STILL STEPPING. I had my left leg amputated above the knee. My other leg was broken in four places. Then the Rogers screws got infected. I’ve been going to the gym every two days. My leg is getting stronger. I took a few steps without my walker the other day, I’ll...
AMPUTATION GOT NOTHING ON ME. Hi, I'm Dianah Nanjala (Indiana Bae). I lost my left leg in March 2023 due to a road accident. I had a below-knee amputation. I was a model at the time when I lost my leg. I was affected mentally for some days thinking that my whole...
MY JOURNEY INTO DISABILITY. I became an amputee in 2022 after a weekend of camping went awry. After about a month in the hospital for surgery, recovery, and rehab, I returned home to my new reality. My employer, Best Buy, was very supportive both during and after my...
ONE MOMENT CHANGES A LIFETIME. My husband and I were each riding our motorcycles on a beautiful sunny day. A distracted driver (alcohol? drugs? phone?) crossed the center line and hit us head-on. Almost left for dead, I am grateful to the good Samaritans and EMT’s who...
BECOMING A BILATERAL BELOW-KNEE AMPUTEE ON MY 42ND BIRTHDAY. Hello everyone. My name is Steven. I just became a bilateral below-knee amputee on September 20th , 2024. I have been a type 1 diabetic for over 21 years. I have stage 3 kidney damage from the diabetes. I...
SURVIVING A DOUBLE AMPUTATION, BTK. Never give up!! I thrive and struggle to survive daily in my home with no help. I live alone. I fall down alone. I pull myself up alone. It is a struggle but I'm surviving. It is a lot to deal with at 66 years old. It is a detriment...
BACK ON THE BIKE, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. I remember being eight years old and already zooming around all day on my BMX bike. Backflips, downhill racing, I used to do all of that stuff until I got sick about a year ago. After the quadruple amputation due to...
MY NEW LIFE IN 2024. Hello, everyone. I am AINEMBABAZI BINGANA ANTON also known as Osama Bingana Khalid. On August 2nd, 2024, while working on a job site, I got an electric shock that resulted in the amputation of my left leg below the knee. I am a graphic designer...
SARCOMA TOOK MY LEG BUT NOT MY ZEST FOR LIVING. In 2011, I had sarcoma in my right calf. I had surgery and radiation and thought I was finished with it. In 2022, it returned, and I had to have below the knee amputation. It was very stressful until I got my prosthetic....
DETERMINED THROUGH IT ALL. On September 4th, 2015, my right arm was torn off at the elbow by a conveyor belt at the recycling plant I was working at. I was in the hospital for only 6 days before being transferred to GF Strong Physical Rehabilitation Centre to regain...