Double Amputee Lost His Legs at Age 6—But Then He Became an Athlete, a Mechanic, and a Dad

Courtesy of Kacey McAllister

Kacey McAllister was just 6 years old when tragedy struck, and forever changed the direction of his life.

While visiting relatives in Utah, the boy and his parents, from Wyoming, were crossing a road when he heard his parents tell him, “There’s two cars coming and a truck,” he later recalled.