‘PEG-LEG’ AMPUTEE OVERCOMES BULLIES TO MODEL LINGERIE
An amputee who was cruelly nicknamed 'peg-leg' by school bullies has conquered her insecurities to become a model. Pretty Taylor Crisp, 19, from Leicester, was born with femur fibula ulna syndrome, which left her with a shortened femur on her right leg, no kneecap or ankle and a missing toe. After contracting an infection in her right leg, Taylor was forced to choose between life in a wheelchair or amputation.
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HOUNDTON TABBY
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I LOST HALF MY WEIGHT AND BECAME A WOMAN
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LAZY LIZARDS RELAX AND POSE LIKE YODA
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SHIVERING SQUIRREL
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MOODY SEA TURTLE
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