Hi,
My friends, today’s story is of East Indian but American based CrossFit
Amputee “Mona Patel”. She is right leg below knee amputee. Mona Patel got
amputated because she was hit by a drunk driver while walking across the university
campus. She is the mother of two daughters and a CrossFit Athlete. She had also
started San Antonio Amputee Support group to help Amputees.
Let me
tell you more about her
Mona
Patel’s Hopes were shattered when she met with this accident. After accident
doctors amputated her half afoot. She went through 20 surgeries in seven years, it
was really very hard time for her and then she finally decided to below the
Knee amputation in 1997. She was 25 years old after below-knee amputation and
because of this accident, she was too worried about her future.
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After
amputation, she started workout 3 days a week with the help of her personal
trainer and went to rehab. In 2008, she started running with the help of
Prosthetic limb and was just focused to strengthening her residual limb. In
2009, she participated in San Antonio Rock n Roll Half Marathon.
Now,
she is an inspiration to other amputees and also the founder of the San Antonio Amputee Support Group. She has also started raising money for new amputees to provide
them prosthetic limbs, home modifications, and trips to educational conferences.
She suggests Amputees focus on rebuilding yourself physically and mentally, through
negative people out of your life and be positive.
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I need your wishes and Love.
Thank you
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