Best Books By and About Amputees: Summer 2022 Edition
Two of our favorite amputee detectives are back in action this summer with new novels. Our list of limb-loss-related volumes ...
These Amputee Life Coaches Can Help You Find Your Best Self
How can an amputee life coach help you adjust to limb loss? Meet a handful of people who've used the ...
Annual Wellness Visits Sharply Reduce Amputation Risk
Do diabetes wellness visits really make a difference? According to a new study, the routine visits reduce amputation risk by ...
LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Wise Women Parliament Supports Amputee Women
The Wise Women Parliament is a support group for amputee women. It empowers women to share personal experiences about living ...
New Prosthesis Is the Wheel Deal
The Crosswing, a prosthetic leg with an ingenious built-in skate feature, won first prize in last year’s Michelin Movin’On Challenge, ...
The National Limb Loss Registry Goes Live
The National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry is now live. It is meant to fill the chronic gap in reliable ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
First Person: Finding My Voice as an Amputee Advocate
So often, amputees are hushed into silence. But when you withhold your voice, you’re depriving the world of something precious—the ...
Why Are Some Doctors So Clueless About Limb Loss?
When my doctor told me, "You're doing so much with what you have,” it was meant to be encouraging. But ...
College Scholarship Program for Amputees Is Accepting Applications
Know any college-age amputees? The Limb Preservation Foundation’s Extremity Scholarship Program is accepting applications ...
What’s Being Done to Help Ukrainian War Amputees?
Roughly 1,000 amputees are awaiting treatment at a government hospital in Kyiv—and only three prosthetists are on duty. US prosthetists ...
Friendship After Limb Loss Is a Two-Way Street
Alexandra Boutté felt especially vulnerable in the months after her amputation. But instead of donning emotional armor, she maintained friendships ...
ROMP’s Climbing Team Sets Its Sights High
ROMP’s annual Cotopaxi expedition will include Paralympians, models, social media stars, and other celebrities of the amputee community ...
Amputee Film Maker Sommer Carbuccia Wins Raves for “Mac N Cheese”
The star of this year’s Easterseals Disability Film Challenge was Sommer Carbuccia, an amputee filmmaker whose comedy Mac & Cheese ...
When It Comes to Prosthesis Covers, One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Prosthetic covers need to be flexible enough to fit the occasion, but too many people in the prosthetics industry offer ...