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Surreal Amputee Photographs Are Worth Thousands of Words
Limb loss puts people into crazy scenarios they never imagined they would inhabit. So it's a perfect subject for Karen and Steve Jackson, two fine-art photographers with a taste for surreal imagery ...
’Tis Better to Give
Want to give an amputee a holiday gift like mobility, friendship, fitness, emotional strength, or the freedom to thrive? Support the nonprofits that help make it happen ...
UNSTOPPABLE GETS THE GREEN LIGHT
"Unstoppable" isn't the first true story about limb difference to attract A-list Hollywood talent. But the movie about a one-legged wrestler may become Hollywood’s first hit about limb difference ...
Matchmaking: An Amputee’s Guide to Finding the Right Prosthetist
Finding a prosthetist is a lot like dating. This is an extremely important, even intimate relationship. Here's how I've learned to tell the princes from the frogs ...
Planning Ahead to Prevent Falls
For many lower-limb amputees, the risk of falling—and potentially injuring themselves—is a very real possibility. A little know-how and preparation, however, can lower the chances of a serious fall and help prevent injuries ...
Life Shouldn’t Be a Pain
A reality of post-amputation life is learning how to manage pain—often, more than one type. New amputees must master pain-management strategies as part of their “new normal.” To move from surviving to thriving, pain control is critical ...
Be Prepared
Wallet, check. Keys, check. Cell phone, check. It used to be that was all you needed to think about before leaving home for a quick trip to the store—or even for the entire day. But life is different now that ...
Fashionably Forward
By Abbey Smith There’s an old saying: “If you look good, you feel good.” For one amputee, that couldn’t be truer. After developing a rare blood clotting disorder, Eman Rimawi underwent 11 surgeries that eventually resulted in the loss of ...