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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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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This is something that has taken a massive amount of work and adjusting… and I’m still trying!
Continue reading “Day 18 post BKA: what happens to your balance when you lose a leg?”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!
Continue reading “Day 17 post BKA: positivity pants & a task for you!”Day 16 post BKA; truths and rants
Today is divided into 3:
1) what we did in Wanaka today
2) some truths and a rant or two (apologies in advance) about what it’s actually like to be an amputee
3) some scenery to show you what Wanaka is like.