The diagnosis was synovial sarcoma of the right ankle. Very rare for a female senior adult. The surgery option was knowingly 85 percent clean margins at best versus amputation.

It gives me great pleasure to share our photos and story. The members of our support group recently celebrate April as Limb Loss Awareness month.

My name is Delano (Del) Wegener. I am a bilateral above-knee amputee. I would like to describe my experience of living with limb loss.

The doctor said amniotic band syndrome was the cause for me to be born with only one arm. When I was a fetus, my arm was tangled in fibrous strings called amniotic bands inside the womb.

I was an active girl. I got second place in a running contest, and I went to another city and got first place. I challenged myself to run about one hour from my house to the cemetery to visit my father. Then the war started.

In 2016 I began living life as an amputee. At first, I thought the devil tried to turn it into a setback, but God said, “Oh no you don’t, it’s a setup.” I began to live life differently, feeling blessed that I could do life’s endeavors but in a different way.

My name is Sydney Learning. At age 15, I lost my left leg to a flesh-eating disease. Most girls at that age spend time picking out new shoes and accessories to match their outfits.

My name is Jenny, and I am a 45-year-old wife and mother. In June 2017 I was admitted to the hospital because I had lost circulation in my left foot.

I have been a left below-knee amputee for six and a half years. I have extra skin on the underside of my residual limb, which has caused multiple problems with fits on all of my various prostheses. The last several suction prostheses would not keep suction because of this.

I just wanted to share what happens when you speak up for what you believe in.