From Deseret News archives:
Adaptable Alex
Being born without arms doesn't cramp his style
Alex was born without arms. He has a single finger on his right shoulder that he uses to carry a paperback book or hit the button on a water fountain.
But the 9-year-old does most everything else with his feet. He writes with better penmanship than his older brothers, his mom says. He eats and plays chess with his toes.
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"It's fun," Alex says as he sits on the lunch counter with the cleanup crew, stacking trays with his plastic glove-encased feet. "It's fun to help."
Alex adapts. As a baby, he didn't crawl he scooted on his bottom. His parents, Jenny and Jeff Brotherson, used to wince when he was learning to walk. Without arms, Alex can't break a fall. He often banged his head.
But when he started school, his kindergarten teacher had her son teach Alex how to fall like a soccer player, to the side, so he doesn't get hurt, his mom says. He wears a helmet when he goes out to play.
His mom is surprised Primary Children's Medical Center hasn't named a wing after him, with all his bumps, bruises and concussions, many suffered while proving a point.
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