UIC professor was a leading expert in occupational therapy

September 07, 2010|By Joan Giangrasse Kates, Special to the Tribune

Gary Kielhofner was just 6 years old when his grandmother lost a leg in an auto accident.

The once lively and engaging woman could have gotten a prosthetic leg but instead spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair, believing that without a leg, she could no longer lead a fulfilling life.