1LEGGEDMOVEMENT. PMA, Keeping a Positive Mental Attitude...and always keeping a higher power, and pushing your limits.
Father with Quadruple Amputation Encourages Others to Be Resilient
Todd Hammond had a thriving career as a barber, but when he was 42 a sudden illness changed his life. He contracted bacterial meningitis and sepsis and as a result his legs and hands had to be amputated. Rodney Dunigan reported on Todd’s story for the Positively...
Marc Philipp
NEVER GIVE UP. Hey, I wanted to briefly introduce myself. I'm Marc and I'm 28 years old. Today I'll briefly tell you my story. When I was 14, I lost my hand during an internship at school. I rolled over with a tractor on a farm and my hand was so badly injured that it...
Booker Eiland
BOOKER T EILAND'S LIFE EXPERIENCE AS AN AMPUTEE. View Video My name is Booker T Eiland, and I am 58 years old. I have four children. Two boys and two girls. I have worked as an Executive Chef for 39 years in the culinary industry. I am an Award-winning Executive Chef....
Tonya Mooney
GRIT. On Monday, July 18th, 2022, my family received a call stating that I had been in an ATV accident. I was driving home from a friend’s house, and the accident occurred around 10:30 PM. The first call to the Sheriff's Department was about two hours later at 12:30...
A Companion’s Perspective on the Benefits of an Accessible Trip Guaranteed
In partnership with Wheel the World, the Amputee Coalition will receive a donation with every travel booking made using the code ‘AMPUTEECOALITION.’ Travel has always been important to me, but I had no idea how that would change when I fell in love and married a C6...
Julian Biziewski
VACATION TURNED NIGHTMARE. In 2019 I went on a family vacation for my brother's wedding. I got sick with H1-N1. It turned into sepsis, and I had bacterial pneumonia and full organ failure, 3x cardiac arrest, put on ECMO:VA in induced coma. In 2020 I had to have up to...
Magdalene Chesoli
I'M AN AMPUTEE OF COURSE CHALLENGE. Born with congenital amputation, I have never known the joy of walking on both legs. However, with my prosthesis, I have been able to experience that freedom. As a young girl, I used to walk with a single long crutch and in turn,...
Turning Passion into Career: English Hairdresser Finds His Place in the Industry
By Jewel Connelly, Communications Specialist As far back as Ashley Lee can remember, he has always been fascinated with hair. From the time he was 6 years old he loved braiding anyone’s hair who would let him – typically his mom, grandma, and friends. However, one...
Nicole Green
AMPUTATION. Had my amputation yesterday morning on a pinkie smashed between pots washing dishes at work.