I Am An Amputee
Quadruple Amputeeindependent Activity For Quadruple Congenital Limb Deficiency
Written on February 28th, 2012
I WAS ALLOWED TO ATTEND (ALSO VOLUNTEERING IN JR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL) AND OBSERVE THE LIMB DEFICIENCY CLINICS AT THE SHRINER'S HOSPITAL IN MY HOME TOWN BY THE DOCTOR IN CHARGE. I SAW THAT THE KIDS (I WAS A KID AT THE TIME) MISSING BOTH ARMS AND BOTH LEGS WERE PRESENTED AT CLINIC AS THE MOST PROBLEMATIC CASES. IT SEEMED TO ME THAT NO SPECIFIC ACAEDEMIC DISCIPLINE DEALT WITH THE KIDS THAT NEEDED THE MOST HELP.. I CAME TO THAT AWARENESS RESEARCHING WHAT WAS PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS. I WROTE LETTERS TO THE AUTHORS, AND MANY GUIDED AND INSPIRED ME,AS DID THE DOCTOR WHO ANSWERED MY LETTER AND INVITED ME TO COME LEARN. BECAUSE I KNEW ALOT OF THE KIDS, I LISTENED TO WHAT THEY SAID . SO TO MAKE A very long STORY SHORT, I WORK WITH ANYONE THAT NEEDS A CUSTOM WAY TO INTERFACE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT . WHAT CAN YOU DO INDEPENDENTLY NOW? HOW? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO INDEPENDENTLY? LET US START A DIALOG. THANX ........