By AJ Warco | Director of Programs
10 years ago, the doctors at A Leg To Stand On's (ALTSO's) first clinic in Ahmedabad, India met 8-year old Bhupendra, who was born without his right leg below the knee. His parents, who earned a combined daily income of $7, had been desperately attempting to save money for a prosthetic, but over several years had been unsuccessful in saving enough for even one device.
Bhupendra's parents soon learned that ALTSO would provide Bhupendra not only his first prosthetic leg, but also every single prosthesis he would need until his 18th birthday. Their gratitude was comparable only to Bhupendra's own joy. The first thing he did upon being fitted was climb atop the doctor's table and jump back to the ground, fascinated by his new found ability to jump and land on two feet.
Because of supporters like you, over the last decade ALTSO has provided Bhupendra with the 15 prostheses he has needed as his body grew. And because of supporters like you, Bhupendra is halfway to graduating college with a bachelor of science in chemistry, and is determined to get his masters to become a professor of chemistry in his home state of Gujarat, India.
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