[AMP-L] Teachers Help Student Who Braved Amputations [Video]

[Wayne Renardson]

via People Magazine:

Teachers Help 'Incredible' Student Who Braved Amputations - and 
Decide to Adopt Him: 'Our Family Is Complete'  

Connecticut teachers and spouses Jenna and Tim Riccio say their 
"family is complete" after they adopted one of their students, 
10-year-old Nate Innocent Riccio.  

"He taught me how to be a mother," Jenna - a 37-year-old reading 
teacher at Walsh Elementary School in Waterbury, Conn. - tells PEOPLE 
in this week's issue.  

"He's a perfect example of how you can persevere," adds Tim, 38, who 
was Nate's art teacher.  

That's because Nate has endured the unimaginable amid his struggle 
with sickle cell anemia - and yet he's always maintained a positive 
outlook, the Riccios say.  

More than three years ago, complications led to the amputation of 
Nate's legs below the knees, his left arm and two and a half fingers 
on his right hand.  

"He is so outgoing and so resilient," Tim says. "He finds a way to do 
whatever he puts his mind to." 

The rest of the story, with photos & video here:

https://tinyurl.com/2zuwsfwr

Wayne R.