My Second First Steps…
Posted: Fri, January 15 2010 at 10:15am
This week was a quiet week of office work and thus I don’t have any stories of long walks and field work to share so I thought to do something a little different. As I’ve written about before I have two young girls, the oldest of wh...
To Cover or Not Cover?
Posted: Tue, January 05 2010 at 10:11am
Recently I read two articles talking about choices an amputee has regarding covering their prosthesis. In the first article, the author was adamant about not wanting to walk around looking like what she considered a “comic book character...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it stop
Posted: Fri, December 11 2009 at 9:01am
Like many of you around the country this first week of December brought a large and seemingly angry snow storm. To even call it a snow storm is like calling a tiger a “little kitty”. After just having moved from northern Wisconsin to ...
My Second First Steps…
This week was a quiet week of office work and thus I don’t have any stories of long walks and field work to share so I thought to do something a little different. As I&...
To Cover or Not Cover?
Recently I read two articles talking about choices an amputee has regarding covering their prosthesis. In the first article, the author was adamant about not wanting to wa...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it stop
Like many of you around the country this first week of December brought a large and seemingly angry snow storm. To even call it a snow storm is like calling a tiger a “litt...
Another Week, Another Walk
My job is a mixture of some field work and some office work, usually about a 50/50 split. Some of my field work in early November involved a trip to a property that I’ve be...
Insurance and the C-Leg
In this day and age one of our most contentious issues is that of health insurance. The news stories are awash with reports of irate citizens attending meetings with their el...
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MSNBC.com: Marine who lost leg returns to combat in Iraq
Posted: Thu, April 16 2009 at 9:19am
Marine Gunnery Sgt. William ‘Spanky’ Gibson lost his leg to sniper fire while on foot patrol in Iraq. Within two months of being wounded, he returned to active duty in Fallujah thanks to a strong will, his dedication, and his C-Leg®.
Fox 9 news: Walking Wonders
Posted: Thu, April 16 2009 at 9:19am
Two Minnesota Dads have similar C-Leg® stories: Aaron and Rick have both lost their legs above-the-knee, one to disease, the other to an accident. They’re both walking again thanks to local prosthetists—and their C-Legs.
Amputee Coalition of America
Visit the ACA for amputee resources and information about Prosthetic Parity – the movement to get prostheses paid for by payors in every state.
Wiggle Your Toes
More resources and information for amputees.
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