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OK, so Kurt Fearnley has no legs.

Why mention him on a Podiatry forum?

This is why.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/na...ck-in-wheelchair/story-e6frf7l6-1225799254512

Kiddies, forget Michael Vick, Joey Barton, Brendan Fevola, Salim Malik and their kindred - here's a guy to look up to. Literally.


Jair

PS: I assure you that my perusal of a News Ltd. publication was purely coincidental

 

Certainly worth a mention jb. Having trekked Kokoda some years back I can assure regulars on this site that the Track is the ultimate test of one's physical, mental and emotional capabilities. How our fathers past managed to fight a war there is almost unthinkable. For the obvious physical limitations Kurt exhibits, he is an inspiration.

FYI whilst on the Track (during 2004) I met a young boy in the village of Alola who had recently returned from Australia after receiving clubfoot surgery. I've always wondered how his feet would recover and develop on such rough terrain. Has anyone, on the off chance, bumped into this boy in recent years?

Whilst on the theme of hope and inspiration, the story of the Bangladesh twins and their marathon surgery this week in Melbourne has been simply incredible. Indeed there are many inspiration stories associated with their carer Moira Kelly and her Children First Foundation. These include an assortment of children from developing countries receiving much needed complex and life changing foot and lower limb surgery. A handful of these stories can be found on their website: http://www.childrenfirstfoundation.com

 

Heres a web site with some photos for those who want to know why this place is so important to Australia,
http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/bfa/kokoda.html

 

Though I admire this person very much, I don't think the word HERO is fitting.

I mean no disrespect, however, A Hero (in my humble opinion) is someone who puts himself in harms way in order to help another without regard to his own safety.

CERTAINLY I would not put any sports figures in this category either.

Steve