i want you to think of wendy blum. wendy is a mother, and grandmother, whose life was turned upside down after taking one fall... she's now an amputee, here's her story.... "nat sound: "i was sick, i remember telling my husband you know what i would rather be dead." rae: those are the words wendy blum after her doctor would need to amputate her leg... wendy blum: "i fell at home and knew i my leg and the next the ambulance and i came to the hospital and they told me i had fractured my rae: doctors at mercy medical center decided to cast wendy's leg and let it heal on it's own... that's when things took a turn for the worst. michael garrett: "eventually it wasn't able to heal from the injury, they found out she had some peripheral vascular disease, the outcome was not favorable she ended up losing one of her legs to amputation and then later found out through infection more of the leg needed to be amputated." rae: the healing process was slow and long... wendy spent over a year in and out of the hospital. and due to her

i want you to think of wendy blum. wendy is a mother, and grandmother, whose life was turned upside down after taking one fall... she's now an amputee, here's her story.... "nat sound: "i was sick, i remember telling my husband you know what i would rather be dead." rae: those are the words wendy blum spoke, after her doctor told her...they would need to amputate her leg... wendy blum: "i fell at home and knew i could not walk on my leg and the next morning we called the ambulance and i came to the hospital and they told me i had fractured my left leg." rae: doctors at mercy medical center decided to cast wendy's leg and let it heal on it's own... that's when things took a turn for the worst. michael garrett: "eventually it wasn't able to heal from the injury, they found out she had some peripheral vascular disease, the outcome was not favorable she ended up losing one of her legs to amputation and then later found out through infection more of the leg needed to be amputated." rae: the healing process was slow and long

i want you to think of wendy blum (like plumb). wendy is a mother, and grandmother, whose life was turned upside down after taking one fall.... she's now an amputee, here's her story.... "nat sound: "i was sick, i remember telling my husband you know what i would rather be dead." rae: those are the words wendy blum spoke, after her doctor told her...they would need to amputate her leg... wendy blum: "i fell at home and knew i could not walk on the ambulance and i came to the hospital and they told me i had fractured my left leg." rae: doctors at mercy medical center decided to cast wendy's leg and let it heal on it's own... that's when ththgs took a turn r the worst. michael garrett: "eventually it wasn't able to heal from the injury, they found out she had some peripheral vascular disease, the outcome was not favorable she ended up losing one of her legs to amputation and then later the leg needed to be amputated." rae: the healing process was slow and long... wendy spent over a year in and out of the hospital. and due to her uniqu

i'll introduce you to wendy blum... she had her leg amputated,but after two years of therapy, is back on her feet! be sure to tune in next monday at 5 and 6 a-m for wendy's inspirational story. jessica rae: after the break... a staple for your thanksgiving spread. the quick and simple recipe for some spectacular spuds when we return. we are now four days away from thanksgiving... and it's time to prepare your table for the big day. howard is here to help you with that... starting the week with a recipe that'll definitely make your turkey day line-up. "if i asked you what your favorite part of the thanksgiving day meal is, what would it be? is it the turkey, the stuffing or the potatoes? for me, it's have to be the mashed potatoes. so let me show you a way to make them extra special. we start by peeling a good amount of potatoes and cutting them into chunks. we put them in a pot and cover them with the stove they go. and as for how much you need, the basic rule of thumb is per person. once drain them really well and put t

i'll introduce you to wendy blum... she had her leg amputated,but after two years of therapy, is back on her feet! be sure to tune in next monday at 5 and 6 a-m for wendy's jessica rae: the holiday season is nearly upon us... and dozens of people in west des moines are spreading holiday cheer one gift at a time. people packed boxes full of goodies as part of their annual operation christmas child on sunday. the goal is to fill shoe boxes with toys, school supplies, and hygeine products to at-risk children around the world. and yesterday... they hosted a "packing party" where families with special needs helped pack some of these special gifts. " i've been a part of the operation christmas child journey for years and last year i had the chance to go to panama and actually deliver boxes to children and it's so special that our community and our entire church ralleys behind this opportunity" jessica rae: they say they hope to pack more than 12 hundred boxes at this event... and send 3 thousand each year. this is the 20th yea