HEALTHY FEET FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES
by Mark Hinkes, DPM
In this informative book, Hinkes discusses the risks of amputation in people with diabetes and ways to prevent it. The book is especially relevant for an amputee who’s already lost one foot or leg to diabetes and is therefore at risk of losing his or her remaining foot or leg without further prevention steps. Hinkes’ expert advice could help amputee patients save their remaining limbs and perhaps their lives. For more information, visit www.dr-mark.net.
A LEG TO STAND ON
by Lois Olson
Illustrated by Jeanne Lance
The author uses her personal experiences as a leg amputee as inspiration for this illustrated children’s book, which features a family, a three-legged therapy dog named Kip, a goat, and a visitor. “I wanted to create a book that described amputees to children,” Olson said. By viewing the world through the eyes of an amputee, children and adults alike can learn about people with disabilities and understand some of the struggles they encounter.
