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Vanessa Chooses Amputation { 12 images } Created 6 Feb 2020

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  • SUMMARY: Vanessa Hernandez, 37 who has been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years, has finally decided to undergo amputation and live with a prosthetic leg enabling her to move around significantly better.<br />
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CAPTION: Vanessa Hernandez, 37 sits at her bedside in the women’s ward waiting to undergo amputation surgery of her left leg on March 1, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez has been suffering from elephantiasis for many years and has finally decided to undergo amputation with the full support of her family and friends.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 lays in her bed in the women’s ward waiting to undergo amputation surgery of her left leg on February 21, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez has been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and has finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • A modified slit in one of the rubber shoes belonging to Vanessa Hernandez, 37 sits on the floor beside her bed in the women’s ward on February 25, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez has been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and has finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 sits in her bed as she talks with her sister Megali in the women’s ward waiting to undergo amputation surgery of her left leg on February 21, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez has been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and has finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Dr. Santos, right, holds up the leg of Vanessa Hernandez, 37 as he and Dr. Paz, left, prepare her for amputation surgery of her left leg on March 1, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Dr. Paz and Dr. Santos and their assistants work at amputating the leg of Vanessa Hernandez, 37 on March 21, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Dr. Paz places the amputated leg of Vanessa Hernandez, 37 into a container on March 1, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 lays in her bed in the women’s ward a day after amputation surgery of her left leg on March 2, 2019, at Occidente Hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 has her stitches cleaned by a friend and nurse in her home 11 days after her amputation surgery on March 12, 2019, in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 receives a hug from her friend Mounia Martinez Ciodaro following amputation surgery of her left leg on March 19, 2019, in her home in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 is helped back keeping her from falling into the street at her home as she steps down onto the street to catch a taxi following amputation surgery of her left leg on March 26, 2019, in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation and live with a prosthetic leg preferring that over the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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  • Vanessa Hernandez, 37 lays in her bed at home almost two weeks following amputation surgery of her left leg on March 12, 2019, at her home in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Hernandez had been suffering from elephantiasis on her left leg for many years and had finally decided to undergo amputation preferring to walk with a prosthetic leg than the extra weight of her previous leg. Her family and friends have all been very supportive of her decision.
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