Annika Hutsler knew immediately. “The moment that I talked to the Marine Corps recruiter for the first time, I just felt like this is where I…
“The moment that I talked to the Marine Corps recruiter for the first time, I just felt like this is where I belonged,” Hustler said.
“We tried everything to try to save my foot, to try and remove the tumors, try to shrink the tumor,” she said.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.Hutsler remembers her doctor said they could continue doing surgeries for five to 10 years before they would have to amputate. Hutsler had an elective amputation of her right leg below the knee.
Courage Weekend is “essentially a celebration of sport and community focused on the veteran and active duty and first responder community,” said Clayton Frech, founder and CEO of Angel City Sports. But Frech also sees this event as a chance for the public to engage in an unfamiliar, and maybe even uncomfortable, space. He believes it is an opportunity for people to engage, witness and maybe even get more comfortable with people with disabilities – in the very familiar space of sport. “It's hard to get comfortable in this space. You got to show up. You got to meet athletes. You got to meet people. But sport is such a fun way to do it,” he said.
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