Amputation of her 174-pound left leg gives Manatee County teen a new life

While growing up with what doctors call an “atypical overgrowth syndrome,” East County’s Jasmine Ramirez was trying to do all the things that the other kids could do.

Despite a left leg that was expanding at an abnormal rate, Jasmine was OK when it came to swimming, or playing, or jumping on a trampoline.

But as hard as she tried, she had limits. Such as a trip to the amusement park…

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