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Dan Horkey knows what it is like to have your self-esteem ripped from you. (Press Release) 

Dan Horkey

 

Blog 3-09-2010
 
 
 
Artist displays work on prosthetics canvas
By Cassandra A. Fortin on January 18, 2010
 
Dan Horkey knows what it is like to have your self-esteem ripped from you.
At age 21, he was in a motorcycle accident.  His ankle was shattered so badly, he had to have his leg amputated below the knee.  He spent years embarrassed about wearing a prosthetic limb.
"I never wore shorts," Horkey, now 45 said. "I was very self-conscious and didn't want anyone to see my leg."
Twenty-four years later, Horkey has come full circle.  For starters, he created a tattoo for his prosthetic.

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http://www.northwestmilitary.com/news/veterans/2010/01/northwest-military-fort-lewis-ranger-newspaper-mcchord-airlifter-Cassandra-Fortin-artist-amputees-pr/
 
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