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Kyra Wine Back On Her Feet

Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics patient advocate Carrie Davis picks up Kyra Wine, 5, after she tried out her new prosthetic "stubbies" that will allow her to play outside this summer. Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics practitioner Don Christenson, who fitted Wine, is in the background. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)
Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics patient advocate Carrie Davis picks up Kyra Wine, 5, after she tried out her new prosthetic "stubbies" that will allow her to play outside this summer. Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics practitioner Don Christenson, who fitted Wine, is in the background. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics patient advocate Carrie Davis picks up Kyra Wine, 5, after she tried out her new prosthetic "stubbies" that will allow her to play outside this summer. Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics practitioner Don Christenson, who fitted Wine, is in the background. Meghann Cuniff SR story here. (SR Photo: Colin Mulvany)

A North Idaho girl who was abused so badly both her feet were amputated received a new pair of prosthetics Friday morning. Doctors fitted Kyra Wine, 5, with a new pair of "stubbies" at Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics. "Stubbies" are described as short prosthetic legs without knee joints. Doctors say these are specifically for summer, designed for running and jumping and even swimming. Kyra's prosthetics were personalized with a heart design/KREM2. More here. (Courtesy Photo: These photos taken in fall 2007 show Amanda Wine, left, now 6, Kyra Wine, now 3. Courtesy of Norma Mabbutt.)

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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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