WASHINGTON 鈥� Getting an American Girl doll is a special moment in many girls鈥� lives. But when a 10-year-old girl from Cypress, Texas, received hers, it was an experience she nor her family will ever forget.
Emma Bennett sat excitedly as her younger sister handed her the doll 鈥� it had blonde hair like her. But as she continued to unwrap the package, Emma cried tears of joy 鈥� the similarity turned out to be more than just hair color. The doll had a prosthetic leg, just like her.
As the , Emma鈥檚 mother Courtney Fletcher Bennett reached out to 聽 in New York to make modifications on the doll. The company does not charge for the modifications, which are painted by hand in different colors.
The doll came with a note that Bennett read to Emma: 鈥淎fter a few weeks of training to walk and run in her new prosthetic, she is ready to go home and live her life without limitations with you.鈥�
