05-31-2012, 10:32 AM
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A COURAGOUS MAN
A soldier who lost both of his arms and legs after he stepped on an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan is making incredible progress, even standing again for the first time.
Just six weeks after he underwent drastic surgery to remove all of his limbs, Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is also taking care of his baby daughter Chloe and is looking forward to getting new hands.
Mills, who lost both legs above the knee, his right arm above the elbow and his left arm below the elbow, was injured while serving with the 82nd Airborne as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He revealed his progress during an upbeat interview with Fox News, adding: 'Bad things happen and life is sometimes tough. But my life isn't over - it just got a little more unique.'
Of standing again, he explained: 'My left cast fitting didn't fit properly but my right one did, and I was able to go to 45 degrees and feel like what it was to have a little bit of weight on me.
'I get to start of with little prosthetics so they're shorties so I'm going to maybe be about 4 ft 3 - I haven't been that small since I was in third grade.'
Sgt. Mills has retained his good humour throughout the incident and his recovery, with his wife noting that he had nurses in Germany 'in stitches' after dancing for them following his amputations.
He said that he is inspired to stay positive for his eight-month-old daughter Chloe and his wife Kelsey.
He said: 'I didn't marry my wife to take care of me, but bad things happen and life is sometimes tough. My life isn't over, it just got a little more unique. I'm inspired to get better because I have things to do in my life.'
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A COURAGOUS MAN
A soldier who lost both of his arms and legs after he stepped on an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan is making incredible progress, even standing again for the first time.
Just six weeks after he underwent drastic surgery to remove all of his limbs, Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is also taking care of his baby daughter Chloe and is looking forward to getting new hands.
Mills, who lost both legs above the knee, his right arm above the elbow and his left arm below the elbow, was injured while serving with the 82nd Airborne as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He revealed his progress during an upbeat interview with Fox News, adding: 'Bad things happen and life is sometimes tough. But my life isn't over - it just got a little more unique.'
Of standing again, he explained: 'My left cast fitting didn't fit properly but my right one did, and I was able to go to 45 degrees and feel like what it was to have a little bit of weight on me.
'I get to start of with little prosthetics so they're shorties so I'm going to maybe be about 4 ft 3 - I haven't been that small since I was in third grade.'
Sgt. Mills has retained his good humour throughout the incident and his recovery, with his wife noting that he had nurses in Germany 'in stitches' after dancing for them following his amputations.
He said that he is inspired to stay positive for his eight-month-old daughter Chloe and his wife Kelsey.
He said: 'I didn't marry my wife to take care of me, but bad things happen and life is sometimes tough. My life isn't over, it just got a little more unique. I'm inspired to get better because I have things to do in my life.'