Final day of the week: #amputeeawarenessweek and this was a question I received yesterday.
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Southland festival of running: RACE REPORT
♿️RACE REPORT♿️
The word [race] seems a bit OTT for this event but.. here we go.😆
Continue reading “Southland festival of running: RACE REPORT”Amputee awareness week #6 The cost of equipment
Unless you are physically disabled yourself, you will have absolutely no clue how expensive it is to be an amputee. What your healthcare system offers you also varies vastly from country to country. Some have to remortgage their house to be able to afford it. This is very common indeed.
Continue reading “Amputee awareness week #6 The cost of equipment”#208 Below knee amputation: one year on
It was exactly a year today that I had elective surgery to amputate my left leg below the knee. Here’s how I commemorated that day, and a celebration of all that I have achieved so far.
Continue reading “#208 Below knee amputation: one year on”Amputee Awareness week #5: Swimming
I didn’t really give access to pools too much thought, till after I lost my leg. Some places could make things a ton more easy for amputees than they do though.
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