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Copyright WTOC. All rights reserved. Most Read. Proposal to turn property at the Oglethorpe Mall into apartments. Tybee Island city council passes ordinance on short-term vacation rentals. Strzempka's story mirrors that of the dolphin from the first movie, named Winter. Winter would eventually lose her tail fluke when the thenmonth-old dolphin was caught in a crab trap near Cape Canaveral in December Strzempka lost his left leg at age 4 when a lawn-cutting apparatus took his leg off just above the knee.
Before he blacked out, he remembered his left foot in his shoe 20 feet away. But my dad said, 'He's gonna be a normal kid.
Strzempka played tennis and soccer in high school and is a 5-handicap golfer. While he went to high school, a person who designed prosthetic casts hired him and let him work with patients and build the molds. At 19, he graduated from Florida International University and then did his residency at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. You don't say no, you gotta help 'em. It's neat. It keeps us on our toes, keeps us thinking. That's exactly what happened when Carroll told him about Winter after hearing the story on National Public Radio.
Within five weeks, the two designed a prototype tail. They received help from Navy doctors who worked with dolphins, as well as top-notch trainers and Mike Walsh, who works at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Time was crucial because her health was worsening. As the film was put together, Freeman shadowed Strzempka and Carroll and helped put on the prosthetic tail. The two also came up with a gel that protected Winter's sensitive skin and helped give the prosthesis cushioning.
Today, amputees of all kinds can use the same gel. The other benefit to helping Winter is that Strzempka said dozens of amputees as well as youths with autism have visited Winter and interacted with the nowyear-old dolphin.
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