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Sophia Carlson is 12 years old. She was born without a left arm, but that hasn’t held her back.
“That’s just how she was made,” said her mom, Susan Carlson.
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Sophia was first fitted with an artificial limb when she was 10 months old. “She uses it to skip, horseback ride, play the ukulele. She just got a new skipping rope attachment this week. We try to get her into as many opportunities as we can.”
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EXETER – The War Amps began its 2021 key tag mailing to Exeter residents last week with the theme “You Are a Part of What We Do,” marking the 75
th anniversary of the Association’s Key Tag Service and paying tribute to the public for helping make it a success.
In the letter accompanying the key tags, parents Tracie and Jeremy describe how The War Amps has supported their family from the day their daughter, Michaela Blakslee, was born missing part of her left arm, as well as some fingers and toes.
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Apr 30, 2021 7:50 AM
The War Amps begins its 2021 key tag mailing to Strathroy residents this week with the theme “You Are a Part of What We Do”, marking the 75th anniversary of the Association’s Key Tag Service and paying tribute to the public for helping make it a success. In the letter accompanying the key tags, parents Tracie and Jeremy describe how The War Amps has supported their family, from the day their daughter, Michaela Blakslee, was born missing part of her left arm, as well as some fingers and toes. Michaela receives financial assistance for artificial limbs and devices and also attends regional seminars where Champs and their parents learn about the latest in artificial limbs, dealing with teasing and staring, and parenting an amputee child.
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The War Amps begins its 2021 key tag mailing to Tillsonburg residents this week with the theme ‘You Are a Part of What We Do,’ marking the 75th anniversary of the Association’s Key Tag Service and paying tribute to the public for helping make it a success.
In the letter accompanying the key tag mailings, Newmarket area parents Tracie and Jeremy describe how The War Amps has supported their family, from the day their daughter, Michaela Blakslee, was born missing part of her left arm, as well as some fingers and toes.
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