THRIVE Blog
Kristi Deighton
KRISTI'S STORY. Hi, my name is Kristi Deighton from Auburn, Nebraska. In October 2018 I started to have lesions. I went to a doctor's appointment. I...
Empowering Global Mobility: Desert View High Students Craft Prosthetic Limbs for Underserved Communities
Desert View High School students in Tucson, Arizona, are using their drafting and precision manufacturing classes to create prosthetic legs for...
Lucila Collado
SURVIVING A LANDSLIDE: MY JOURNEY AS AN AMPUTEE. My name is Lucila and I write from Argentina. In January of this year, 2023, I suffered a very...
Ohio Mom’s Life-Altering Battle: Flu Complications Result in Quadruple Limb Amputation
In a harrowing tale of resilience and strength, Kristin Fox from Ohio recounts to People Magazine the life-altering experience that unfolded after...
National Conference Takeaways: Advocacy and the Art of Speaking Up
The 2023 National Conference boasted a variety of informative sessions covering topics relevant to the limb loss and limb difference...
Register for the December Virtual Town Hall
Join us next month for an Amputee Coalition Community Town Hall! Hear from President and CEO Cass Isidro and Board Chair John Register. We will...
Tracy Gariepy on the Power of Connection
By Tracy Gariepy I wasn’t your typical athlete…in fact I didn’t really get into physical fitness until I was in my thirties. But when I was in, I...
Participate in Your State Recognizing April as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
By Ryan Geddie, Government Relations Specialist It may still be 2023, but today marks the beginning of our 2024 campaign to have April recognized...
The Amputee Coalition Supports Voices for Non-Opioid Choices’ Letter
Opioid addiction is prevalent in the United States and has claimed the lives of many Americans. In response to this, the Amputee Coalition has...
AC News Flash Featuring AAPD
In this edition of the AC News Flash, President and CEO Cass Isidro chats with Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People...
7 Key Updates on Federal Funding
What happens on Friday, November 17, 2023? This Friday, November 17, is the day the short-term funding bill for all federal agencies is set to...
High School Football Player Tackles the Game as a Double Amputee
It was the touchdown viewed across TikTok. In his first season on the Briggsdale Falcons football team Carlos Valdez caught a pass in the end zone...