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Banksy Goes Bionic: Nick Harrier’s Picturesque Prosthetics
Nick Harrier builds artistic, custom-built leg covers that change amputees’ lives—and he gives them away for free. by Rene Agredano All images: Leslie Gauthier. Nick Harrier began hacking his own prosthetic covers because he had “a desire not to look ...
The Choice: To Amputate, or Not to Amputate?
My accident left me with two badly damaged legs. Should I try to save them? Or would amputation set me up for a better life? Here's what I chose, and how it worked out ...
Prehistoric Amputations: In Search of Limbs Lost
A new archaeological find shows that prehistoric cultures knew how to provide sophisticated care for amputees—and how to reintegrate them into society ...
What Is Moral Injury, and How Is It Hurting Amputees?
Most prosthetists wish they could spend more time with amputees and serve them with greater flexibility. But the system is working against them—and their patients ...
RV Travel Got Me Back to the Great Outdoors After Limb Loss
RV travel enables amputees to stay active, experience different places, meet all kinds of people, take on new challenges, and enjoy life ...
This Amputee Model Is as Free as a Bird
Flamingo Florence—née Cairn Atkinson—is making a name for herself as the nation’s top (maybe only) amputee pinup model ...
Amputee Health and the New Science of Psychedelic Drugs
Clinical trials are now underway to investigate psychedelics’ effects on phantom limb pain, depression, PTSD, opioid addiction, and other amputee health challenges ...
The Bowhunters’ Gifts: A Tale of Amputee Friendship
This story might inspire others—challenged with a hand injury, or absence, or other physical challenge—not to give up, but to chase their dreams, whatever they may be ...
