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March 05, 2025

ER nurse in motorcycle crash comes back to work as amputee

IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital

ER nurse in motorcycle crash comes back to work as amputee

In the fall of 2024 Christian Arvin, a nurse at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, lost his right leg in a motorcycle crash. After months of recovery and rehab, he's back to work with a prosthesis. "Six months ago I was laying in an ICU bed wondering if I was going to make it," said Arvin. "Now I'm up walking, doing activities, back to work... life is all about change whether I like it or not. I certainly can't get [my leg back], so how can I make the best of what I do have."

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