After losing his leg to bone cancer when he was 15 years old, runner Alex Parra learned he couldn’t afford a specialized $35,000 prosthetic leg. To raise awareness about the high prices for prosthesis, Alex chose to run the San Francisco marathon on crutches and joined News NOW to speak about his experience.
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Good job, good jog, good cause, good vlog. May God continue to sincerely Bless all Handicapped citizens of the United States of America and the entire world as God surely knows the best are viewed Above never below. -Ambassador Edwards United Nations 🇺🇳🇺🇸🦅
Their prices are their prices. It’s rude insulting the businesses to suggest product prices.
Alex Parra you are A BEAUTIFUL SOUL
Best story all year; thank you Alex.
HIS LEG IS GOING TO BE SO STRONG & I LOST MY LEG TO MY INSURANCE PAID 55K FOR MINE
checkmate
publicity seeker, kaching! M$M spot GoFundMe, how much is raised for something universal healthcare would cover, Amerikkka.
Needs to go to Miami where over 90% of prosthetic device fraud occurs for the entire country. He'll get it free in Miami. Just needs to falsify paperwork with whatever Cuban American is running the scam.
He is trying to get One leg up on the competition. He just isn't standing for it. 🙄
Can you imagine losing a leg and then dealing with this? Love Alex Parra for bringing this to attention and living his best.
This guys third leg help him get through this race.
lol why does the news try to "Good Morning America Everything" Like this is a immesnly sad thing.
Hopefully the situation with the prices of getting a leg made will decrease. Because people in those situations have enough to deal with.