LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Common-Sense Amputee Aids Medical Research
When Phil Skiff sits down to review grant applications, he’s typically the only person in the room without a PhD ...
Happiness Ambushed Amputee Veteran John Wade
After losing his leg in a truck accident, 17-year Army veteran John Wade realized he had a choice to make: ...
Paul Demeyer’s Amputee Sketchbook
Award-winning animator Paul Demeyer is working an illustrated memoir that documents his adaptations to limb loss and his ongoing search ...
Internalized Ableism and Limb Loss: Our Own Worst Enemies
A lot of amputees fall prey to internalized ableism without even knowing it. If you do this, you’re not just ...
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Dolls Like Us
Courtesy Hope Toys. Let’s face it. Not many people really look like Barbie and Ken. Fortunately, some companies have begun ...
Facing Reality After Losing My Chosen Career
In 2010, my disability no longer allowed me to continue working in my chosen career. I had suffered a debilitating ...
Finding Your Personal Style
Is looking good important to you? Do you fear that your limb loss will always relegate you to “practical” and ...
More Than a Wish
“I wish….” Those two words from a child with a life-threatening illness, such as cancer or meningococcal meningitis, can spur ...
Nonprofit Organization Provides Transportation to Care
Sometimes, the specialized or even life-saving medical care a child needs is not available locally. Sometimes, it’s cities, states, or ...
Discovering the Magic
Image courtesy of Jothy Rosenberg. “I had to know if it was possible,” says Jothy Rosenberg, explaining the reason he ...
Elvis Has Been Spotted! …And This One Is an Amputee
Image courtesy of Hanger Clinic. Yes, there is even an amputee Elvis impersonator—a bionic Elvis. Ray Guillemette Jr. lost his ...
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, ...
