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An 11-year-old Egyptian boy born without limbs due to a rare disease uses old plastic soda bottles as prosthetic limbs<\/strong> to be able to carry out daily activities such as eating, drinking, and writing, Al Arabiya reports<\/a>. Ziad Mohammed\u2019s father fashioned the makeshift limbs for his son by using bottles that \u201chave been cut in half and placed on the arm, while a tool (be it a spoon, pen or other) is pierced through the bottle cap and held in place.\u201d The heartbreaking images in the piece aren\u2019t likely to make your morning espresso any easier to swallow, but have a look and give a thought to whether you or someone you know could make a difference in this child\u2019s life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An 11-year-old Egyptian boy born without limbs due to a rare disease uses old plastic soda bottles as prosthetic limbs to be able to carry out daily activities such as eating, drinking, and writing, Al Arabiya reports. 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