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#28 Swimming/ driving – can I or can’t I?

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 05/11/2020
  • amputation

Today was a big day.. in a number of ways and not all necessarily good. But I did manage to find some unexpected positives amongst it all.

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#27: The ashes of the leg

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 04/11/2020
  • amputation

What a weird thing to be able to say.. that you collected your own ashes. But that’s exactly what I did today.

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#25 A rant and a whinge – it’s ok to be pissed off!

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 02/11/202002/11/2020
  • amputation

Yip.. one of those days. No, not sad… now I’m angry… and frustrated… with everything.

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#23: Socialising at wheelchair height

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 01/11/202001/11/2020
  • amputation

Today was the first day I was out and about all day in the wheelchair, multiple socialising opportunities and shopping. Doing this from wheelchair height is a completely new experience for me, and one of […]

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#22: what actually happened that led to amputation?

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 30/10/2020
  • amputation

#22: The leg story has been 18 months long and rather complicated. Some people have recently asked me what actually happened to lead to amputation as the only possible outcome. So here’s the story.

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