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Message From the Editor

Message From the Editor

Welcome to 2021. And not a moment too soon. We hope you made it through 2020 in good health and ...

A Passion for Dance

A Passion for Dance

For Angelina Bruno, dancing is more than a hobby. Much more. It’s her emotional therapy, her physical therapy, and her profession. ...

Making a Stand for Your Health

Making a Stand for Your Health

It’s well documented that moderate exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, various cancers, and other age-related ...

Let the Games Begin

Let the Games Begin

For a while, it looked like the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics might not happen at all. A couple of months ...

Cyborg: Jillian Weise

Cyborg: Jillian Weise

Jillian Weise is an award-winning poet, author, and playwright, a creative writing professor at Clemson University, and a disability rights activist. ...

Looking for the Helpers

Looking for the Helpers

In tough times like these, we can seek comfort in the words of our favorite cardigan-wearing children’s TV program host, ...

More Than a Cover

More Than a Cover

Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them. Regardless of the type of amputation surgery you’ve had, getting dressed will ...

Fashion Forward

Fashion Forward

Disability fashion styling trailblazer Stephanie Thomas is living her purpose. Thomas carries herself with confidence and poise and says she ...

Uniquely You

Uniquely You

By Élan Young PROSTHETIC COVERS CAN HELP YOU RECLAIM YOUR STYLE Wearing a prosthesis is functional; wearing a prosthetic cover is ...

Inspiration on the Run

Inspiration on the Run

By Rene Agredano We all want a healthcare provider who understand our needs and hopes. But if our medical team isn’t giving ...

A Man of Many Talents

By Emily Dings ERIC QUANDER IS THE ULTIMATE MULTIHYPHENATE. IN FACT, THE NUMBER OF LABELS THAT COULD PRECEDE HIS NAME ...

CAUSE-PLAY

By Eric Quander Finding Fun, Confidence, Understanding, and Community Through Cosplay Erin Ball cosplays the character Octane from Apex Legends ...

The Delusion of Lack

The Delusion of Lack

By Eric Quander “IF ONLY I HAD A, I COULD BE B.” “I CAN’T DO X, BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE ...

Motorin’

Motorin’

By Elizabeth Bokfi Amputation surgery is life-altering. Regardless of how quickly you navigate the emotional roller coaster to acceptance, for ...

On the Road Again

On the Road Again

By Elizabeth Bokfi Life can be challenging for amputees, especially soon after surgery. Recovery, pain management, and adaptation—physical and emotional—are ...

Super You

Super You

By Eric Quander Many of us wanted to be superheroes when we were kids—leaping over buildings in a single bound, ...

Try It Before You Buy It

By Emily Dings You’ve likely experienced the trepidation that comes with making a big purchase, especially when shopping for an ...

A Passion for Prevention

A Passion for Prevention

By Amy Di Leo, MS Retiree Seeks Opportunities to Share Knowledge “The carbon fiber socket is a conductor. Even with ...

A Passion for Helping Others

A Passion for Helping Others

By Rick Bowers Neal Seigfried was thinking of helping his fellow amputees when he asked his friends to donate to ...

I Will Survive

By Elizabeth Bokfi “With treatment, you have a 50/50 chance of survival past three years.” Such words can pack a ...

Hidden Wounds

Hidden Wounds

LOSS OF A LIMB IS MORE THAN A PHYSICAL LOSS. While the change in a person’s body is obvious, it ...

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