When we spoke to Lacey Henderson back on March 19, the Paralympics were still supposedly going to be held on schedule in August 2020. She no longer had a place to train, though—her regular training facility had closed a few days earlier—and all the spring qualifying meets had been called off.
Before the pandemic, most of us didn't have a fully considered hand-washing strategy—or a poorly considered one, for that matter. Most likely you never gave more than a passing thought to the frequency, methods, and materials that would get the job done most effectively.
The pandemic is pushing all of us, able-bodied or not, into unfamiliar territory—but that's often where new opportunities lie, John Robinson notes.
Without access to the gym, pool, track or weight room, it's difficult to maintain optimum levels of physical and mental health—and the longer our forced inactivity lasts, the greater the long-term health hazards.
What do amputees do under quarantine? We dance. Watch the video.
How will amputees sustain community in the era of social distancing? The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the bonds that keep amputees connected.
“Amputees don’t focus on what they don’t have,” says Patrick Quinn. “They work with what they do have, and they find ways to maximize it.”