amputate

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Mona had her leg amputated two years ago because of a medical condition, and she worried that shelters would not have accessible toilets.

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"It's half the size it was. It was amputated and half it it was shipped off…and a few years later it basically went to the tip," he added.

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Surgeons at Russells Hall Hospital in neighbouring Dudley later had to amputate both of her legs below the knee, as well as both of her hands, due to the spread of the condition.

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A woman who had to have her leg amputated after a botched knee operation has won compensation from the hospital trust.

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Brenda's leg was amputated after a car crash five years ago and she joined the swimming group as a way of challenging herself.

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