Quadruple Amputee Finds New Meaning for Valentine's Day
New Orleans elementary school principal and quadruple amputee Merlyna Adams is celebrating Valentine's Day this year wearing a sparkling engagement ring on her new prosthetic hand. Soon, "valentine" will mean more than a heart shaped card or box of candy---it will be Merlyna's last name when she marries Tory Valentine in a ceremony planned for April 16, 2011.Merlyna lost both her hands and her legs below the knee after a kidney stone led to septic shock, organ failure and a lengthy coma. All four extremities turned black and became as hard as cement due to a lack of blood flow.
