From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Wed Feb 1 06:38:17 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee to Race in Run for Angels Message-ID: <63DA7959.28033.4F5CA6@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Newnan Times Herald: Amputee to Race in Run for Angels Deanna Campbell, one of 185,000, celebrates one year with her new leg by competing in Newnan's Race For Angels. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/2blfqat6 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Wed Feb 1 16:06:32 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] World Leader in 3D-Printed Sockets Heads to USA Message-ID: <63DAFE88.5617.257973D@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Amplitude: It?s a name you may be seeing more often, because Hutchison?s pioneering company, ProsFit, is poised to start doing business in the US before long-maybe as soon as this year. The Bulgarian company has spent the last half-decade rolling out its innovative scan-design-print socket solution at partner clinics in Europe, Africa, and Asia, along with a Canadian affiliate or three. Based on early returns, ProsFit?s model has shown the ability not only to improve socket fit but also to bring prosthetic care to people who previously had none at all. "We?re trying to completely remove the barriers to getting prosthetics as an amputee," says Hutchison, a bilateral amputee and certified prosthetist who owns the company with his father, Alan. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/26nu4wbc Subscriptions are free in the continental U.S. Otherwise, the 6 issues cost $64 USD/year in Canada and $148 USD/year in other countries. https://livingwithamplitude.com/subscribe/ Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 2 19:11:05 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] California Police Face Scrutiny After Killing Double Amputee Message-ID: <63DC7B49.5853.826E1B3@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via BBC News: The police killing of a wheelchair user who allegedly refused to drop a butcher's knife is under investigation by authorities in California. Double-amputee Anthony Lowe, 36, who was black, was fatally shot on 26 January in the Los Angeles area. Police say he threatened them after stabbing someone. Mr Lowe's mother said: "They murdered my son." It comes amid renewed scrutiny of police killings after the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. The incident involving Mr Lowe occurred in Huntington Park, and was caught on camera by bystanders. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/277aqojp Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Fri Feb 3 13:22:06 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Family of Dbl Amputee Suing Police After Fatal Shooting [Video] Message-ID: <63DD7AFE.1399.C0DBE51@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via KTLA CH 5 LA'S Own: The family of Anthony Lowe is calling for justice after he was shot and killed by Huntington Park police Jan. 26. Police claim Lowe, a 36-year-old double amputee who used a wheelchair, threatened officers with a 12-inch knife on Slauson Avenue that Thursday afternoon near the site of a reported stabbing by an assailant in a wheelchair. Police tried to use a stun gun on Lowe, but it did not work, and when Lowe threatened to throw the knife at officers, at least one opened fire, police added. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2b42pvnm Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sun Feb 5 09:30:35 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] High schoolers Built A Prosthetic Hand Message-ID: <63DFE7BB.30782.15866D5F@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Wonderful Engineering: These Highschoolers Built A Prosthetic Hand For Their Classmate In Need. High school students in Tennessee have demonstrated their kindness and technical abilities by building a prosthetic hand for one of their classmates, Sergio Peralta. The project began when a student in the school?s engineering club noticed their classmate, born without a right hand, struggling with daily tasks. Sergio Peralta was born with an undeveloped right hand. He practiced writing with his left hand. He stated he could handle almost any other profession by devising solutions for ordinary tasks such as lugging a water bottle from class to class. "In the first days of school, I honestly felt like hiding my hand," he told CBS News. "Like nobody would ever find out." The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/24rln5cq Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Mon Feb 6 05:51:26 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Football's International Women's Week Message-ID: <63E105DE.15198.19E42099@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Sports & Development: World Amputee Football Federation encourages all countries to join us in celebrating International Women's Day 2023, from 4-12 March. On 8 March all around the world Women's Day is celebrated. We want to give that day media exposure to all amputee female players, in every part of the world. In the past on that day few events to celebrate IWD were organized: 2020: International friendly womens match between Dominican Republic and Haiti 2021: Friendly match organized by the Women Amputee Football Association of Cameroon in Doula 2022: Friendly demonstration game in Makeni, Sierra Leone with amputee women from Cameroon, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/2y3p5rh8 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 9 10:15:03 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Football's International Women's Week In-Reply-To: <63E105DE.15198.19E42099@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> References: <63E105DE.15198.19E42099@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> Message-ID: <63E53827.23685.F4849E@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> List: Corrected URL: Amputee Football's International Women's Week World Amputee Football Federation encourages all countries to join us in celebrating International Women's Day 2023, from 4-12 March. https://tinyurl.com/28kk6sgw Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Mon Feb 6 05:57:13 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Video Showing Police Shooting of Anthony Lowe Message-ID: <63E10739.22417.19E96C20@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via NBC News: Graphic video. The wheelchair-bound, double amputee was shot roughly 10 times by Huntington Park police during an encounter on January 26th captured in a cell phone video. The officers seen in the video were placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. Lowe Jr.?s family announced they would be filing a lawsuit against the city, alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations. The rest of the story, with video & commentary, here: https://tinyurl.com/26ubengz Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Mon Feb 6 17:47:48 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Derek Lost Most of His Leg But Not His Determination[Audio] Message-ID: <63E1ADC4.21888.1C73F174@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Quad City Times: Derek Oldfather needs a mirror to see his left leg. Most of it isn't really there. It's just a stump down to where the knee used to be. What Oldfather is seeing in the mirror is a reflection of his right leg. He does the mirror exercise as part of his thrice-weekly therapy at Rock Valley Physical Therapy in Davenport. The story of how Oldfather lost his leg - and lived - has been called miraculous. The rest of the story, with photo & audio, here: https://tinyurl.com/25sgy7k9 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Mon Feb 6 17:50:53 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Puppy Continues to Recover Following Amputation Surgery Message-ID: <63E1AE7D.24081.1C76C14D@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Herald Mail Media: A Dalmatian puppy who suffered injuries in an early January animal cruelty case in Washington County had a severely damaged front leg amputated last week, said Colin Berry, executive director for the Humane Society of Washington County. The amputation went as planned last Wednesday and Bijou, now about 17 to 18 weeks old, spent that night at Mountain View Animal Emergency on Crayton Boulevard, Berry said. By Thursday, she was "up walking and wiggly and giving kisses," Berry said. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/2bkvgznv Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Tue Feb 7 13:49:22 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Hopkins Engineering Students Make Gaming Prostheses [Video] Message-ID: <63E2C762.11669.20C00033@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via HUB Johns Hopkins Magazine: Johns Hopkins engineering students develop gaming prostheses for amputees. In three-week Prosthesis Instrumentation course, students build game controllers to enable transradial amputees to play Minecraft The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2cdj83sf Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Fri Feb 10 11:33:34 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Suburban Boy, a Quad-Amp Walks in NY Fashion Week [Video] Message-ID: <63E69C0E.24326.662B52B@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via NBC CH 5 Chicago: Ethan Sappington just returned home from walking the catwalk in the iconic New York Fashion Week, and his story is perhaps more inspiring than anyone else's on the runway. Sappington, a quadruple amputee, participated in Limb Kind Disability's "Show Your Shine" Fashion Show late last month. It was Ethan?s first show, and he did it all by himself thanks to the help of his resolve, and to his prosthetic legs. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/22wdt4xz Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sat Feb 11 05:03:33 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Local Amputee Excelling in Boxing and Jujitsu Message-ID: <63E79225.19016.A23FF9F@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via The Journal Gazette: Steven Strahm had hit rock bottom. The combination of stints in jail, losing most of his left leg to amputation and an ensuing opioid addiction to deal with that pain left the now 38-year-old broken, depressed and wondering if his life was even worth living. When trying to find any sort of purpose for a life that, to Strahm, had little meaning, he stumbled into Sud?n Impact Gym on Main Street and met owner David Hernandez. "I told him, `I feel really hopeless and alone, and I feel like I can?t do anything,? and he said he?d try to teach me," Strahm said. "He taught me some kickboxing and some boxing. At first, I thought he was crazy, but he worked with me on boxing and so far, I?m undefeated in boxing." The rest of the story, with slide show, here: https://tinyurl.com/2jdetkcn Wayne R. From shenderson at dredf.org Tue Feb 14 19:03:31 2023 From: shenderson at dredf.org (Susan Henderson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Recommendation for prosthetist in Denver? Message-ID: Hello All, My colleagues at Mobility International USA are looking for a prosthetist in the Denver area for a high school exchange student from Cameroon. Thank you in advance for any recommendation! Their email to me below: "We have a high school exchange (YES program) student from Cameroon, living in the Denver area, who has two prosthetic legs that are in need of some serious attention. She has some community support for this, but her placement organization has no idea where to go. Any suggestions for a *very good prosthetist* who will be respectful and happy to work with a lovely young woman from Cameroon? ___________________________________ Susan Henderson, Executive Director Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund 3075 Adeline Street, Suite 210 Berkeley CA 94703 T 510-644-2555 E shenderson@dredf.org Skype stoikannen Twitter @srtoikkanen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 05:17:58 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Recommendation for prosthetist in Denver? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <63EE2D06.2303.23F0CD07@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> Hello Susan: SH> Any suggestions for a *very good prosthetist* who will be respectful and happy to work with a lovely young woman from Cameroon? Have you posted this to the listserv for prosthetists, OANDP-L at University of Florida? https://www.oandp.com/oandp-l/ If not you might give it consideration. It's a well-run list moderated for years by Paul Prusakowski. Wayne R From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sat Feb 11 11:00:20 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Wiley Won't be Held Back By Amputation [Video] Message-ID: <63E7E5C4.10353.B6A9B51@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via The Register~Herald: That much is plain to the naked eye. His legs were amputated at the age of 5. He gets around in a wheelchair or, if he feels like it, on prosthetic legs. But that?s where the differences end. Now a sixth-grader at Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, he does everything any other kid his age does. He plays video games - Fortnite is his favorite. He even rides four-wheelers, something he did for the first time on his fourth birthday. A typical day at school for Wiley is a typical day at school for anyone else. He goes to homeroom. He goes to the usual classes. At lunchtime, he takes care of his tray on his own. The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2htzshyk Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sat Feb 11 13:52:39 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Double Amputee Fights Back From Near Death [Video] Message-ID: <63E80E27.13194.C085C44@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via ABC News CH 7 California: A Bay Area woman's display of determination is being celebrated and raising awareness for cardiovascular disease. "I love to dance and now that I've lost my legs, I continue," said Leticia Boykin-Owens. The 55-year-old San Mateo resident has come a long way from where she was just a couple of years ago when she was in the emergency room at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame. "They did a CTA on me and discovered I had an aortic dissection. Terrifying," she said. The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2pn3zufg Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sun Feb 12 15:39:45 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] 3D Printing Transforms Amputees Into Everyday Heroes Message-ID: <63E978C1.19184.1190BCAC@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Unite AI: 3D printing has advanced considerably in the past decade - numerous new materials are available to print with, the quality of printed products has improved significantly, the scale of printing sizes has increased to a scale large enough to print homes, and so forth. One impactful change 3D printing has had is improving relic industries such as the prosthetic limb industry, specifically bionic arms. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/2gwjm7q8 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sun Feb 12 06:26:18 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Leg Amputees to Visit Cabot Trail in Summer 2023 [Video] Message-ID: <63E8F70A.948.F961609@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Canadian TV Atlantic: It's been almost two years since two British leg amputees covered the entire distance of the Cabot Trail virtually. Smack in the middle of the COVID-19 winter of 2021, Paul Clark and Marc Pitman of Suffolk County, U.K., took on the challenge to stay in shape and pass the time during the pandemic. Now, the two are finally coming to see the trail in person. "I'm over the moon. I can't wait. It's been a long two years," Clark said. The rest of the story, with photo & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2eu5c5bl Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 20:30:27 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Wisconsin Nurse Pleads Not Guilty to Amputating Man's Foot Message-ID: <63EF02E3.6100.27342CDD@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via WEAU TV CH 13 Wisconsin: A western Wisconsin nurse accused of amputating a hospice patient?s frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor?s orders pleaded not guilty Thursday. A lawyer for 38-year-old Mary K. Brown, of Durand, Wisconsin, entered pleas of not guilty for her to charges of mayhem, physical abuse of an elderly person and intentionally abusing a patient, causing great bodily harm, WEAU-TV and WQOW-TV reported. After she cut off the man?s right foot on May 27, Brown told her colleagues that she wanted to display it at her family?s taxidermy shop with a sign that said: "Wear your boots kids," according to charges filed in Pierce County. The rest of the story here: https://tinyurl.com/2ngmj32d Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Tue Feb 14 05:32:34 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=98I_just_want_to_show_up=E2=80=99_Dbl__A?= =?utf-8?q?mputee_Exudes_Hope_=5BVideo=5D?= Message-ID: <63EB8D72.32313.19B185B4@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via KTXL Fox 40 Sacremento: Sometimes life throws you a curveball when you least expect it, changing your life in ways you can?t possibly imagine. However, one man teaches us it?s how you respond to it that changes your perspective. "I just want to show up for people," and that?s exactly what he?s doing. Meet Roseville resident, Tim Healea, a double amputee, who?s not letting his circumstances hold him back from living life. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2qmp3hdo Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 06:08:15 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Osseointegration International Direct Skeletal Fixation Procedure for Amputees Message-ID: <63EE38CF.9088.241ED63F@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Get The Word Out: Australia-based Osseointegration International Pty has announced a partnership with Italian manufacturer Permedica Orthopaedics to launch the Osseointegration procedure for amputees in Italy. The team will focus on supporting surgeons and healthcare professionals throughout the entire process of bringing the amputees to a "new normality". The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/2e4wz93z Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 18:08:51 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Teen Embracing Life After Leg Amputation [Video] Message-ID: <63EEE1B3.20574.26B28A66@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via BBC News: A teenager born with cerebral palsy, who was picked to play football for England, has had his leg amputated. Jude Aston, 18, from Wolverhampton has said he is staying incredibly positive, having made the agonising decision to lose his leg. "I was laughing and joking right up until I went to sleep", he said. The teenager developed complications following a series of leg procedures that began in childhood. When he was 15, he had surgery to lengthen muscles to help him walk more easily and reduce aches he felt while playing for the West Bromwich Albion cerebral palsy football team. The rest of the story, with photos & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2ojjfbkm Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 18:17:17 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] AI-based Prosthetic Socket Developed to help Thigh Amputees [Videos] Message-ID: <63EEE3AD.27090.26BA417F@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Medical XPress: The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has succeeded in developing a smart, customizable prosthetic socket that automatically fills the socket with air upon detecting the empty space inside in real time based on artificial intelligence. The rest of the story, with photos & videos , here: https://tinyurl.com/2zr66vnj Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 18:24:04 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Ukrainian Soldier Rehabilitates With Horse Therapy [Video] Message-ID: <63EEE544.30131.26C0767D@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Yahoo News: A horse farm outside Lviv, Ukraine, has transformed into a hippotherapy clinic for wounded Ukrainian soldiers, helping amputees and traumatized combat veterans recover by riding horses as a form of physical therapy. Footage taken by journalist David Melero shows double-leg amputee Sergey ride a horse around a racetrack to help with his balance and depression. Sergey, originally from Kharkiv, lost his legs from an antitank mine during an evacuation in September and has been receiving treatment at the horse farm and a military hospital near Lviv. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2qxdbu6c Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 18:26:25 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] After 4 Years of Unexplained Pain I Had My Leg Amputated Message-ID: <63EEE5D1.13956.26C29FC5@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Newsweek: Growing up, I loved sports and was in both the school football and cricket teams. Then, one day when I was 11 years old, I had the most excruciating pain in the right side of my groin during a football match. The pain periodically returned and after several visits to our local doctor, I was referred to an orthopedic consultant, who said the sensation was psychological, and that I was simply trying to get out of school. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/2dwh3ur8 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Thu Feb 16 20:27:13 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] The Barbaric History of Amputation Message-ID: <63EF0221.18091.2731377A@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via MSN: 7 of 30 Photos in Gallery?Getty Images Amputation as punishment Some of our ancestors have used amputation as punishment. This was indeed the case in Babylonian times, as well as in ancient Peru and during the Roman and Byzantine periods. The rest of the story, with slide show, here: https://tinyurl.com/2q8ab8md Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sun Feb 19 16:27:42 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] P|arenting With a Disability Message-ID: <63F2BE7E.14204.35C8EFC7@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via The Guardian: For people with a disability, becoming a parent means battling against prejudice and even outright disapproval. Here, four families share their eye-opening stories of love and joy. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/2kuzv2bz Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sun Feb 19 16:41:27 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Drug Addict Kicked Habit After Jail and Leg Amputation Message-ID: <63F2C1B7.9251.35D58769@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Channel News Asia: Neglected by his parents and six older siblings, Mr Aaron Chew first began smoking cigarettes at the age of 14. It took the Secondary 2 student no time at all to turn to a controlled drug - heroin. His adult neighbour, who lived at an opposite Housing Board block, supplied the substance and allowed the teenager to smoke at his place. The rest of the story, with photos, here: https://tinyurl.com/2obovlc7 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Mon Feb 20 05:13:45 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Could Set Guinness World Record For Third Time [Video] Message-ID: <63F371ED.20691.3885CF6C@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Devon Live: Former nurse and Army veteran Lexi Chambers hopes to inspire others to test their limits regardless of the limitations of their body or finances. An Exeter two-times Guinness World Record holder is aiming for a hat trick by becoming the first woman to travel the greatest distance in 12 hours using a standard wheelchair. Despite having had her leg amputated below the knee and living her life in constant 'excruciating pain' due to two chronic pain conditions, former nurse and Army veteran Lexi Chambers is determined to set herself challenges to overcome. The rest of the story, with photos & video here: https://tinyurl.com/2n9jb87l Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Tue Feb 21 06:29:11 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Precious Plastic Prosthetics [Video] Message-ID: <63F4D51D.11825.3DF137EF@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Hack A Day: Plastic waste is a major problem, but what if you could turn the world?s trash into treasure? [Yayasan Kaki Kita Sukasada (YKKS)] in Indonesia is doing this by using recycled plastic to make prosthetic legs. Polypropylene source material is shredded and formed into a sheet which is molded into the required shape for the socket. A layer of cloth and foam is used to cushion the interface between the patient and the socket itself. Using waste plastic to make parts for the prosthetics lowers the price for patients as well as helps to keep this material out of the landfill. The rest of the story, with photo & video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2gvfrpxg Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Tue Feb 21 08:12:50 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] 3D Solution for Ukraine War Amputees [Video] Message-ID: <63F4ED66.10468.3E50174A@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via NHK World Japan: A Japanese tech innovator is hoping to help Ukraine's war victims with his 3D-printed prosthetic legs. The rest of the story, with video, here: https://tinyurl.com/2o93smhr Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Wed Feb 22 03:33:02 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] How to Design a Prosthesis That Adjusts to Any Body Message-ID: <63F5FD53.15445.427640ED@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Design Wanted: Due to costs, sport blades are normally the preserve of athletes who suffer an amputation. Yet many more amputees wish to practice a sport for leisure. Lasse Madsen founded Levitate to offer an affordable and flexible design solution to this need. The rest of the story, with photos & illustrations, here: https://tinyurl.com/2qr3jx3k Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Wed Feb 22 03:46:59 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Medieval Barbers; From Haircuts and Amputation Message-ID: <63F6009A.28888.42830DE7@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via News Break: Medicine is rapidly changing and evolving each year. But who would have thought back in the middle ages, the barber was also a makeshift surgeon performing amputations, teeth pulling, leaching, bloodletting, and of course, your typical beard trip or haircut? The most gruesome procedure of all would be kidney stone removal in front of an audience. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/2ec7ubf9 Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Sun Feb 26 04:52:49 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Surgeon with No Legs on Mission to Fly to Space Message-ID: <63FB55FE.16136.859905E@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Cornwall Live: A surgeon who specialises in amputations having lost both his legs to sepsis is on a quest to become the first para-astronaut. Neil Hopper is consultant vascular surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, and a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, based at Truro. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/2zsqhl3h Wayne R. From wayne.renardson at comcast.net Mon Feb 27 10:28:17 2023 From: wayne.renardson at comcast.net (Wayne Renardson) Date: Mon Mar 18 14:56:46 2024 Subject: [AMP-L] Amputee Footballer's Sunning Goal Could Land Him an Award Message-ID: <63FCF61A.25301.EB2EA46@wayne.renardson.comcast.net> via Sporting News: The FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year is relatively new, created in 2009, but it has already established itself as a treasured individual prize in football. Last year wasn't short on stunning strikes with 2022's three finalists confirmed to be Richarlison, Dimitri Payet and Marcin Oleksy. While the first two goalscorers are household names, the appearance of Oleksy's name is surprising as unlike the other two finalists, he plays football with just one leg. The rest of the story, with photo, here: https://tinyurl.com/2ztr8t5e Wayne R.