article_snippet: For PBS science correspondent Miles O'Brien, seeing on film the aftermath of the freak accident that resulted in the amputation of his left arm above the elbow proved more difficult than his had anticipated.
article_snippet: left arm above the elbow last February after an accident while on assignment in Asia .
article_snippet: his was on assignment for PBS in Japan and the Philippines in February 2014 when a heavy case of equipment fell on his left forearm.
article_snippet: As his was getting ready for surgery, his searched the Internet for details on a diagnosis his had never heard before, and grew alarmed when words like 'life-threatening' and 'amputation' popped up.
article_snippet: Fateful trip: In Febraury 2014, O'Brien (pictured) traveled to Japan and the Philippines the Philippines to report on 3D printing when the accident occurred .
article_snippet: Two weeks after 'amputation', O'Brien wrote in a blog post- typed with one hand with the help of a voice recognition software: '
article_snippet: Unstoppable: The 55-year-old reporter has learned how to ride a bicycle one-handed with the help of a special contraption (pictured)
article_snippet: When O'Brien found out about 'amputation' through the February blog post O'Brien had written, Gupta was worried. '
article_snippet: With the help of a prosthetic arm, O'Brien completed a 300-mile bike ride to honor O'Brien late sister, Gupta pedaling by O'Brien side.
article_snippet: The licensed pilot has also been testing out how to fly again with O'Brien new disability.
highlights_snippet: O'Brien, 55, had O'Brien left arm amputated above the elbow in February 2014 after a heavy bag fell onto O'Brien forearm .
  