BOOKER T EILAND'S LIFE EXPERIENCE AS AN AMPUTEE. View Video My name is Booker T Eiland, and I am 58 years old. I have four children. Two boys and two girls. I have worked as an Executive Chef for 39 years in the culinary industry. I am an Award-winning Executive Chef....
GRIT. On Monday, July 18th, 2022, my family received a call stating that I had been in an ATV accident. I was driving home from a friend’s house, and the accident occurred around 10:30 PM. The first call to the Sheriff's Department was about two hours later at 12:30...
VACATION TURNED NIGHTMARE. In 2019 I went on a family vacation for my brother's wedding. I got sick with H1-N1. It turned into sepsis, and I had bacterial pneumonia and full organ failure, 3x cardiac arrest, put on ECMO:VA in induced coma. In 2020 I had to have up to...
I'M AN AMPUTEE OF COURSE CHALLENGE. Born with congenital amputation, I have never known the joy of walking on both legs. However, with my prosthesis, I have been able to experience that freedom. As a young girl, I used to walk with a single long crutch and in turn,...
AMPUTATION. Had my amputation yesterday morning on a pinkie smashed between pots washing dishes at work.
THE UNSTOPPABLE COMEBACK. My story is simple but complex. I'm a competitive person who lost his edge from a freak accident. My faith and drive never wavered and my purpose just may have gotten stronger. Who doesn't love a great comeback story? Scared to call it a...
THE REASON I THRIVE 2023. This 50-year-old is still discovering things about herself as an individual living with limb loss/limb loss difference. The mindset that has carried me through this journey in life is to EXPECT NOTHING FROM NO ONE BUT EXPECT EVERYTHING FROM...
OUR LIVES CHANGED, BUT LIFE IS STILL GOOD. We were riding our motorcycles on the beautiful Memorial Weekend, 2018. We left home in Chelsea, MI, and headed to the Harley Dealership in Napoleon, OH. In the middle of nowhere, at an intersection of two country roads, our...
WHOOPS! Back in January of 2000, I was working as a machine operator at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and also at a popular local bar, part-time. Super Bowl 2000 was a lousy, wet, snowy day but we had a big crowd inside for the game. Halftime comes and as I start to...
IN 7 YEARS…. My life was changed in 2016. As I kept going to doctors my foot became more red by the day. I started with a toe injury and then the pain went into my right leg. 7 years ago, I lost my right leg below the knee. I had to admire the lady who was a beauty...