“That’s not your final foot. Your foot is still coming from overseas,” the prosthetist, Carl told me today, while he and a colleague, Will prepared the materials for another casting … Read the rest “It doesn’t hurt, but it does feel odd”
‘Would you mind if another patient borrowed your wheelchair for a day or so? We don’t have enough stump rests.’, one of the hospital therapists asked me yesterday. After discussing … Read the rest “Getting To Know You”
“You can see the concentration on your face”, a friend commented today, as I posted on Facebook a video of my “first steps” with my new prosthetic limb. Though it … Read the rest “You need to walk like a cowboy”
During childhood, I remember being quite jealous of my classmates who came to school sporteing plaster cast-covered arms and legs. People would gather round, keen to hear the story of … Read the rest “Preparing for the “Wooden Leg””
Attention: This post includes a close-up image of my amputated limb. My niece, who is a nurse, assures me she’s seen “much worse”. But sharing here in the interests of … Read the rest “Back in Business”