‘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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GENTLE WHALE SHARK GIANTS FEED UNDER FISHERMAN’S BOAT
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WORLD’S LARGEST JIGSAW
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LOVERAT BF HAD SEX IN PUBLIC WITH WOMAN HE’D MET AT GYM AND I FOUND OUT AFTER STRANGERS SENT ME VIDEOS
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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL
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TERRIFIED TEACHER TALKED MURDERER OUT OF STRANGLING HER
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PUPPY RUN OVER BY TRAIN GIVEN NEW LEASH OF LIFE
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YOGI - BEAR - POLAR CUBS MORNING BEAR-ROBICS
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MAN AND TOY PIG SEARCH WORLD FOR MISSING CUDDLY COMPANION
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'DYING’ SCARE SAVES 3ST ANOREXIC
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