Blades put spring in Ellie's step.Summary: Five-year-old Adj. 1. five-year-old - five years of age young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" amputee am·pu·tee n. A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation. Ellie Challis chal·lis n. A soft, lightweight, usually printed fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon. [Possibly from the surname Challis.] Noun 1. has become the youngest person ever to be given prosthetic pros·thet·ic adj. 1. Serving as or relating to a prosthesis. 2. Of or relating to prosthetics. prosthetic serving as a substitute; pertaining to prostheses or to prosthetics. blades. Five-year-old amputee Ellie Challis has become the youngest person ever to be given prosthetic blades. At the age of 16 months she lost her arms and legs to meningitis meningitis (mĕnĭnjī`tĭs) or cerebrospinal meningitis (sĕr'əbrōspī`nəl), acute inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. but she has been given new hope by a pair of walking flexible blades. Her dad Paul said: "Her normal walking speed now is twice what it was, which means she is just slightly slower than any other child." Ellie has had to learn to walk and stand with the prosthetic limbs and she made it just in time for her first day at school last year. But the limbs were too painful to wear for more than 20 minutes at a time. The limbs cost Au10,000 per pair and will need to be replaced every two year but doctors believe she could be running within a month. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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