Journalist Miles O'Brien Had To Have Arm Amputated

Miles O'Brien--the journalist and anchor who has worked for CNN, PBS and many other places--has had to have most of his left arm completely amputated, he revealed on Tuesday. Writing on his website, O'Brien said that the amputation was the result of a simple injury: a case with television equipment fell on his arm. But that incident caused what doctors later told him was "Acute Compartment Syndrome", a condition that cuts off the flow of blood to a limb and can be life-threatening. Then, things ...