Meet The Amputee Cheerleader With A Zebra-Print Leg

“This is just how I’ve always been. This is my normal.”

This is Patience Beard.

This is Patience Beard.

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As an infant, Patience lost her left leg to a rare disease called proximal femoral focal deficiency and has lived with a prosthetic leg ever since.

As an infant, Patience lost her left leg to a rare disease called proximal femoral focal deficiency and has lived with a prosthetic leg ever since.

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But she can still do this:

But she can still do this:

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In fact, she gained national recognition last year when she joined the University of Arkansas cheerleading team.

In fact, she gained national recognition last year when she joined the University of Arkansas cheerleading team.

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