When Sidney Nicely, CP, was a newborn in 1947, his sister kept asking their parents about a spot on his right foot. Physicians diagnosed the spot as osteogenic sarcoma, and Nicely underwent a transfemoral amputation at ten weeks old. At two years old, he began walking with his first prosthesis- the socket was made of leather, the leg had metal uprights, and the foot was crafted from a car tire. Today, Nicely wears a microprocessor knee, and this year marks his 46th anniversary working at Virginia Prosthetics, Roanoke-a career that has been influenced by his own experience.
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