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Tuesday, December 17 2013
Thirteen-year-old Jackston Stone was born without feet, and suffered years of painful surgeries. Now he's walking on snake-like prosthetic legs, thanks to the Shriners of Salt Lake City.
From ABC News 4 Utah:
That new choice meant wearing two prosthetics legs, and Jackson wanted his to look like snakes.
"They're like me," Jackson Stone said.
"How's that?" Reporter Brian Carlson asked.
"I have no feet, they have no feet," he said.
Snakes are part family business. A tattoo artist created the design for Jackson's dream legs, but prosthetic maker couldn't do it.
"So they brought me the art work and it was on canvas which was too heavy for me to apply the prosthesis," said Eric Green, Prosthetist.
That's when Shriners stepped in.
"So I said ya know, I might be able to help," said William "Mr. Bill" Voorhies, Shriners of Salt Lake City.
William Voorhies contacted fellow Shriner Bob Shupe who runs a printing company. He put the design on surface that worked.
"Fortunately our company was able to take that need and develop it," said Bob Shupe, Past Potentate.
The prosthetic maker turned Jackson's snake legs into reality. He loves them, and his friends do too.
"They think it's really cool because a tattoo artist designed it and none of them can get tattoos," said Jackson Stone.
Read the rest here.
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