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#115 legs at the pool and legs on the walking tracks

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 04/02/2021
  • amputation

After a morning of getting frustrated with the crap that is always having to walk with your leg in an ever moving never quite comfortable socket, I took my sorry ass to the pool, to […]

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1 month post amputation: a catalogue of positives

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 08/11/2020
  • amputation

Today marks 1 month exactly since I elected to have my left leg amputated below the knee. I won’t deny that it has drastically changed my life – for ever. But I wanted to acknowledge […]

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Hump Ridge track – coastal track day hike

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 23/04/201924/04/2019
  • Fiordland National Park

Today marked a massive day in the life of me and this knee. Firstly, it is now 6 months to the day since the knee replacement and secondly it was the day that we attempted […]

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Mores Reserve with a new knee!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 22/04/201922/04/2019
  • Riverton

It’s been quite some time since I have tackled this walk, its tough and steep (both down and up) but the relatively secluded beach and views when you get down the hill are definitely worth […]

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January in Southland Crank up and Cycling!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 05/02/201905/02/2019
  • Knee replacement journey

January has seen me get into this position a bit more, which since I have been laid up incapacitated for so long, this makes me very happy! 

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