Both of Ortega's legs were amputated in May after a work accident on a construction site in South Boston. For the past two weeks, he has been learning to walk again with the help of physical therapists.
. While sweat dripped down his face as he worked through these exercises, he completed each challenge with a smile and enthusiasm to keep going. He said the pain from the injury was gruesome, and the healing process was painful, but the most difficult part has been the impact on his family.
"It's God's will," he said."At the very least, I am OK, I am alive, I have my health. Now I can walk again, and I can hug my son, I can hug my family.""When life hits you with something, you are not knocked out until you decide not to pick yourself up. If you decide to stay on the ground, you are knocked out. I always say that I was not going to stay knocked out. God will have me until the day he decides otherwise. I will always pick myself up," Ortega said.
"We were able to capitalize on his upper limb strength, his motivation, and I say his 'corazon,' his heart, he was really determined to be successful," Crandell said. "We don't know what his ultimate end point is, but we have very high goals for him and that process," Crandell said."As terrible as the initial injury was, he can get back to a very high quality of life and do quite well."
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