This is something that comes up so frequently that I thought it was worth a mention. How exactly do you tackle major life changing surgical news? There most definitely is not a right and wrong answer but here’s how I went about it.. hope it helps.
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#137 24 Hours of firsts: rugby, walking and scooters
It’s been a big few days busting lots of firsts that I didn’t think possible so soon. So it’s no wonder that by Saturday morning, I just didn’t want to use my legs any more!
Continue reading “#137 24 Hours of firsts: rugby, walking and scooters”#136 Solving the prosthetic cycling problem
Yep.. I’m on a mission to find an answer. I said from the get go that I wanted to get back to swimming and cycling. I feel like the only thing stopping me cycling is the mechanics of a prosthetic. Surely there must be a way around this?!
Continue reading “#136 Solving the prosthetic cycling problem”A different approach to physio and prosthetics
Today I met Liam, who is another of the physiotherapists at the Limb Centre in Dunedin. He doesn’t know me, has never met me before and is only basing his information on the medical records that the limb centre have created on me. But, todays approach was quite quite different to in previous visits.
Continue reading “A different approach to physio and prosthetics”#135 Leg day- leg number 3!
Today I was more excited than I have been the other two times.. I have high hopes for this next leg! Here’s how it went!
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