The model who moved to Ghana and wrapped her prosthetic leg in its famous fabric

It was hard to miss 33-year-old model and writer Abena Christine Jon'el's appearance at a recent major fashion show in Ghana.

Mum lost leg to flesh-eating disease after thinking she had a cold

Friedel de Beer initially thought she had a cold before she collapsed and noticed blistered red skin on her ankle ...

Woman who thought she had cold had to have her leg amputated

She took paracetamol and set off on a long drive - but had to stop at every service station ...

Photos: Papillion La Vista basketball player surprised with grant for prosthetic leg

See photos of Papillion La Vista basketball player surprised with grant for prosthetic leg after cancer A tear rolls down ...

I thought I just had a cold but was in a coma days later with a flesh-eating bug and surgeons amputating my leg

WHEN Friedel de Beer began suffering from cold-like symptoms and fatigue in February 2023, she put it down to her body fighting an infection. But it was actually the first sign of a ...

A singular NYC research lab uses sci-fi-like technology to revitalize vets who’ve lost limbs

The BRAVO Laboratory at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in the heart of New York City is making some moves — and that’s ...

Mum, 51, who thought she had a cold lost leg to flesh-eating disease

Friedel de Beer 'did not think much' of her symptoms at first ...

Russian amputees being sent back to the front line

Pte Startsev is one of three Russian soldiers who have come forward to say they were ordered back to the front line despite ...

How Losing My Limbs Turned Me Into a Different Kind of Cook

Two years ago, our cooking columnist Yewande Komolafe woke from a coma and soon learned her body would be profoundly altered.