[AMP-L] How Athlete With Bone Cancer Flipped a Coin to Decide on Amputating His Leg

[Wayne Renardson]

via Survivor Net:

Two-time cancer survivor Alex Parra, 20, decided to amputate his leg 
via a coin toss. That decision might´ve saved his life since doctors 
discovered his cancer had spread upon amputation.  

Parra has beaten both osteosarcoma and lung cancer, and now he´s 
training to be a Paralympic athlete.  

Resilience is not an uncommon trait amongst cancer warriors. Danielle 
Ripley-Burgess, a two-time colon cancer survivor, says her cancer 
journey helped her uncover "some beautiful things: Wisdom. Love. Life 
purpose. Priorities."  

Letting the flip of a coin decide your bone cancer treatment might seem 
like a crazy reliance on fate. But for two-time bone cancer survivor Alex 
Parra, 20, it might have just saved his life.

Parra´s cancer journey first began in 2016 when he went to the doctor 
with severe knee pain.

The rest of the story, with photo & Instagrams, here:

https://tinyurl.com/ybj66qzw

Wayne R.