Meet Molly, a Hurricane Katrina survivor. She had damaged her leg during the storm, and during the several months she wandered loose in Louisiana before being "found." She was then attacked by a pit bull, who savaged that same lower foreleg. As she was a "charity case" at LSU, the vets decided the best thing to do was put her down. A visiting surgeon noted her will to live - she laid down frequently to reduce the stress on her other foreleg, she moved from side to side to prevent congestion in her lungs, she was determined to be fed and never missed a meal. The surgeon amputated her foreleg at the knee, and had a prosthesis made for Molly. She now travels throughout the South, visiting nursing homes, hospitals, schools, and mental health facilities - helping to give hope to those who have lost it.
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