[AMP-L] Woman Recalls Journey to Join U.S. Amputee Soccer Team

[Wayne Renardson]

via FOX 40: 

An Auburn woman is getting the chance to represent her country in an 
international soccer tournament while also finding solace in the 
sport.  Melissa Kendall is nearly a year removed from a 
hemipelvectomy surgery that resulted in having her left leg 
amputated.  Kendall, 37, had a rare form of cancer that forced her to 
lose her leg, but the amputee soccer community has given her a sense 
of belonging.   

"To have them there and show me just how full life can be, whether it 
can be in regaining function at work, the idea of having the family 
and carrying a baby, and the fun of joining a sports team, it was 
definitely eye-opening," Kendall told FOX40.com. "I´m very grateful 
that the opportunity found me."   

The rest of the story, with photos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/243hypbd

Wayne R.