Patient Mariah Galindo, left, 5, of LaPryor, Texas, watches as actor, singer, tap dancer, and motivational speaker Evan Ruggiero shows her how he removes his prosthetic leg to put on the peg leg he uses for tap dancing in her room at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC in Lawrenceville on Thursday. At 19, Ruggiero chose to amputate his leg to save his life in his journey with a rare from of bone cancer. Set on performing, he learned how to perform and tap dance with his prosthetic leg, and stars in Pittsburgh CLO's "The Toxic Avenger," which ends Dec. 18th.
(Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)
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