By Jessica Hayes, Angel Flight West Angel Flight West (AFW) coordinates thousands of flights each year to help patients reach medical treatment and for other compelling reasons. Read about how AFW and their partner Alaska Airlines made the Amputee Coalition National...
Coming out of the 2022 National Conference, Leslie Green and Kevin Caroll’s presentation made it very clear: If you are going to embark on creating and nurturing a virtual community – authenticity isn’t just needed, but required. Virtual communities need to be built...
The Amputee Coalition 2022 National Conference provided a wealth of information and resources for the limb loss and limb difference community. Information shared during the event will have lasting impact and emphasize areas of need and focus in the years ahead. Let’s...
It has been a little over a week since the Amputee Coalition 2022 National Conference and there is so much to share. Beyond the conference sessions the limb loss and limb difference community is connecting in new ways to lift each other up and ensure no amputee is...
Amputee Coalition continues to align its programs and services to enhance ways to fulfill its mission: to reach out to and empower people affected by limb loss to achieve their full potential through education, support, and advocacy, and to promote limb loss...
My Diagnosis Story from 9 1/2 Months Old My family would never have known that their life, and my life would change in just three and a half weeks. I was nine and a half months old when I became fatally sick. My 3 ½ week hospitalization would begin in the Pediatric...
Ever since I was little, I knew I was different because I was missing a part of me. However, that never stopped me from doing what I wanted to do. Growing up, I had to adapt to life. My parents let me be independent. I taught myself how to tie my shoes, put my hair...
The circumstances surrounding an amputation are never easy. But it’s hard to imagine a more traumatic experience than losing a limb due to a shark attack. That’s exactly what happened to 17-year-old Addison Bethea. On June 30, Addison was looking for scallops off the...
Amputee Coalition’s Roundtable Sessions enable intimate conversations among individuals living with limb loss and/or limb difference at the 2022 National Conference , and we are excited to bring them back in person this year! These sessions are facilitated discussion...
Join us this week for an Amputee Coalition Community Town Hall! With recent leadership changes at the Amputee Coalition, we would like to keep our entire community abreast of what to expect in the coming months. Please join us at 6:00pm ET on July 21, 2022, for a deep...