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Amazing Story of a Bruin

From the LA Times:

Dream defies loss of limbs
Kellie Lim, a triple amputee at 8, is now ready to graduate from medical school.
By Larry Gordon, Times Staff Writer
May 27, 2007

Achieving Her DreamKellie Lim knows all too well what it is like to be a very sick child.

Struck with a ravaging bacterial infection that destroys limbs, she became a triple amputee at age 8 and soon faced a life of prosthetics, wheelchairs and often-painful rehabilitation.

But from that suffering, Lim forged a life of achievement. On Friday, she will graduate from UCLA's medical school and then will begin a residency program at the medical center there.

Her chosen specialty? Pediatrics, with a possible concentration later on childhood allergies and infectious diseases.

"Just having that experience of being someone so sick and how devastating that can be -- not just for me but for my family too -- gives me a perspective that other people don't necessarily have," the 26-year-old Michigan native said recently.

And of all the topics she sampled during medical school, only her work with children left her "smiling at the end of the day."

Lim carried out her medical training with a determination that awed her professors and fellow students and won her the school's top prize for excellence in pediatrics.

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redsand
Great story.

However, PLEASE DO NOT CUT AND PASTE ENTIRE ARTICLES HERE ON BN.

I totally understand that you wanted to share the amazing story with everyone else here. But we need to be respectful to copyright rules on posting articles. And also it is always helpful to provide a link so folks can read rest of the article.

Thank you.

by Nestor on Jun 5, 2007 4:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry nestor
wasn't really sure how to do the whole layout thing, and I thought about a link, but don't we still have the 300 word minimum rule?  I also left in the author and his info to make sure he got his due credit.  Sorry again, just came across it and wanted to post it.  Just that time in quarter where precious study time is tight.

by redsand514 on Jun 5, 2007 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Red
No worries man. Its all good.

You can click on edit story and see what codes I used to format your post.

Thanks again for sharing that story. It was indeed amazing.

by Nestor on Jun 9, 2007 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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