wpostServer: http://css.washingtonpost.com/wpost
Haitian amputees find support in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake Charities offer assistance to many people with disabilities, even those who were not injured in the massive quake.
Coralie Brutus, 7, born with deformed feet at the end of kneeless legs, is learning to use prosthetic legs at a rehabilitation center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Beside her is her mother, Bernadette Duplessy, holding her son Stanley, 3, who has cerebral palsy.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Related Content
Coralie Brutus, using one crutch to get used to her legs on this day in May 2012, struggles to stand, walk around and perform chores.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Coralie Brutus comes to the rehabilitation center once a week to work with her new legs.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Coralie Brutus likes what she sees in the mirror after an unsteady beginning.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Coralie Brutus is one of 105 children among the 3,000 people being assisted at Handicap International’s rehab center in the Haitian capital.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Vilma Francois, 47, whose leg was crushed in the quake, is living in a hilly neighborhood on the southern edge of Port-au-Prince. He is being fitted for a prosthetic leg.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Vilma Francois has a mild contracture at his knee, which means the knee is slightly flexed at all times because of a tightening of the tendons. Therapists are trying to get him to stretch the tendons through exercise so that his prosthetic leg will fit better.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Jean Elias Dormont, 78, hates wearing the prosthetic limb he received after losing a leg due to a dog bite that went untreated. His prosthetic leg rests against the bed in the house where he lives with his wife and several adult children.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
A Handicap International staff member visits the Carrefour, Haiti, home of Jean Maurice, 80, who had his leg amputated after the 2010 quake.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Young neighbors of Jean Maurice watch him struggle up the hillside from his house to the main road where he catches a ride to the rehab center. Jean Maurice, 80, had his leg amputated after the Haiti quake in January 2010. He was riding a tap-tap (public taxis that look lie small trucks) and when the quake struck and the street shook, the brakes went out and the truck began going backwards. He jumped out to try to stop it, severely fractured his leg, and was dragged behind the truck for some distance. His leg was so infected it was amputated. Members of Handicap International visit him to see how he is doing with his prosthetic leg and make him walk up steep rocky incline to road where he must catch taxis to come to the rehab center.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
When the quake hit, Jean Maurice jumped out of a truck but was dragged behind it for some distance. One of his legs became so infected that it was amputated.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Two staff members from Handicap International visit Sebastien Lamothe, 10, who lost a leg in the earthquake. They have the boy put on his prosthesis and put him through paces such as climbing over walls and standing to see if his hips are level. His mother and grandmother were killed in the quake.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
The leg bone of Sebastien Lamothe is growing faster than the skin and might require an operation to correct it.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Handicap International staffers talk with Sebastien Lamothe, who wants to be a pastor.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Sebastien Lamothe sits on a wall with a young cousin at the two-room house that shelters nine family members.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
At the rehabilitation gym of Handicap International, Judette Jusme, 30, practices walking between parallel bars with her leg prosthesis.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Judette Jusme lost a leg and her right arm below the elbow after a three-story building collapsed and buried her. She was pinned beneath earthquake wreckage for a day. Last year, she developed tuberculosis and was hospitalized for six months.
MAGGIE STEBER
/
FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
FEATURED PHOTO GALLERIES
Photos of the day
Buddhist Wesak festival, prisoners-of-war reunion, bridge collapse, world’s largest Lego model and more.
Flexing their muscles
Dozens of bodybuilders came out to Silver Spring to compete in the 2013 Musclemania Capital Tournament of Champions.
Animal views
Fun and fascinating creatures around the world.
???initialComments:true! pubdate:10/15/2012 18:17 EDT! commentPeriod:14! commentEndDate:10/29/12 6:17 EDT! currentDate:5/23/13 8:0 EDT! allowComments:false! displayComments:true!
Section:/national/health-science
Loading...
Comments