Woman enjoys 'new life' after leg amputation

A woman who hid her “ugly” leg under trousers for two decades now has the confidence to wear dresses - after making the decision to amputate it.

For years Kristy Wimberly, 32, was embarrassed by her right leg which had stopped growing at the same pace as her other when she was diagnosed with a rare spinal cord tumor, astrocytoma, at age six.

The nerves connecting her spinal cord to her leg were damaged during surgeries to remove the tumor and further compromised during a surgery to insert titanium rods in her back to treat scoliosis. The damage to Kristy’s nerves meant the growth of her right leg was stunted, leaving it a full two inches shorter than the other and unable to walk without a brace.

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The executive assistant, who has undergone 19 surgeries to try and lengthen her leg, was called a “cripple” by high school classmates and became obsessed with concealing her disability, never wearing shorts or dresses even in the depths of summer.

 Source : foxnews