Saturday, June 25, 2011

Cyclists Touring America Make Stop In Tyler

Boston Bill Hansbury might be without a leg, but he is living an active lifestyle and using his cycling to encourage rehabilitation patients to do the same.

Hansbury, of St. Petersburg, Fla., lost his leg three and 1/2 years ago because of a staph infection. After losing his leg, the 73-year-old wanted to get back to cycling and running.

So he rode his bicycle in a local park, where he met a member of Amputees Across America — a group of amputees that makes a transcontinental bike ride and visits patients in hospitals to increase awareness of amputees.

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