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Young Earthquake Victim Adjusts To New Life

from National Public Radio
December 18, 2009

Melissa Block has an update on 12-year-old Huang Meihua, who had both her legs amputated after her school collapsed on her in the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China. Meihua is now at a new school, where's she's made a lot of friends and is studying hard. Since we met her, she's gotten some physical therapy and practices walking during the lunch hour every day.

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  • All Things Considered, December 18, 2009
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