Girl travels from Philippines to NYC for clubfoot surgery

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Jingle Luis 15 from Luna in the province of Apayao on the island of Luzon in the Philippines walks with crutches in the Childrens Hospital of New Yorks Montefiore Medical Center Wednesday April 30 2008. Due to Spino Bifida she has severely clubbed fe ...
Jingle Luis, 15, from Luna in the province of Apayao on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, walks with crutches in the Children's Hospital of New York's Montefiore Medical Center, Wednesday April 30, 2008. Due to Spino Bifida she has severely clubbed feet. Over a period of two to three months, on a daily basis, she will have Erector set-type devices, that will be attached surgically to both feet, systematically revolve them into their proper positions. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(AP) -- In her 15 years, Jingle Luis has never walked on the bottoms of her feet. Born in the Philippines with feet so clubbed they twist backward and upside down, she uses crutches to hobble on what should be the tops of her feet.


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