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>>> ONE SPL+@IT SECOND MULTIPLE
GUNSHOTS.
GUNSHOTS.
GUNSHOTS. SEVERAL LIVES NEVER THE SAME.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE A CRIME
VICTIM BEING MADE WHOLE AGAIN. @
AND GET READY BECAUSE THE SMILE
AND HIS SPIRIT ARE INFECTIOUS.
TERESA WOODARD H+@AS TO NINTH
WFAA ORIGINAL.
WFAA ORIGINAL. +@ >> IT'S CAN BE PRETTY SLICK.
+@>> A WORKSHOP WITH ALL OF THE
TOOLS.
TOOLS.
TOOLS. AND SKILLS TO MANUFACTURE
OPTIMISM.
OPTIMISM.
OPTIMISM. >> THIS IS OUR CLUSTER ROOM.
WERE RESTORE THE MODELS OF THE
SOCKETS WE ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING ON.
WORKING ON. >> WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THIS
HOPE.
HOPE.
HOPE. THAT IS WHAT W+@E ARE IN THE
BUSINESS OF DOING.
>> IT TAKES INCREDIBLE
PRECISION FOR CLIENTS WITH
+@
PRECISION FOR CLIENTS WITH INCREDIBLE PERSEVERANCE. +@
>> ARE+@ YOU SIR?
>> PRETTY GOOD.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> SAMUEL FOR MIA NOW HAS TWO
PROSTHETIC LEGS.
PROSTHETIC LEGS. TEMPORARY, SMALL +@ONES.
+@
+@ >>
+@ >> NEXT ONLY RAISE YOU UP IT
WILL BE FOUR INCHES.
AS HIS BODY BEGINS TO
EXPERIENCE W+@ALKING.
EXPERIENCE W+@ALKING. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LET'S SEE IT.
>> WALKING WITHOUT THE TWO
LIKES HE WAS BN WITH.
IS SIX FOOT FRAME NOW SEVERAL
FEET SHORTER.
FEET SHORTER. AFTER A VIOLENT AND UNSOLVED
CRIME.
CRIME.
CRIME. >>
CRIME. >> THEY STOLE MY WALLET IN MY
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. >>
PHONE. >> AND LIFE THE WAY YOU KNOW
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> THIS MAN FIRED SIX SHOTS AT
SA+@MUEL IN A RANDOM CARJACKING
>> THIS MAN FIRED SIX SHOTS AT SA+@MUEL IN A RANDOM CARJACKINGN
-- AND ROBBERY.
THREE SHOTS DID SO MUCH DAM+@AG
THE DOCTORS HAD TO AMPUTATE
HIS LEGS.
HIS LEGS.
HIS LEGS. MAJOR SURGERY HERE.
>> THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE
BULLET AND CLEAN THE INSIDE.
>> IT SAVED HIS LIFE.
THE ROBBERY HAPPENED IN 2007.
OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT THAT HE
SHARED WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AND
HIS SON.
HIS SON. +@ >> HE KNOWS.
BECAUSE HE TOLD ME DADDY WHAT
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED? HE WAS 2 1/2.
>> NO +@LONGER ABLE TO PARENT O
WORK AS HE ONCE COULD.
SAMUEL MOVED IN WITH HIS SISTER
IN DALLAS.
IN DALLAS. AFTER 14 MONTHS IN HIS
WHEELCHAIR, HE FOUND DALLAS
BASED MPOWE+@R PROSTHETICS.
>> HEARING HIS STORY WE SAID
WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU.
I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT WERE +@DOI
IT.
IT.
IT. THEY
IT. THEY DONATED THEIR TIME AND
SKILLS.
SKILLS.
SKILLS. >> ENCOURAGING VENDORS TO
DONATE MATERIALS.
DONATE MATERIALS. THROUGH STRENGTH AND SPIRIT.
>> I SEE THAT YOU'RE PICKING IT
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS NOT
BAD.
BAD.
BAD. SOMETIMES IT'S BAD BUT SOME
PARTS OF IT OR NOT.
>> SAMUEL OUTPACED THERE IN+@ -
EXPECTATIONS.
EXPECTATIONS. >> IN THREE WEEKS YOU'VE COME
FARTHER T+@HAN MOST PEOPLE DO I
SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS. >> I JUST SICK ABOUT ALL THE
+@THINGS THAT HE IS MISSED.
THAT WALKING AND H+@OLDING A
CHILD HAND ACROSS THE STREET.
LIFTING THEM UP ENJOY.
I WANT HIM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THOSE MOMENTS.
THOSE MOMENTS. >> YOU LOOK AWESOME MAN.
>> HE MIGHT NOT BE SIX FEET.
BUT HE IS ALREADY WALKING TALL.
>> YOU THE GREAT MAN.
>> YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN
PRACTICING.
PRACTICING. >> TERESA WOODARD, CHANNEL 8
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>
NEWS. >> WALL MPOWER PROSTHETICS IS
GIVING HIM HIS PROSTHETIC LEGS
FREE OF CHARGE, THEY DO REQUIRE
MAINTENANCE AND WILL NOT LAST
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. HIS COUSIN SET UP