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Taekwondo Instructor with Prosthetic Leg Teaches Special Needs Kids to 'Never Give Up'

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After having her leg amputated below the knee following a car accident three months ago, taekwondo instructor Lydia Meeks decided that she wanted to help others with disabilities, and began teaching classes to special needs kids with her husband Tim.

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