Ellie May with Olympian Oscar Pistorius

This is how you do science.

story (from Carbon Fiber Gear, 2009):

Ellie May Challis was born in Essex, England in 2004. She has a twin sister, Sophie and older siblings Tai-la, nine, and Connor, eleven. When Ellie was just 16 months old, she was struck down with a near fatal case of meningitis. Although she beat the odds and survived the deadly bug, septicemia caused her little body to shut down and mere weeks later Ellie had to have her legs and arms amputated. Despite her disability, Ellie was able to walk into her first day at school on her own in her new carbon fiber prosthetic legs. (» more)

photos: Daily Mail (UK): Andy Hooper’s Pictures of the Week

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