A Dallas man, who lost the lower part of his left leg due to complications from diabetes, is now back on his feet thanks to a new prosthetics program at Parkland Health.
man, who lost the lower part of his left leg due to complications from diabetes, is now back on his feet thanks to a new prosthetics program at Parkland Health.
58-year-old Victor Velazquez Espinoza is one of four patients at Parkland who have received a below-the-knee protheses.Donations from The Junior Charity League of Dallas have made the new program possible, according to Parkland. The funds allow Parkland to manufacture the protheses on-site. They also help pay for low income patients' necessary physical rehab after being fit for the device.The hospital says it saw several patients with frostbite decline treatment and risk infection in order to keep their legs.
Many of the people were homeless and knew that they would not be able to afford prosthetics, according to Parkland. Before now, Parkland patients who needed help had to go through a lengthy application process in order to get the funding needed.Two North Texas women drawn together by personal and family experience with breast cancer have collaborated to spread a little joy to others taking chemotherapy. They want to help people during their treatments that can cause them to be very sick while fighting the disease.
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