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Our own blade runner

By Ivan Chew

Story from health.asiaone.com (28 Jul 09), “Our own blade runner“, by Janice Tai.

About Singaporean Md Shariff Abdullah, who has a prosthetic leg and takes part in marathons.

He has had an artificial limb since he was five. Once he was fired from his job when his employer knew he was disabled. At one point, Md Shariff considered suicide but decided against it when he saw others in conditions worse than his.

He then saw a YouTube video of a Mr Pistorius, a double amputee world record holder in several sporting events.

Md Shariff was inspired to be the first prosthetic leg runner. He hopes to encourage others to join him.

Full story at health.asiaone.com/Health/Men%2527s%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20090723-156654.html

[NOTE: No hyperlinks provided, as per AsiaOne.com conditions of access. Although how enforceable is their condition against hyperlinking, I don't know. Since they prefer not to have direct traffic to their site, I'll respect that.]

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2 Responses to “Our own blade runner”

  1. Md Shariff Abdullah Says:
    August 8, 2009 at 10:29 pm | Reply

    Hi there,

    Thankyou for having my story here. I really appreciate it. Thankyou.

    Best Regards

    Singapore First Blade Runner

  2. Ivan Chew Says:
    August 9, 2009 at 10:27 pm | Reply

    Hello! Thanks for dropping by. And thanks for aiming to inspire others.

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