Mustafa Abed, who suffered severe injuries as a baby during the Fallujah battle in 2004, has returned to Portland for continued medical care nearly a decade after his first prosthetic leg fitting. Severely injured by a U.S. missile strike, his leg was amputated, and he faced challenges in receiving further treatment due to the rise of ISIS in his hometown. His return marks a significant moment for those who helped him, including Erin Wagner, who expressed joy at reuniting after a lengthy search.
For years I would always try to write to people to see what happened to them. And could never figure out ... To have found [the family], is just unbelievable.
Most of the doctors in Fallujah hospital, they didn't want to do the surgery for me. The thought I'm going to die, so they didn't want to touch me.
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