Double amputee shares her story of leaving the wheelchair behind
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Yvonne Llanes, a double amputee, returned to an Oklahoma boot camp for amputees this week, to share her mobility story with others.
Yvonne Llanes returned to the boot camp she said started her mobility journey.
Confined to a wheelchair for the past 12 years, Yvonne Llanes of San Antonio, Texas, walks again.
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