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Beverlee
puts Charity's contacts in.
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To
get from the shower to her bed without her prosthetic
arms and legs, Charity hitches a ride on the back
of her sister Beverlee.
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Beverlee
helps her sister put on her prosthetic legs.
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Cookie,
Charity's puppy, waits for Charity to go to sleep.
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Charity
jokes around with Beverlee while the two wait
for a slow elevator at University of Michigan
Hospital in Ann Arbor.
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Charity
uses her teeth to put on her pajama top after
removing her prosthetics before bed.
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One
of the few things Charity cannot yet do is put
on her prosthetic legs by herself. Her sister
Beverlee helps Charity put on her legs.
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Beverlee
helps Charity wash her hair in the shower. Because
she must remove her prosthetics, Charity needs
some assistance to bathe.
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Charity
Dorman puts her pills in a cup to facilitate taking
her daily medication.
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Beverlee
rubs Charity's head in the low light of Charity's
bedroom at bedtime.
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Charity
unplugs the fan that helps keep her cool. Because
of certain medications, Charity usually feels
warmer than the people around her. While her sister
Beverlee and her mother Connie layer on the clothes
to keep warm in the chilly house, Charity is usually
in a light t-shirt or tank-top.
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Charity
washes her face before going to bed.
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Beverley Riddle rubs lotion into her older sister
Charity's skin after a shower.
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Charity's
puppy Cookie gives her owner a kiss.
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Charity's
prosthetic legs stand ready next to her bed
as she slumbers in the early morning hours
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The
telephone is never far from Charity's reach.
She dials her many friends and family members
with ease.
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To
get toothpaste onto her toothbrush, Charity
sets her toothbrush inside the sink and carefully
squeezes toothpaste onto the bristles.
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Charity
rides a glass elevator in University of Michigan
Hospital in Ann Arbor. She must visit the hospital
once per week since her kidney transplant in
order to have her blood checked.
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