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[zipzilla]

Until a few days ago, I hadn't been to the Veteran's Hospital in about six months.  The most striking thing I noticed was how many more amputees there were.  It used to be that most of the amputees were old diabetics; they probably still account for the highest percentage, but there were quite a few younger amputees this time around.  Missing an

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[kylakae]

Ugh. That sucks. :(

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[anonymous]

It's Anne of Anne & Gilbert. We've noticed the same thing at the Balboa Naval Medical Center here in San Diego -- lots of people hobbling and shifting around without all four limbs. I guess there's so many still to come home that way that the Navy's opening a special center just to work with amputees.

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[zipzilla]

It really is disheartening to see.