He might be missing half of his arm, but that hasn't stopped a 16-year-old from Ste. Agathe from living life.

Kyle Nordick was born missing his left arm below the elbow. But with the help of a prosthetic limb, he plays baseball, hockey and basketball. In fact, Nordick says sometimes it is only after the game that his opponent notices what's missing. But Nordick says all of this would not be possible without the War Amps Key Tag Service.

According to Nordick, the key tags have been around since shortly after WWI. Veterans were returning from war and seeking employment. The key tag service was one way for them to finance their artificial limbs.

Nordick says by placing the tags on the key ring, they are easily identified if lost. The person who finds the keys simply calls the toll free number or drops them in the mailbox and they are quickly returned to the owner. Anyone who uses the key tags is invited to make a donation to War Amps. Those key tags should be arriving in the mail shortly. Nordick says it is thanks to this that his family can afford his prosthetics.

"Without the key tag service I wouldn't be able to play all the sports that I play," says Nordick. "I wouldn't be able to play hockey or baseball or anything like that. I wouldn't be able to just wear my prosthetic around because we wouldn't have funding for all those kinds of things."

Brigitte Perron is Kyle's mother. She says a prosthetic limb, such as a passive arm that has few functions and is mostly cosmetic, could cost $10,000. For a child that is growing, this arm might last only six months before a larger one is needed. Perron says thanks to War Amps, she has never seen a single bill.

"The key tags really do help children," says Perron. "The funding that we get through the War Amps for everything that Kyle does, is immense."

An Ambassador of the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, Nordick says he has taken part in seminars, presented at schools and laid wreaths at Remembrance Day ceremonies. He says it is amazing to see the hope in a young amputee's eyes when they witness him thriving with only half an arm.