Surgery success gets Joshua his first pair of shoes

THE Irish child who has undergone pioneering surgery in the US to help him walk for the first time yesterday got his very first pair of shoes.

Surgery success gets Joshua his first pair of shoes

Joshua Duffy-Huff, who has not yet celebrated his first birthday, was born with his legs completely twisted behind his back. When just a month old surgeons had to amputate them below the knee.

His case was taken up by the Oprah Winfrey Show and American Airlines offered the family a free trip so Joshua could undergo treatment in Michigan.

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