Spotlight: Morgan Stickney

Morgan Stickney, a 22-year-old pre-med student and swimmer from Bedford, New Hampshire, recently had the lower part of her right leg amputated at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Six years ago, Stickney broke her left foot, and a staph infection along with a rare vascular disease eventually led to the amputation of the lower part of her left leg. She wanted to swim at the 2020 Paralympic Games, so she moved to the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, but then, she broke her right foot, resulting in the latest amputation. Stickney is the first person to undergo this experimental surgery on both legs. She is being fitted for prosthetics designed by MIT and receiving physical therapy at a rehabilitation hospital. Stickney, who maintains a positive attitude despite her setbacks, plans to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games. For more details on this story, go to https://www.wmur.com/article/elite-swimmer-from-bedford-undergoes-second-experimental-leg-amputation-in-boston/29644734.

Morgan Stickney

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