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21 days (3 weeks) post BKA: a day in the life..

3 weeks post BKA: Today I thought I would switch it up and show you in video clips – what a day looks like for me at the moment.

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Author MelaniePosted on 29/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

Day 20 post BKA: I choose happiness, do you?

So many people have said how amazingly well I am coping with such devastating news and a brand new lifelong disability. How am I doing it? Today I try to explain.

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Author MelaniePosted on 28/10/202028/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, vascular surgery

Day 19 post BKA: return to work?

Day 19 post BKA: back to work? I had the opportunity to catch a lift in to town today.. so I thought I would give work a go, for a few hours. It’s been almost 5 months since I was last able to work. Here’s how it went.

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Author MelaniePosted on 27/10/202027/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, below knee amputation, vascular surgery

Day 18 post BKA: what happens to your balance when you lose a leg?

This is something that has taken a massive amount of work and adjusting… and I’m still trying!

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Author MelaniePosted on 26/10/202026/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

Day 17 post BKA: positivity pants & a task for you!

Day 17 post BKA: I found my positivity pants again today, had some lovely conversations with people in Wanaka about disability – and I finish with a wee task for you… get a tiny taste of my one legged world!

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Author MelaniePosted on 25/10/202026/10/2020Categories amputationTags amputation, amputee, vascular, vascular surgery

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