Brave toddler who lost both legs in horrific lawnmower accident takes first steps on prosthetic limbs

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 01:30 in Health & Medicine

A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a lawnmower in a horrific accident in April took her first steps on her new prosthetic test legs on Monday. Two-year-old Ireland Nugent has been in a wheelchair and undergone seven surgeri …

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