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Alyssa© 1999 all rights reserved
Well here goes ... First of all, I don't wear any prosthetics, I don't like them. They make me feel hot and strange. I can do everything by myself. I hold my own cup, I feed myself with my strap that Shriner's Hospital made for me (sometimes I make a mess) and I even go up and down our stairs. I can scoot on my bottom or crawl. I love to wear mommy's perfume so that I can smell pretty too. I have a dog named Copper, he's funny because he likes to lick my face. I should be getting my own wheelchair soon and then, I can ride around on my own. My mommy found I-CAN through Jan Garrett. When I was a baby my mommy wanted to find people like me. She was given a book called "You're Not Alone" and saw Jan's picture in it. She made some calls and was able to get Jan's number. We've never met her ... yet. Thank you Jan and I would really like to meet you some day. Alyssa Nicole
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A very special
THANK YOU to Wyatt and Michelle who are the proud parents of Joe
(RBE) for donating the www.child-amputee.net domain and web space.
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International Child Amputee Network
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My
name is Alyssa Nicole. I was born on August 23, 1996. My mommy really
wanted a little girl since I already have a big brother. His name is Richie and
I love him very much. We do fight a lot but that's OK because most of the time I
get my way! I know my Mommy and Daddy were sad when they first saw me because
they didn't know that I was going to be born different. But then again we are
all different, right! My Mommy didn't want to tell my story because she thought
I could tell it better. I guess she knows that when I grow up I'll have to
explain to people about me so she's giving me the opportunity to practice my
story. 
