Amputee Blade Runners gives two kids speed — and confidence
COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Greg Kroeker couldn't stop staring at the man with the unusual prosthetic leg in front of him at Lowe's. The leg has a "C"-shaped piece of hard-yet-bouncy plastic between the knee and the plastic foot in a sneaker. "Hey, my sons are amputees," Kroeker said when he caught the man's eye. "Would you mind sharing with me about your leg?" No problem. Turns out that man, Allen Luke, is a volunteer for Nashville nonprofit Amputee Blade Runners, which outfits amputees with blade prosthetics used for more athletic movements. And Luke was happy to share with Kroeker, who, with hi...
Source: tennessean.com