[AMP-L] Paralympian Explains Decision to Have Leg Amputated

[Wayne Renardson]

via Business Insider S.A.:

A skier who made her Winter Paralympics debut last week explained 
why she had her leg amputated.  

Shona Brown elected to have her leg removed after six years of 
debilitating pain.  

She had developed complex regional pain syndrome after an injury she 
initially had thought was only mild.
A Paralympian described her decision to have her leg amputated below 
the knee to alleviate a chronic pain condition that meant she wasn't able 
to use her foot for six years. 

Shona Brownlee, a Paralympic skier and member of the UK's Royal Air 
Force (RAF), told the BBC she had developed a condition called 
complex regional pain syndrome after an injury she initially thought was 
only mild. 

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/yclxqaqn

Wayne R.