THRIVE Blog
National Athlete Advocate Ambassador John Register Shares Message on National Disability Employment Awareness and Employment Fairness
2024 National Athlete Advocate Ambassador Campaign initiator John Register, a decorated Gulf War Army veteran, Paralympian, fervent advocate, and...
Amputee Coalition Announces Reconfiguration of Staff Supporting Foundational Support Services Programs
Over the last 18 months, the staff and leadership volunteers of the Amputee Coalition have been leaning in to redefine and rebuild the organization...
2024 National Athlete Advocate Ambassadors
Our National Athlete Advocate Ambassadors have helped the Amputee Coalition raise awareness for equity, accessibility, disability rights, and so...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Empowering the Latinx Community through Healthcare Equity
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to honor the rich culture, contributions, and traditions of the Latinx community in the United States. It’s also a...
Tina Prigge
ONE MOMENT CHANGES A LIFETIME. My husband and I were each riding our motorcycles on a beautiful sunny day. A distracted driver (alcohol? drugs?...
Steven Duncan
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...
Robert Langer
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....
Jim Murray
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,...
Suicide Awareness and Mental Well-Being: A Conversation, A Journey
Message from the President and CEO, Cass Isidro May this find you well my friends of the Amputee Coalition. Throughout September you will see the...
Ainembabazi Bingana Anton
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...
Mission Driven Leadership: Peripheral Artery Disease and the Intersectionality of the Limb Loss and Limb Difference Community
Message from the President and CEO, Cass Isidro The Amputee Coalition's vision is a world where our community thrives with equity and inclusion. We...
OneStep Partners with Limb Loss and Preservation Registry to Enhance Data-Driven Research and Patient Care
Collaboration Provides Valuable Gait Data to Support O&P Research and Improve Care Protocols PRESS RELEASE FROM ONESTEP September 12, 2024 Press...
Rob Waxman
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...
Spotlight: Limb Loss and Preservation Registry Advances Toward Improving Patient Outcomes
Author: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Office of Communications Image Credit: Eunice Kennedy...
Voting Rights! Now More Than Ever Our Advocacy Efforts, Collective Voice, and Vote Is Needed
Message from the President and CEO, Cass Isidro The Amputee Coalition serves as the only national organization whose mission is to support, educate,...
Exciting Announcement: Welcoming New Healthcare Partners to the Healthcare Partnership Program!
At the Amputee Coalition, we're committed to empowering individuals facing limb loss/limb difference by providing comprehensive support and...
Medicare Expands Coverage for Micro-Processor Knees
In a significant move to enhance the quality of life for individuals who use prosthetic knees, the Medical Directors of the Centers for Medicare and...
Jack Thomas
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...
Candace Robinson
DETERMINED THROUGH IT ALL. I have been a below-knee amputee since August 2021. I also have three fingers on my left hand partially amputated. I am...
Kimberly Gonzalez
ACHIEVED SELF LOVE. At the age of 12 Kimberly was diagnosed with one chronic illness and one autoimmune Scleroderma and Raynaud's which caused her...
Gary Trenkelbach
UNDIFFERENTIATED PLEOMORPHIC SARCOMA (UPS) TO BKA. This whole ordeal started about fifteen years ago +/- five years. I kept going to my PCM for a...
Heba Morsy
INSPIRED. Why do people try to inspire others? Is it because we genuinely care about everyone's life, or because we need to feel that we can...
Robert Jones
LOST IDENTITY. I have been a soldier for 35 years (20 years active and 15 years as a defense contractor), and when I lost my leg the military was...
Jeff Soelberg
MOST USED LEAST RECOGNIZED. My WeThrive story begins July 6, 2016. The day that I became a 3 finger partial hand amputee. I remember laying in the...