Standing Tall

About 1,800 amputation surgeries are performed each year in Oklahoma. More than 1,600 of those — about 90 percent — are lower body amputations. So every day in Oklahoma, four people lose part or all of a leg. These are the stories of four people living in Oklahoma — a mother, a senior, a Marine and a student — all living life on at least one prosthetic leg. See the special site on the Tulsa World for full presentation and additional photos.

Maria Greenfield: The Mother

William “Spanky” Gibson: The Marine

Jeff Waldmuller: The Student

Juan Lopez: The Senior