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Progress, not perfection
Hello everyone, I'm a 50-year survivor of bone cancer, and I'm finally (at age 67) "growing up".
Even though it appeared I adjusted well when I was diagnosed with cancer, and my leg was immediately a...more
More About Roberta Gibbs
I want to be a speechwriter. I want to belong to that sector of our society who plays a crucial role in shaping the country’s future. Being a speechwriter is tempting to me. I am taking up journ...more
Paralympics 2010
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No Proprio for Me
I was scheduled to test-walk the new Proprio robotic foot next week, but found out today that my foot size is too small. The minimum size is about equivalent to a women's 8-1/2 shoe. Needless to say, ...more
Four wheeler wreck
Hi I'm Brandon...three years ago i was hit by a truck on a fourwheeler. i broke both my legs and had a bk right amputation. I kinda like to talk to others about amputations so drop me a hey lol...more
wheekchair
One day i decided to got to the supermarket wearing my prosthetic leg and use my wheelchair at the same time. It had been a long day of wearing my leg ,and i didnt feel like taking it off for th...more
today...
i missed my best friend's wedding bc i'm stuck in a hospital bed.
nothing really bothers me. my arch-enemy dr. keeps parading neuropsych's and psychiatrists in to talk to me because he can't believe ...more
Phantom Pain
I have been amputated for 2 1/2 years. Just had my second revision since I had my leg removed. My bone keeps on growing. I continue to have pain (all the time 24/7), sometimes its unbearable and oth...more
Does your stump hate you?
I really do believe my stump dislikes me. When I want to sleep, it keeps me awake. When I finally get out of my head and decide to put my leg on, it becomes irritated! Does this sort...more
My story
I became an RAK 6 months ago. I was riding a motorcycle at about 30 mph and was hit by a car which didn't see me and pulled out into my path. My right lower leg was crushed between the bum...more
Current Status: Stumped
Yes, pun intended!
I haven't been an amputee for long. After nearly two years of medical complications and over thirty-five surgeries here I am, less than four.
At first, it was hard to...more
About Me
My parents are very protective of me since I am an only child. Until I was in college, they insisted on visiting me every other week. I appreciate the thoughtfulness, but sometimes I really want to be...more
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Yearly reminder
Today, March 1, 2010, marks the day that forever changed my life. It was on this very day in 2006 that a bullet tore through my left upper thigh and exited my calf. The path that the bullet traveled w...more