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Episode Synopsis
Scott loves meeting new people, and if he walked up to say hi to you today, you’d never know he has a prosthetic leg. Over 30 years ago, Scott had a type of bone cancer. Doctors at St. Jude amputated his leg below the knee.He was a high school basketball player, and you’d understand if he was devastated. But Scott says he was at peace. He trusted the care at St. Jude and used the extra attention from classmates as way to become more outgoing.“I was certainly more of an introvert before my cancer,” he says. “But once you have a robot leg and a bald head, everybody stares at you anyway.”Scott also decided that he’d push himself to learn to wear his prosthetic leg very well. At first, he struggled to walk without a cane. Eventually he learned how to run again. These days, he says you’d only know about his prosthetic if he’s on the basketball court wearing shorts.Donate to St. Jude: www.stjude.org/donateCredits Host: Joel AlsupRecorded by: Andres Garcia and Nathan BlackMusic production: Kazimir BoyleProducer: Geoffrey RedickEditor: Grace Korzekwa EvansExecutive Producer: Louis GrahamThis podcast is a production of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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