Via HydeParkTownsman.com

HYDE PARK - In their fourth trip across the nation, the three members of Amputees Across America (AAA) are doing much more than simply bike riding 4,300 miles in the heat of the summer. They are networking with support groups across the country and getting the message out that amputee does not mean inactive.

The bicycle group has helped many people through their travels, including 16-year-old Luke Myers of Colorado Springs, Colo. Myers is a below-the-knee amputee resulting from a car accident in 2002, in which he was hit by an impaired driver. Doctors tried to save his leg, waiting 11 months before finally amputating in May of 2003.

One short month later, Myers’ life would be changed when he came into contact with the Amputees Across America on a stop in Colorado during their second bike trip.

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