From wrenardson at gmail.com Sat Apr 2 07:38:49 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Scots Amputee Models Burberry and H&M Message-ID: <62485FF9.4538.CD597D4E@wrenardson.gmail.com> To: Listserv subscribers: Corrected URL below: A young Scots amputee has modelled for Burberry, H&M and Schuh after being signed to an agency. We told how Iona Hay from Glasgow was scouted by Zebedee Management in November. The 18-year-old's osteosarcoma diagnosis, a type of bone cancer, in 2008 led to her leg being amputated when she was just six-years-old. The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y6v65gb3 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 1 05:40:03 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] New Online Platform Dedicated to Amputee and Limb Difference Message-ID: <6246F2A3.516.C7C66B59@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Global Newswire: In honor of Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, Ottobock has launched Movao, an online platform dedicated to the amputee and limb difference community. In honor of Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, prosthetics and orthotics manufacturer, Ottobock, has launched Movao, an online platform dedicated to the amputee and limb difference community. Filling a void within the community and creating a safe, accessible space to seek local and global peers, Movao allows users from all over the world to connect, share experiences, and learn from each other. The rest of the story here: https://tinyurl.com/y7mnzkz2 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 6 15:28:16 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Body Parts On TV Tonight Message-ID: <624E1400.12999.E3A0AF9E@wrenardson.gmail.com> 'Body Parts' premiering tonight on TLC delves into the wild world of 'anaplastology' where art and biology intersect to create incredibly life-like prosthetics Allison Vest, 42, is a clinical anaplastologist which means she blends art and biology to create highly-realistic prostheses for missing body parts out of silicon 'I am a traditionally trained artist that exists in the medical world,' says Vest, who is based outside of Dallas The medical reality-series follows patients who have lost noses, eyes, ears, nipples and limbs as the result of congenital conditions, cancer, trauma, and infection Jay Jaszkowski, 56, lost his nose to cancer in 2020 after it was misdiagnosed as an infection, 'This is something that nobody would want in their life,' he says. 'I don't like walking around looking like a freak' Victoria Mugo, 41, is a quadruple amputee who lost her hands and feet after going into septic shock from pneumonia Ian Bohnner, 66, lost his eye as a child due to cancer, Vest says prosthetic eyes are the most difficult to reproduce because it's difficult to determine one static location for the eye to 'gaze' Based out of McKinney, Texas, Vest, 42, is a clinical 'anaplastologist' - someone who combines art and science to create highly realistic silicon prostheses for missing anatomy. She is the focus of a new TLC reality series, 'Body Parts,' airing tonight at 10pm ET. Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sat Apr 2 03:42:45 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Shaun White Surprises Triple Amputee Snowboarder [Videos] Message-ID: <624828A5.27219.CC81607A@wrenardson.gmail.com> via People Magazine: "It felt like such an honor to be on the same hill and the same run riding with one of the greatest snowboarders of all time. It was very surreal," Sherman tells PEOPLE. Shaun White's got some fierce competition on the slopes! The three-time Olympic gold medalist surprised Zach Sherman, a triple amputee snowboarder from Harrisburg, Penn., for a few runs at Woodward Park City Resort in Utah recently - an experience Sherman, 37, calls "surreal." "After a few warm-up laps I had a suspicion something else was going to happen that day," the athlete, who started snowboarding in the late '90s, tells PEOPLE. "Then, all the sudden, Shaun casually walked up to me and asked if I wanted to do a few laps. I was just stunned!" The rest of the story, with photos & videos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y9qml8l3 Wayne R . From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 4 04:46:48 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Plymouth Man Working to Change Laws to Help Amputees Message-ID: <624ADAA8.4359.D708B56B@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Star Beacon: Richard Slusher worked hard to raise money for his $20,000 "Hero Arm" last year during a GoFundMe campaign. He is now working so others can have the opportunity to receive the bionic body parts needed to live a richer life. "It dawned on me that so many people have to do GoFundMe campaigns and I didn?t think that was right," Slusher said. He said he researched the Amputee Coalition and decided to write Gov. Mike DeWine to request that April be named as Limb Loss Awareness Month. DeWine responded affirmatively and Slusher is hoping to get legislation passed that would force insurance companies to approve the prosthetic devices. He said 2.1 million people have "limb differences" that hinder their day-to-day activities. Slusher said there area higher levels of depression for those with limb differences and medical costs rise to $500,000 during the course of a lifetime compared to $300,000 for an able-bodied person. "I am very glad Ohio has Limb Loss Awareness Month," he said. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/ycmfoz9a Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 4 05:00:38 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Model Who Lost Legs Due to Covid Message-ID: <624ADDE6.27618.D7155FAB@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Paris Beacon News: The life of Carolyn Claire Bridgesa young woman model American, took a radical turn, after he lost both legs due to complications from COVID-19. Although she is already in her house, she has shown herself to be a strong and fighting woman at 21 years old. Through her social networks, the girl, born in Florida, is exposing the entire process she is going through, from having her lower limbs amputated to showing what her days are like with her wheelchair. In the photos and videos that she shares, she is leaving a very powerful message: that despite not being able to walk, her life does not have to plunge into depression; on the contrary, she is enjoying everything to the fullest. The rest of the story, with instagram photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y7ozxuhe Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 4 13:50:19 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] New England Amputee Soccer Team Message-ID: <624B5A0B.15706.D8FA49AB@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Revolution Soccer: The New England Amputee Soccer Team will play an exhibition match at Gillette Stadium during halftime of the New England Revolution?s home match against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday, April 2 (7:30 p.m. ET), shortly after members of the team return from this week?s 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in San Juan de Los Lagos, Mexico from March 16-20. The April 2 exhibition match at Gillette Stadium is one facet of the New England Revolution?s ongoing partnership with the New England Amputee Soccer Team, which was founded in 2019 by Massachusetts? own Nico Calabria and Rafa Perdig?o. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y9rbz9me Photo gallery here: Amputee Soccer Match | https://tinyurl.com/ycqczuqz Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 4 16:23:48 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] =?utf-8?q?After_Having_My_Fingers_Amputated__Jokes_About_?= =?utf-8?b?TXkg4oCYc2hhcmvigJkgSGFuZCBXZW50IFZpcmFs?= Message-ID: <624B7E04.5543.D986CFBB@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Report Door: Sadie Kemp has had all 10 fingers amputated, and her legs are next. Sadie Kemp, 34, developed sepsis in December and has been in the hospital for months. The hardest part is being away from her sons, who are 17 and 2. This is her story, as told to Kelly Burch. Every day I count down to the evenings. That?s when my doctors let me out of the hospital for a few hours so I can go to my parents? house and visit my sons, who are 17 and 2. I?ve been in the hospital since the day after Christmas, when I nearly died of sepsis. All of my fingers have been amputated, and my legs will be later this year. Those evenings with my family are a bright spot that keeps my mental and emotional health up during the toughest year of my life. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y7e3jfkw Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 6 18:36:26 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Body Parts': Septic Shock Led to Victoria Mugo Becoming a Quad Amp {Video] Message-ID: <624E401A.11796.E44CEDBB@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Meaww: Loss of a body part or disfiguration can truly affect the way a person feels about their appearance and self-worth. But thankful, Anaplastologist Allison Vest is here to help people feel comfortable in their skin, even if it is silicone! Enter TLC's 'Body Parts', which focuses on prosthetic rehabilitation. As per the synopsis of the series, "Anaplastologist Allison Vest creates amazing, lifelike prosthetics for patients who have missing or deformed body parts. Taking on unique and extreme cases, Allison melds medicine and artistry to help her patients both functionally and psychologically." The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/ybdya2jm Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 6 18:40:14 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Father Who Lost Both Legs to Diabetes [Video] Message-ID: <624E40FE.18243.E45068C9@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The Standard: hen James Bartengus, a police constable in Elgeyo Marakwet, suffered diabetes in April last year and had to undergo bilateral knee amputation, he felt his life and career were all lost. Mr Bartengus, 49, had to undergo amputation barely two months after the diagnosis. His right foot was first amputated before his left leg two weeks later. At first, the father of nine was reluctant to undergo the amputation and had chosen to brave the fight. But his legs got weaker every day and his wounds would not heal. Mr Bartengus has served in the National Police Service for more than 20 years. He finally gave in to his doctor?s advice and took the bold step to the theatre, knowing he would never walk again. "I could not believe I was once fit as a fiddle, but I could never walk again. That I would be dependent on people for my survival hurt me the most," recounts Mr Bartengus, adding that losing his legs was traumatising. The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y9ytd5rq Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 6 18:47:31 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Triple Amp Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy & Tax Charges [Video] Message-ID: <624E42B3.6057.E45714DA@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The Toronto Sun: Leader of campaign to fund Trump border wall to plead guilty to conspiracy, tax charges. A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran accused of defrauding donors in a fundraising campaign to help former President Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and three tax charges. The U.S. Department of Justice revealed their plea agreement with Brian Kolfage, who led the "We Build the Wall" campaign, in a filing on Wednesday with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Kolfage is expected to formally enter his plea on April 21 before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres. His lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The rest of the story, with photo & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y9qjqrzh Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 7 03:45:10 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] How Technology Helped Me Walk After Losing My Legs Message-ID: <624EC0B6.22318.E6434EDD@wrenardson.gmail.com> via News Health UK: After a devastating injury, bionic legs gave war veteran Harry Parker the chance to be active, and sent his life in a new direction. I remember almost everything about the morning I stepped on a bomb, or at least it feels that way. I was later told I had stopped breathing four times and I was certainly unconscious. It was 18 July 2009 and I had been in Afghanistan for about two months serving as a captain in the Rifles. That day, I was on a foot patrol and, as I walked across a field returning to camp, I stepped on an IED (improvised explosive device). I remember being flipped over very quickly and landing face down in the dirt. It was intensely painful, and I had a feeling of utter loneliness. I remember shutting my eyes, gritting my teeth and just trying to stay alive. A combat medicine technician was patrolling a few yards behind me when it happened and I was immediately put into the "casevac chain" (casualty evacuation): I was stretchered into a vehicle and transported to a helicopter that flew me to Camp Bastion field hospital. I was resuscitated a number of times during the helicopter flight. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/ya9a5ne7 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 7 05:22:30 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Data Dive: Limb Loss and Aging Message-ID: <624ED786.17779.E69C6B6C@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Amplitude: Just in time for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, the results from the 2022 Amputee Commui-Tee Survey are now available. More than 650 people filled out the questionnaire, doubling last year?s participation rate and providing us with one of the sharpest pictures yet of amputees? wants, needs, and concerns. You can download the top-line results via our survey co-sponsor, The Liner Wand. We?ll be sifting through the survey responses all month, teasing out as many insights as our data filters and pivot tables will allow. This week we?re looking into the generational differences among amputees, asking whether (and how) experiences and attitudes differ among varying age cohorts. In the coming weeks we?ll be slicing and dicing along other lines, including gender, cause of limb loss, arm vs leg amputees, and so forth. The rest of the story, with photo & graphs, here: https://tinyurl.com/y8ugx789 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 7 15:41:48 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Alliance Opposes Direct-to-Consumer O&P Devices Message-ID: <624F68AC.7804.E8D36B57@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The O&P Edge: In conjunction with the O&P Alliance, the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) released a statement about opposing direct-to-consumer distribution models for custom orthotic and prosthetic devices. The statement "seeks to address a troubling trend where some companies are marketing O&P care through a direct-to-consumer distribution model, in many instances, cutting out the trained prosthetist or orthotist, as well as the physician and therapist, from the care continuum." Five O&P organizations comprise the Alliance: NAAOP; the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists; the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics; the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association; and the Board of Certification/Accreditation. The rest of the story here: https://tinyurl.com/ycclkjh9 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 8 07:26:43 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] =?utf-8?q?Knee_=E2=80=98Kadam=E2=80=99_Aims_to_Improve_Li?= =?utf-8?q?fe_For__Above-knee_Amputees?= Message-ID: <62504623.10704.EC347A8A@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Newz Hook: Indian Institute of Technology Madras Researchers have launched India?s first indigenously developed Polycentric Prosthetic Knee, which aims to improve the quality of life for thousands of above-knee amputees. Called `Kadam,? this `Made in India? product is a polycentric knee for Above Knee Prosthesis developed in association with Society for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) and Mobility India. Kadam makes it possible for above-knee amputees to walk with a comfortable gait. Not just mobility, it also aims to improve the quality of life of users through increased community participation, access to education, livelihood opportunities and overall well-being. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/ya6tgl3p with a link to: Low cost inflatable prosthetic hand provides amputees with tactile feedback in real time Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 8 12:26:17 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] researchers launch indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee Message-ID: <62508C59.16479.ED46BE45@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Deccan Herald: More on the Polycentric AK knee: Above-knee amputees in the country can now hope to walk with a comfortable gait, thanks to researchers at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) who on Friday launched `Kadam?, India?s first indigenously developed Polycentric P... Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/iit-m-researchers-launch-i ndigenously-developed-polycentric-prosthetic-knee-1098864.html Mobility India, an NGO in Bengaluru, will mass manufacture and take Kadam to the market along with overseeing the processes of fitment and training and ensuring easy access for the users. `Kadam?, which was launched on Friday at the IIT-M campus, ... The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/ybzqvkpb Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sat Apr 9 05:47:03 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Can Microprocessor Knees Reduce Amputee Falls? Message-ID: <62518047.24207.F0FF91EB@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Orthopedics This Week: Can a "Microprocessor" knee implant reduce the rate of falling for active amputee patients? A research team from the Hanger Clinic in Texas along with researchers from the University of Nebraska, University of Utah, and University of North Carolina tackled that question and designed a study to collect data from patients who?d been implanted with a "microprocessor knee" after undergoing lower limb amputations. As a patient population, this group tends to have a high incidence of falls. Further, above-the-knee amputations and diabetes/vascular disease are also risk factors for falls in amputees. The rest of the story, with photo & chart, here: https://tinyurl.com/yddfqh8z Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 11 15:19:38 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] The Therapeutic Power of Scuba Diving Message-ID: <6254A97A.3390.FD5875A9@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The Washington Post: This is a very decent article [ed.] Tracy Schmitt spent years trying to find a scuba instructor. She is a competitive sailor, skier and mountaineer, but each dive shop she approached refused to entertain the idea that she could be a capable student. "I had all of these conversations trying to be persuasive," Schmitt says. "Not even to get accepted but just to - pardon the expression - get a foot in the door." Schmitt was born a quadruple amputee. Her disability eclipsed her many achievements, such as captaining 110-foot ships in the eastern Atlantic, and the instructors assumed teaching her to dive would be impossible. The rest of the story, with photos here: https://tinyurl.com/ycny6var Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 13 04:10:26 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Limb Loss Awareness Month [Video] Message-ID: <6256AFA2.11731.5407CD8@wrenardson.gmail.com> via KPLC Louisiana: It?s limb loss awareness month - a time to celebrate the resilience of the amputee community. According to the amputee coalition, more than two million Americans are living with limb loss, with another 28 million at risk of amputation. We spoke to a Lake Charles man who lost his leg in 2016, and learned how far he?s come in his recovery over the past 6 years. A trucking accident in 2016 left Gary Robertson with only his right leg. "From the shin down, my leg got twisted off, and when it twisted it off- like actually off my body. My knee got splintered, so they had to cut me above the knee, and I?ve been an amputee since then," said Robertson. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/yxmhd8oq Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Tue Apr 12 14:48:28 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Swimmer Breaks Two Guinness World Records [Video] Message-ID: <6255F3AC.11189.26244E2@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The Indian Express: Losing a leg has not dampened the spirit of Omar Hegazy as he has been thriving and achieving milestones. Hegazy has created history by breaking two Guinness World Records last week for the longest distance swam underwater with one breath (LA1) and the longest distance swam underwater with one breath with fins (LA1), as per the GWR website. The rest of the story, with instagram photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/ya4pa96e Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 04:03:12 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Data Dive #1: Limb Loss and Aging Message-ID: <6257FF70.15907.A603840@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Amplitude: Just in time for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, the results from the 2022 Amputee Commui-Tee Survey are now available. More than 650 people filled out the questionnaire, doubling last year?s participation rate and providing us with one of the sharpest pictures yet of amputees? wants, needs, and concerns. You can download the top-line results via our survey co-sponsor, The Liner Wand. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y3g88tth Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 11:51:29 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Survey: Preferred Terminology for Limb Loss/limb Difference Message-ID: <62586D31.5909.C0CF257@wrenardson.gmail.com> List: Dr. McDonald is at the University of Washington where AMP-L is housed. The survey takes about 20 minutes of your time. Wayne R. ======= From: Cody L McDonald To: "wrenardson@gmail.com" Subject: Preferred terminology for limb loss/limb difference Date sent: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:30:28 +0000 Hi Wayne, Here is the info: Are you a researcher or healthcare provider for people with limb loss or limb difference? Do you have limb loss or limb difference yourself? Do you live in the USA? Dr. Sarah Moudy, Graci Finco, and Dr. Cody McDonald are looking for people to complete a brief survey on preferred terminology to use when referring to this population and their limbs. This survey is IRB-approved, anonymous, and should take less than 20 mins to complete. If you are interested in participating in this research study, please take the survey at this link: https://redcap.link/TerminologyPreferencesSurvey We appreciate your help to inform patient-centered care. Thank you! Dr. Cody McDonald From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 13 19:53:35 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Former Army Medic & Amputee Competes in Invictus Games [Video] Message-ID: <62578CAF.4816.89FF639@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Yorkshire Post: After a two-year delay, Lisa Johnston from Doncaster will be among those competing in the Invictus Games. Laura Reid reports on her journey to get there. When Lisa Johnston competes at the Invictus Games, it will be the first time that two of her sons have seen her run. The former army medic and amputee from Doncaster is part of a 61-strong squad of wounded, injured and sick military personnel and veterans taking part in the international sporting competition. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y23koysw Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 04:08:19 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Patient Dancing on a New Knee Message-ID: <625800A3.24756.A64E98B@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Digital Journal: Louisiana amputee was turned down by multiple doctors for a knee replacement surgery in his opposite leg until he found Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Niels Linschoten of Baton Rouge. Linschoten was able to successfully complete the knee replacement surgery resulting in this patient walking without pain. Almost 9 years ago, Shawn was in a car accident that caused multiple fractures in both legs and an excessive amount of blood loss. As a result, his left leg had to be amputated. Through the course of physical therapy to learn to walk on his prosthetic, he realized there was still a massive amount of debilitating pain in his right leg, particularly his knee. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/yydulcr6 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 06:04:26 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Prosthetic Leg Lost In Lake Returned To Owner [Video] Message-ID: <62581BDA.6627.ACF373A@wrenardson.gmail.com> via News On 6 Oklahoma: A man who lost his prosthetic leg in Keystone Lake has it back after it was lost for six months. Some people spotted the leg that washed up on shore and worked hard to figure out whose prosthetic it was. The leg's owner, Shawn Igert, said the return of his missing leg is life-changing. When Igert?s kayak capsized at Keystone Lake, he could only watch as his prosthetic leg floated further and further away. Igert was stuck in the water for three hours before he was rescued by passing boaters. He said his biggest concern was just surviving in the water. "You know, my leg was the least of my worries," he said. Igert has a neurological disorder that forced him to get his left leg amputated two years ago, but he's never let that stop him. "I want to get up and get around," he said. "You know, when I lost that prosthetic leg, my life completely changed." The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/yypdaxtx Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 15:44:04 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] VA Offers Navy Vet Iinnovative Treatment [OSSEO] Message-ID: <6258A3B4.20725.CE1DA00@wrenardson.gmail.com> via VAntage Point: With more than 20 ships named in their honor and over 2,000 decorations of valor awarded, Navy Corpsmen have a well-deserved reputation for bravery and service to their troops. This dedication to duty often comes at a high cost, and for Ken Swartz, the cost was his legs. "I got hit October 14, 2010," Swartz said. "We were in a firefight in Iraq. I was trying to get to one of my Marines and I stepped in the wrong spot." The wrong spot was an IED, which Swartz said almost surgically removed both his legs due to the blast. The IED blast ended Swartz?s Navy career. He returned to the States, where he re-entered civilian life and adapted to a new life without legs. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y6rnvfqe Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 15:48:20 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Engineer Makes a Prosthetic Hand for $800 Message-ID: <6258A4B4.19199.CE5C2AC@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Interesting Engineering: Engineer born with one hand makes a prosthetic one out of plastic bottles for $800. One of Enzo Romero's favorite activities is playing the guitar, which he effortlessly does with his bright blue hand. Initially, it used to hurt, as he used his handless right arm to press down on chords. But now, with fingers on the end, he can play music painlessly. It all began with 'The Empire Strikes Back', the 1980 epic space movie. Towards the end of the movie, Luke Skywalker loses his right hand, in a duel with Vader. But, he gets outfitted with a prosthetic L-hand 980, one that could not only move but feel. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y335r6yy Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 14 15:59:48 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] =?utf-8?q?Man_Lost_His_Legs_Yet_Retained_Upbeat_Attitude?= =?utf-8?b?OiDigJhJIGp1c3QgZ290IG5ldyBmZWV0IeKAmQ==?= Message-ID: <6258A764.8957.CF040A6@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Chicago Tribune: Glen Peterson had a 50-50 chance of living after his body was attacked by a rare illness in 2011. He chose to see life at half-full. "I don?t think I even have `full body? dreams anymore," he said, sharing this photo of his new prosthetic feet. "Doc, I?m scared. Am I gonna die?" Glen Peterson asked his doctor. Listen to this article The rest of the story, with audio & photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y6yd63a7 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 15 04:43:27 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] 1 Woman, 1 Leg, 102 Marathons in 102 Days Message-ID: <62595A5F.15445.FAB65F8@wrenardson.gmail.com> via WFMJ Ohio: Jacky Hunt-Broersma runs like a woman possessed. And in a way, she is: The amputee athlete is trying to run at least 102 marathons in 102 days. Last month, a little more than two-thirds toward her goal of setting a new world record for back-to-back marathons, the South Africa native posted something on Twitter that got people talking. "The first thing I did after my run today was take off my leg. Felt so good," she tweeted. "Marathon 69 done. 31 marathons to go." That was last month, and she's still running - covering the classic 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) marathon distance day in, day out, rain or shine, occasionally on a treadmill but mostly on roads and trails near her home in Gilbert, Arizona. If her streak remains intact heading into the Boston Marathon on April 18, it'll be marathon No. 92. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y46mrc7x Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 15 04:57:18 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Man Cuts Off Ears to 'celebrate end of Covid mask mandates' Message-ID: <62595D9E.25327.FB815C6@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Times Now News: News of the Weird---with apologies to Chuck Shepherd: Brazilian man who is known as 'Human Satan' for his extreme body modifications got his ears cut off so that he could "celebrate the end of COVID-19 face mask mandates". Michel Faro do Prado, from Praia Grande, has 85 per cent of his body covered in tattoos. He has had more than 60 procedures to change his appearance. Prado has got horns implanted on his head, had his belly button removed and a part of his nose taken off too. He even had one of his fingers amputated so that his hand looked "more alien". The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/yykxfmqq Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 18 04:33:55 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Shark Tank Strikes Deal with UI Alum for Accessible Clothing Message-ID: <625D4CA3.11795.1F15B96E@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The Daily Iowan: Shark Tank deal winner, Erica Cole began working with the idea of prosthetics when she lost her leg in 2018. Since then, she?s created a business called No Limbits to put adaptive clothing for amputees in stores. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y4g83uop Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Mon Apr 18 19:12:15 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Dbl Amp Boston Marathon Winner Offers Advise [Videos] Message-ID: <625E1A7F.28802.2239D731@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Boston dot com: Not long after crossing the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, Marko Cheseto Lemtukei looked into the camera of a WBZ-TV crew and offered a message of his own to the world. "I want to tell people at home ...get out of that couch and the power of mind - use that mind," said Cheseto Lemtukei, a double amputee who topped the men?s group in the race?s Lower Limb Impairment division, finishing the marathon in just over two hours and 37 minutes. "And even if your body and the mind are not agreeing together, at least use one. You can either use your mind to push you or use your body to push you. Don?t think about it so much. "Keep trying, trying, trying and you will be better at what you want to be." The rest of the story, with videos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y4j3acty Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Tue Apr 19 05:18:28 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Lytra Prosthetic Shower Leg by Harry Teng Message-ID: <625EA894.14839.2464D82F@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Design Boom: Industrial designer Harry Teng introduces `Lytra?, the one and only affordable prosthetic leg that allows below-the-knee amputees to take showers safely and maintain residual limb hygiene. Designed with the goal of pushing the concept to a market-ready product, Lytra is not only a structure to overcome some physical obstacles, but also a body extension that has emotional attachments for amputees to rely on every day. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y37sf3tp Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Tue Apr 19 05:24:18 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Mother Wants to Show Her Children Possibilities [Video] Message-ID: <625EA9F2.3015.246A302A@wrenardson.gmail.com> via MSN: Amputee mother at Invictus Games wants to show her children anything is possible Gold medal-winning amputee mother Lisa Johnston at the Invictus Games said her guilt at feeling like she could not play with her children spurred ... The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/yykmk3hr Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Tue Apr 19 07:49:43 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:43 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] How Makeup Bridged the Gap Between My Missing Arm and Me Message-ID: <625ECC07.7840.24EF4DBE@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Allure Magazine: Post-amputation, writer Chloe Valentine Toscano found empowerment through adorning her scars. By Chloe Valentine Toscano: After I had my arm amputated, I swapped out my bandages for the temporary tattoos that came with some vintage Lisa Frank valentines I bought on eBay. I know what you're thinking: those must've been some transcendental tattoos! And they were. Not because almost all 24 of them stuck to my skin perfectly despite being manufactured before Y2K was revived (okay, one rainbow dolphin tail was lost to uneven water coverage, an obvious irony.) But more importantly, those tattoos acquainted me with the scars I'd been skillfully avoiding since my arm was removed several inches above the elbow. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y2kgf8an Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 20 15:27:40 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputees of the Titanic Disaster Message-ID: <626088DC.988.238DCC8@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Amplitude: As loyal Amplitude readers know, the United Kingdom has a rich tradition of seafaring amputees. So when our news feed filled up last Friday with articles marking the 110th anniversary of the RMS Titanic?s sinking, we got to wondering if that epic maritime tragedy had any connections (however minor) to limb difference. As it turns out, they weren?t hard to find. Here are a handful of amputees with direct links to the Titanic saga. We begin with: The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y2ms5prh Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 21 05:08:37 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] =?utf-8?q?Johnny_Depp=E2=80=99s_Doctor_Treated_Actor?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99s_Amputated_Finger?= Message-ID: <62614945.32187.5287952@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Code List dot BIZ: Johnny Depp?s private doctor has recounted how he treated the actor?s injury after he ended up having his finger amputated in Australia in March 2015. Dr. David Kipper said during a prerecorded statement filed in court on Monday that he cleaned Depp?s wound after an incident in which the actor claimed ex-wife Amber Heard threw a bottle of vodka at him. The doctor said he found Depp bleeding profusely. He treated the wound, but said he wasn?t sure how Depp had been injured. An attorney for Heard said Depp told emergency room staff that he had cut himself with a knife. Dr. Kipper said he spoke with Heard earlier that day, but didn?t notice that she had any injuries. She had said that Depp threw her onto a ping-pong table and pushed her against a refrigerator. Depp denied those claims, stating earlier about the episode that "after the incident where Heard threw the vodka bottle, she threw the second bottle of vodka at me, which cut off the top of my finger and sliced ??through the bones, that?s when I started to feel what I think was probably some kind of breakdown, a nervous breakdown or something." The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y56z9xyn Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 22 04:57:24 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Dbl Amputee Pleads Guilty in 'We Build the Wall' Fraudulent Fundraiser Message-ID: <62629824.898.A44888A@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Voice Of America: The co-founder of the "We Build The Wall" project aimed at raising money for a border wall pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in a case that once included former President Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon. Brian Kolfage admitted to pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars while promising all donations would pay for the wall. His plea came a month before a trial in a case that began in dramatic fashion in August 2020, when Bannon was pulled from a luxury yacht off the coast of Connecticut and arrested on allegations that he and three others ripped off donors trying to fund a southern border wall. Bannon was pardoned by Trump just before he left office last year. Bannon had pleaded not guilty to charges he pocketed over $1 million, using some of the money to secretly pay Kolfage, a 39-year-old Air Force veteran who lost both legs in a mortar attack in Iraq. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y2otm2ye Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 22 18:02:08 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Philly Woman Who Lost Her Limbs to COVID Message-ID: <62635010.13468.D12F365@wrenardson.gmail.com> via The Philadelphia Inquirer: `I?m learning to love this body all over again? Candice Davis has spent the months since her COVID infection defying expectations - surviving the virus, for one, and then pushing hard to learn how to live independently. Candice Davis wheeled out the front door of Good Shepherd Penn Partners on Friday to raucous cheers. Her brother Starr was there. So was her father, who?d driven from New Jersey. Her mother in Colorado was there on FaceTime. Friends from her church group, and her pastor?s wife turned up. And the physical and occupational therapists who have spent months helping Davis adjust to her new normal cheered as hard as anyone. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/yytxg259 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sat Apr 23 16:06:19 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Dbl Amputee from Preston Starts Fund-raiser for Hand-cycle Message-ID: <6264866B.26640.11CF4259@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Blog Preston: A woman who has had both her legs amputated is raising money for a handcycle to help her continue to raise money for charities. Pauline Doyle from Preston lost her first leg above the knee in 2011 due to vascular problems, and in 2015 lost her second leg. Since her amputations, Pauline has done a skydive in 2019 and raised ?850 for the rehabilitation centre in Preston that supported her and she is planning a second skydive for later this year to raise funds for the Amputation Foundation. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y6grrud7 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sun Apr 24 11:00:23 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Assists with Robotic Research at Michigan Medicine [Video] Message-ID: <62659037.1340.15DD7FC7@wrenardson.gmail.com> via University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Sepsis took Karen Sussex?s right arm about six years ago, but not her positive attitude. Sussex, from Jackson, loves her low-tech prosthetic arm, adorned with stickers from her beloved Detroit Red Wings and a hook on the end. She even jokes that her nieces and nephews call her "Captain Hook." Still, the loss of her arm took away her livelihood on a manufacturing and injection molding assembly line in her hometown. But now, Sussex has found a solution to that as a participant in Michigan Medicine research into robotic arms with fine-motor movement. The rest of the story, with photo & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y44yjm75 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sun Apr 24 11:20:38 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Losing My Limbs: How Reporter Survived Meningococcus Message-ID: <626594F6.15341.15F00942@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Stuff New Zealand: Ripu Bhatia was a 21-year-old university student living in Sydney when he had his arms and legs amputated after contracting meningococcal disease. My eyes darted to my sides to gaze at the frail twigs that were once my arms. It felt as if massive weights had been attached to them, pinning me to the hospital bed. My dad peeled back the bandages to reveal what was left of my hand. It was charcoal black, shrunken and shrivelled, resembling something that would emerge from the dirt in a zombie film. I was barely alive when my dad informed me I had contracted meningococcal disease. The rest of the story, with photo & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/yy98elkl Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 27 04:47:11 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Attempting to Run 102 Marathons in 102 Days Message-ID: <62692D3F.9127.23FAD738@wrenardson.gmail.com> via MSNBC: Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a mother of two who took up running at the age of 40, is out to prove naysayers wrong. When amputee Jacky Hunt-Broersma told her doctors six years ago that she wanted to take up long-distance running, they advised against it. Then, she decided to break world records. The 46-year-old mom of two is currently attempting to complete 102 marathons in 102 days, which is the world record for women, with or without a disability. She recently finished the Boston Marathon on April 18 with a 5:05:13 time, as well as other 26.2-mile races on trails near her home in Gilbert, Arizona, and on her treadmill. As of Monday, she had completed 99 marathons in 99 days. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y3r6k4u4 Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 27 11:59:24 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Black Alien to Amputate His Own Leg Message-ID: <6269928C.2156.25868D09@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Marca: The next step in body modification project, after removing two fingers. Anthony Loffredo, better known as Black Alien, has been modifying his body for several years as part of what he calls 'The Black Alien Project'. After recently removing two of his fingers, he now plans to amputate his own leg. The rest of the story, with photo gallery, here: https://tinyurl.com/y3l8wo7v Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 27 12:10:15 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Limb Loss Awareness 5K sets record before run Message-ID: <62699517.14344.25907CCD@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Wood TV CH 8 Michigan: In honor of Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, the City of Kenwood is partnering with Hanger Clinic to host the fourth Limb Loss Awareness 5K on Saturday. "I think it?s really important to bring awareness just because there?s such, almost a stigma about amputees and that we can?t do everything, but we very much are able to do everything," Beth Lowman said. "There?s just the misunderstanding of different reasons why people get amputations." Six years ago, Lowman developed a condition called dystonia and lost the ability to use her right foot and ankle. "After a lot of different treatments, I kept advocating to have my leg amputated," Lowman explained. "With dystonia, you literally lose all ability to move so I couldn?t move my toes, couldn?t move my foot, couldn?t move my ankle. And so I knew that I could get around better and with less pain with the amputation. And so my doctors finally agreed, and we went forward with that process." The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y6rtwsqa Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 27 18:07:59 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Do Men and Women Experience Limb Loss Differently? Message-ID: <6269E8EF.32080.26D7FE79@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Amplitude: It?s a cliche that men and women view the world from wildly divergent angles, but there?s a lot of science to back it up. Studies have documented sex differences in perceptions of almost everything you can name, from risk to motion, crowd size, quality of life, physical attractiveness, and pain. So it won?t shock anyone that perceptions of the amputee experience diverge along gender lines. At least, that?s what the results of the 2022 Amputee Community Survey show. The differences are far from irreconcilable-there are vastly more areas of agreement than disagreement-but a few disparities did catch our eye. We?ve detailed those below. (If you?re more interested in where the sexes are not in battle, scroll down to the bottom.) The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/y4jtwf9z Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 27 18:41:27 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] BK Amputee's Shared Purpose and Support Group Message-ID: <6269F0C7.29761.26F6A547@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Vidant Health: In 2000, Millie Shinn developed an ulcer on her right heel. A complication of Shinn?s Type 1 diabetes, the ulcer continued to grow, requiring Shinn to seek treatment and ultimately, a heel reconstruction. When that did not heal properly, she said she knew amputation was a possibility, though she wasn?t willing to accept it yet. Fast forward to February of 2002 and Shinn was still in bandages from the surgery. After a trip to the Emergency Department, Shinn met with her doctors and they decided it was time to amputate her right leg below the knee. "My husband was with me and even the nurse that was taking care of me, we were all just bawling before the surgery," Shinn said of her experience before her first amputation at Vidant Medical Center (VMC). "It was not something that I thought would happen to me ... I really wasn?t sure what to expect. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y3tuuocu Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Wed Apr 27 18:50:32 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Fear Over High Rates of Diabetes Foot Amputations Message-ID: <6269F2E8.22176.26FEF36F@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Coin Digital Standard: Major differences in the rate of foot amputations for people with diabetes in England are incredibly concerning, patient groups say. Such amputations are a sign patients have not received adequate care, as poorly controlled diabetes increases the risk of foot ulcers and infections. One in 10 areas had "significantly higher rates", government data shows. There was nearly a five-fold difference between the best and worst when taking into account risk factors such as age. Diabetes UK said the figures "shined a light on the scale of the crisis facing diabetes care" and it warned access to support was likely to have become worse during the pandemic. A report produced by the charity earlier this month said lives would be needlessly lost because of disruption to services over the past two years. The rest of the story here: https://tinyurl.com/y2muo2kq Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Thu Apr 28 17:34:17 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] USA Amputee Softball Team Playing at Stadium May 7 [Video] Message-ID: <626B3289.28448.2BDF82D8@wrenardson.gmail.com> via NBC News 10: The free event is a chance for the community to support local veterans. The talented softball team will face off against area first responders. SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. - On May 7, a team of American veteran amputees will face off against local first responders at Smokies Stadium. The slow-pitch softball games are for a great cause. The goal of the event is to fill the stands and show support for wounded warriors. The USA Patriot Amputee Softball Team isn't your typical lineup. They are all missing a piece of themselves, but are much stronger because of it. The sacrifices they made for our country overseas is a testament to the grit they show on the field. Many are batting with one arm, running with prosthetics, and adapting to the game. The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/yxv3ta7e Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Fri Apr 29 04:25:15 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Teenager With Prosthetic Leg Becomes Latest Burberry Model Message-ID: <626BCB1B.9996.2E337CAB@wrenardson.gmail.com> via Metro UK: A 19-year-old model who lost her leg to bone cancer is heading the latest Burberry campaign. Iona Hall, from Glasgow, signed with inclusive modelling agency Zebedee last year while studying fashion at Edinburgh University. In 2008, Iona was diagnosed with bone cancer osteosarcoma in her right leg, which was amputated just a week before her sixth birthday. In an interview with the BBC last year she said she thought she was `blessed? to go through the operation as a youngster. `It was something I grew up with,? she said. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/y4bmrxhd Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sat Apr 30 08:47:33 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Prosthetics and Orthotics Amputee Golf Outing July 16th [Video] Message-ID: <626D5A15.22117.3449ED5D@wrenardson.gmail.com> KWQC Davenport, Iowa: April is Limb Loss Awareness Month and Stacy Powers with Comprehensive Prosthetics and Orthotics invites viewers to participate in their Amputee Golf Outing this year. The growth in CPO?s amputee golf outing with starting 4 years ago with 60 golfers and now having close to 144 golfers, more than doubling in participants. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y2vyqkxe Wayne R. From wrenardson at gmail.com Sat Apr 30 20:08:18 2022 From: wrenardson at gmail.com (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:44 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Aamputee Advocates for More Resource [Video] Message-ID: <626DF9A2.17639.36B92CFF@wrenardson.gmail.com> via WTWO NBC & Youtube: "Amputation is not the end of your life. It's a new way forward." The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/y6yuqhfv Wayne R.