The National Limb Loss Resource Center (NLLRC) provides both practical and emotional resources to make amputees and their families feel supported on their journey. It connects people living with limb loss and limb difference with local resources such as vocational...
Ukulele U celebrates Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
This month is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), April 1-30, 2022. The annual celebration was created to raise awareness about what it’s like to live with limb loss and limb difference, and this year’s theme is “Your Ordinary is Extraordinary.”...
Denice Chobanov Barsich
I'm a Survivor. My name is Denice Chobanov Barsich. On January 23, 1991, as a 35-year-old mother of three small children, I became an amputee. I stopped to help a stranded motorist on a country road, and yes, it was my choice to help. I parked my car by a farmhouse...
Missouri TV Show Highlights LLLDAM
In honor of Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, Mark Rains and Eddie Baker of the Four States Amputee Network was featured on their local KSN-TV broadcast in Joplin, Missouri. Mark and Eddie, who live with limb loss, were guests speakers on the Living Well...
Montefiore Medical Center Hosts LLLDAM Event
Congratulations to Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY for successfully hosting its 2nd annual Adaptive Sports Expo, where they celebrated National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, on April 2, 2022. Montefiore Medical Center is a valued healthcare...
Patty Beissel
We all have a story to tell. Some more dramatic than others. Each story is a testament to our courage, faith and determination to continue a life of meaning. This is mine. It is a journey of learning to live with loss, to continue to be active despite the loss of...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Hosts 2022 Advocacy Forum in April
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org The Amputee Coalition will commence its 2022 Advocacy Forum on April 13th in honor of National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. The...
You are Invited to the Amputee Coalition 2022 Advocacy Forum
April is celebrated as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. The Amputee Coalition hosts the Advocacy Forum in honor of this month and to connect advocates and members of the limb loss and limb difference community as we explore ways to advocate. This year’s...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Thanks U.S. Governors for Recognizing Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in April
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org The Amputee Coalition kicks off today its celebration of National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), and thanks all governors who...
Press Release: Amputee Coalition Celebrates National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month in April
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Jerrica Thurman, Director, Communications, jerrica@amputee-coalition.org (March 25, 2022, Washington, D.C.) The Amputee Coalition kicks off its annual celebration of the National Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness...