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Month: May 2021

#186 Leg update, bike update, wheelchair update

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 28/05/2021
  • amputation

We are moving on to socket #6, still trying to figure out how to best make a bike leg and I have another temporary wheelchair upgrade!

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De-stress your (and my!) life: step 1!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 24/05/202124/05/2021
  • amputation

A very big focus for me at the moment is to deal with the mental and emotional side of the trauma involved in losing a leg (and it actually being someone’s fault). To that end […]

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#185 Positivity pants: celebrating the small wins

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 22/05/202122/05/2021
  • amputation

When a journey is as massive as recovering from losing a limb, I can assure you it’s tough on the mind, you simply can’t stop thinking about the mountain ahead. So, on my ‘make a […]

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#184 Pondering life: how to alter self expectation?

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 20/05/202120/05/2021
  • amputation

When I was told I needed to re-invent myself completely differently I had no idea that I would find it so mentally and emotionally challenging. Sport WAS my life. So how do I change my […]

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#183 A day in the life: new tattoo & rant alert

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 18/05/202118/05/2021
  • amputation

OMG it’s been a challenging day.. both mentally and physically. However, I now have a new tattoo to replace the one I lost when I had my leg chopped off.

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