It’s now been 3.5 years since I acquired a completely preventable left leg amputation. So how are we doing with making my house more accessible for me to get around?
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Challenge Wanaka: training update
We sure are getting to the pointy end of training now, and the race is not far away. I’m starting to get pretty nervous at the mammoth task ahead of me, and already looking forward to the rest I will get afterwards!!
Continue reading “Challenge Wanaka: training update”3 years an amputee – reflections.
Today marks 3 years since I elected to have my left leg amputated below the knee. I can remember that moment being wheeled to surgery. I was looking down at both feet, knowing that one would be gone by the time I came back. I felt massive grief, there in that moment in pre-op. It is indescribable.
Continue reading “3 years an amputee – reflections.”#265 Limb Centre visit – sockets and ankles
It’s hard being an amputee in Nz.. the service is limited to 5 centres nationwide and I’m over 200km away from the closest. Here’s what a day visit to the limb centre is like for me.
Continue reading “#265 Limb Centre visit – sockets and ankles”Wensley’s Cycles winter duathlon series Race 1: race report
The last few weeks have been a roller coaster at best. The PTSD has been off the charts meaning the slightest little thing has been knocking me off that precipice.
Remember this visual analogy?
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