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Amputee Influencers
We’ve all heard how social media can damage mental health. But when you’re navigating life with limb loss, it can also be a lifeline ...
I Am Who I Am—Fit Me
I used to traverse the monkey bars during elementary school recess using the crook of my left elbow and right hand. My callouses were magnificent ...
Beneath the Surface
Shark Week star, author, and former Australian Army paratrooper and Navy diver Paul de Gelder has always been drawn to risk and adventure. “I hand feed tiger sharks, parachute, snowboard—I do all that stuff ...
Stepping Aside
Although I have had athletic habits at times in my life, I am not by nature an athlete. Before I lost my leg, I used to walk down from the campus branch of the University Book Store in Seattle and ...
Peace Offerings
If you're wearing a prosthetic limb today—whether it’s a microprocessor knee, a bionic hand, or a carbon fiber running blade—it’s using technology that was shaped in some fundamental way by an American war ...
When the Cultural Tax Attacks
I’m standing in a conference space while people move around me. They’re mostly male, over 40, and nondisabled (or at least that’s my assumption at first glance), garbed in collared shirts and nice pants, drinks in hand ...
The Market Place of Ideas
The first time I went to a prosthetic fitting, I was in third grade. I was born without my left hand and forearm, and honestly, I could get around just fine without a prosthetic. But from early on, there was ...
Amputees Discover the Power of Negative Thinking
When an amputee influencer asked people what they love about living with limb loss, she got some thoughtful responses. But when she asked what people hate about limb loss, something amazing happened ...
