Poppy's Positive Vibe Inspires Husker Softball

Poppy once fibbed to her father that she knew how to swim, so he innocently threw her into the ocean, and as she struggled to keep her head above water, a shark bit off part of her left arm.

The 11-year-old girl with long, curly hair smiles and rolls her eyes.

"Some kids at school actually fell for that one," Poppy said.

It's not her only joke about her missing arm, but certainly her favorite. She likely inherited the humor approach from her parents, Amy and Jeremy Doele.

"That's the best way to deal with it," Amy said.

See, three ultrasounds during Amy's pregnancy revealed no problems, so when Poppy was born without part of her left arm, from near her elbow, her surprised parents quickly had to…