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With loss came lessons: After arms ripped off as a 3-year-old, Parker Sebens set to graduate

MILNOR, N.D.--The little boy who once pulled at the heartstrings of people in our region after his arms were severed in a grain auger on the family farm is all grown up and ready for college.

Parker Sebens, who lost both arms in a farm machinery accident when he was three years old, waits to meet a friend of his in the hallway at Milnor High School where he will be graduating.Dave Wallis / The Forum — Parker Sebens, who lost both arms in a farm machinery accident when he was three years old, waits to meet a friend of his in the hallway at Milnor High School where he will be graduating. Dave Wallis / The Forum

By Robin Huebner

May 17, 2015 at 5:14 AM

1/3: Parker Sebens, who lost both arms in a farm machinery accident when he was three years old, jokes around with his friend Josh Weber between classes at Milnor High School where Parker will be graduating. Dave Wallis / The Forum

2/3: Parker Sebens, who lost both arms in a farm machinery accident when he was three years old, will be graduating from Milnor High School. Dave Wallis / The Forum

3/3: As third grade classmate Nicole Ennis silently reads, Parker Sebens turns a page in his text book by using his mouth Aug. 8. Parker lost both of his arms in a farm accident five years ago. Dave Wallis / The Forum