‘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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UNUSUAL ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP
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COUGAR: I FELL FOR MAN 18YRS MY JUNIOR BUT MY SONS DIDN'T COME TO OUR WEDDING
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IT'S A WATERING CAN-VAS
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THE END OF THE WORLD CINEMA
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FACES OF ORPHAN VICTIMS OF AGENT ORANGE
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FIREFLIES ILLUMINATE AN ENCHANTING FOREST IN TAIWAN
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AERIAL PICTURES OF FURTHER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES
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CHIPS IN: MAN MAKES £4K A MONTH SENDING POTATOES IN THE POST
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