I Am An Amputee


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Amputee and Humor

I have been called many names in my life, but I recently came across one that I found to be quite exceptional; not because it was...

Amputee To Be

Back in 2006 i fell of a ladder at work doing a fascia boards job on a gable end of a two story house.the day before we asked for...

Am I Beautiful?

ok so today i found out that my boyfriend was cheating on me with another girl! I confronted him and he simply told me that he thought that...

Neuronix - Help Create A State-of-the Art Prosthetic Hand Affordable To All....

Hello,I'm an electronic development engineer, and my friend and I are on a mission to create a state-of-the art electronic prosthetic hand...

Can You Help

hi there my mother had to have her arm amputated almost a year ago and is, as she always has done, coped amazingly.. i am however looking...

"legless,and Getting Used To It!"...

....You haven't seen me for a while,but,I have a reasonable excuse! In the past few months,I have been suffering excrutiating pain in my...

November 28, 2008

  It all started as a normal day. November 28, 2008. Was at my friends farm helping to harvest or pick field corn -- he uses to raise...
This Experience at a Glance
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These snippets show some of the most common themes mentioned in this experience's stories:
  • "My daughter was instantly screaming, but I was in no pain and I was so afraid I had shot her..."
  • "I looked down and realized my left leg was totally blown away..."
  • "I am definately here to hear inspiring stories, and to see that there is hope..."
And the Story Awards Go to...
Most Popular: A New Double Amputee
Most Recent: Can You Help
Most Commented: November 28, 2008
Most Entertaining: Am I Beautiful?
Statistics:

24% of people who have this experience are in their forties, 24% are in their thirties, and 19% are in their teens. 62% of people who have this experience are men.

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Here are a few tips...
  • 1-we want to be viewed as whole people 2-we are not ashamed to tell our story 3-just ask 4-we have a disability not an inability 5-you have to be tough and fight thru 6-find a good prosthetist 7-if your prosthesis hurts its not fitted good
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