YOUR WELL-BEING: Keeping dreams alive
Life Will Not Go the Way You Want By Ed Mahoney Photography by Tina Mahoney Prosthetist, patients keep dreams moving forward I went to the office of Palm Beach Prosthetics and immediately was greeted by Matt Bailey. Matt has been the owner and operator of the facility...
FRIENDS & FAMILY: Your holiday traditions
Beauty of The Season By Jewel Connelly, Communications Specialist Photo of Sean Samitt Experiencing the Joy of the Holidays Around the Country Twinkling lights, a steaming cup of hot chocolate, movie marathons and specials, classic tunes, and families gathered around...
LOOKING FORWARD: We’re ready for 2024
Daring to Dream By Cass Isidro, President and CEO PEOPLE, PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS AND PLANNING WILL GUIDE US IN 2024 A year ago, as we closed out 2022, many of us were thinking to ourselves, crisis averted–but now what?–both at the individual and collective level. For...
THE NEXT GENERATION: Speak up and speak out
Advocacy is a driving force in redefining society By Divine Favour Akin, Youth Engagement Reporter According to Bolder Advocacy, “Advocacy is any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others.” In...
YOUR VOICE MATTERS: So Every BODY Can Move
You Can Join the Push to Make This Dream a Reality By Ryan Geddie, Government Relations Specialist Nothing says “DREAM” like imagining a better world for our community. One of the ways we’re working to turn that DREAM into a reality at the Amputee Coalition is by...
LIVING WITH LIMB LOSS AND LIMB DIFFERENCE: A full-out sprint
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING By Laura Canfield Mo Lahna Keeps Chasing His Dream It's no exaggeration to state that prosthetics technology and the sport of paratriathlon have transformed Mohamed Lahna’s life. The opportunities to travel, endure extreme physical challenges and...
FROM THE BLOG: N.Y. Fashion Week
RUNWAY OF DREAMS By Jewel Connelly, Communications Specialist New Jersey Model Represents Bilateral Amputees in New York Fashion Week On Sept. 15, 2018, “something really powerful” happened in the life of Samir Dailey. He lost both legs above the knee when he was...
THE POWER OF YOU: Self-love and body positivity
I AM BEAUTIFUL By Jerrica Thurman, Chief Strategy & Communications Officer Singer, Model Sends Message of Self-Love and Body Positivity Marsha Elle has been an above-knee amputee most of her life. She was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a rare birth...
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO: Our inspiring community
CONTINUOUS INSPIRATION The theme of this issue is "DREAM," and it couldn't be more fitting, because no matter how much members of our community overcome, regardless of the challenges faced, there is a continuous inspiration to reach for our dreams. The limb loss and...