullivan, who is an amputee and she completed various marathons with her crutches.
I wanted to run in my own way, but I never really thought that it was possible until my sister sent me a photo of a woman named Amanda Sullivan, who is an amputee and she completed various marathons with her crutches.
Things People With Disabilities Wish You Knew
- Being an amputee is secondary.
Being an amputee is secondary.