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Last year (see "Confessions of a Comic Book Guy - Disney's Next Breakout Star") I wrote about how on the reboot of DuckTales there had been a season-long mystery concerning the whereabouts of Della Duck (twin sister of Donald and mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie). On the finale, we learn that Della had been marooned on...
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Della Duck, a cartoon figure with a disability
Della Duck is a brave and resourceful fowl, the sort that refuses to be defeated by a solo crash landing on the moon — even when it costs her a leg.Della, an elusive and lesser-known member of the Donald Duck family, took center stage in a new episode and quickly proved to be a groundbreaker,...
Amputee advocates fight to stop overpriced treatment
Advocacy groups in the United States said many health insurance policies fail to cover the basic needs of people who have lost limbs.
Many face crippling medical bills and can’t access critical specialist care.
As CGTN’s Giles Gibson reports, community leaders are pushing for what they call “insurance fairness” in every U.S. state.
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Della Duck, Intrepid Space Explorer and Amputee, Comes to TV
Della Duck knows how to make an entrance, as she has proven on the animated Disney Channel series "DuckTales." She crash-landed on the moon in Saturday's episode, an accident that ends up costing her a leg. But the intrepid Della quickly fashioned a prosthetic limb from her wrecked spacecraft and carried on.
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Driving as an Amputee: What You Need to Know
People who have undergone amputation can still drive and retain their independence. If you have recently experienced limb loss, rest ...
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...La Coalición de Amputados lanza sitio y página de red social en español
Manassas, VA, (6 de marzo) — Los amputados latinos y sus cuidadores ya pueden recurrir al nuevo sitio web y la nueva página de Facebook en español de la Coalición de Amputados para obtener información sobre sus necesidades médicas y psicológicas.
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Lindsay Clark joins PPS Orthotic and Prosthetic Services
PPS Orthotic and Prosthetic Services has added Lindsay Clark to the PPS team as marketing director and patient advocate. She has five years of marketing experience in the prosthetic field and has worked and volunteered at numerous prosthetic facilities in San Antonio, Texas and her home state of Arkansas.
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