Amputeddy Helps a Friend

A friend's father lost an arm while overseas in the army.

 Selections from 16 pages

Page 5

On Saturday, Todd the Amputeddy was waiting for a visit from his friend, Brandon Bear.  Brandon was going to spend the day with him and they were going to go to the park.  They always had lots of fun together and Brandon always made up the best games.

Brandon was his favorite friend

Page 8

Later at the park while they were playing in the sandbox, Todd asked Brandon again, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Nothing,” Brandon said, “Well, almost nothing.  My dad got hurt overseas in the army.  Mom says he got hurt – that he had what you had, only his arm is gone.  He’s coming home soon and I’m kind of scared...”

Page 10

“Yeah,” Brandon said as they went down the slide, “I guess you’re right.  But will he be able to wrestle with me, and use his tools and build models with me still?”

“Sure he will!  He might have to learn how to do those things in a different way, but that is what his helper arm is for — so he can still do those things.”

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