LAUREL EMBRACES HER AMAZING LIFE BORN WITHOUT ARMS, TEEN WINS A YEAR IN BRAZIL.(FRONT) From: The Capital Times | Date: February 15, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Samara Kalk Derby The Capital Times

It takes a little while for Laurel Burns to think of something she can't do.

"I can't put my hair up in a ponytail," she says finally.

That is where her little sister, Nina, comes in.

For an 18-year-old born without any arms, Laurel's life is not much different from that of other teenagers. She spends a lot of time on her computer, on her cell phone, and playing video games. And in the summer she's nearly always outside swimming or rollerblading.

A senior at Memorial High School, Laurel gets average grades and is ...

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