Let's Get Real - - You've been through a lot. You had an amputation, you've healed, you've gotten fitted for your first socket. - Today you go in to put it all together and walk out the door and o

Taking Action During "Construction" - - We are all a work in progress. That's life, right? We all have those moments where you feel you are working on something in your life. Your health, a career

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Must Begin With a Single Step -Lao Tzu. - - Traveling is exciting but can also be stressful. Packing the right clothing for the weather, the events, and what makes you

Setting Goals & Thinking Positively to Live The Life of Your Dreams - - Successful people know how to succeed and what it takes to succeed. - So what is it? What do they know that you don't? -

Healing Physically, Adapting Mentally and Emotionally - Amputation isn't just the act of amputating a limb. - It isn't just surgery, heal, and walk. - This is a process. It takes time, money, patien

Knowing Who and What To Ask About Amputation - - Becoming an amputee is so surreal. Electing to have it done is a choice I never thought I would have to make. - It brings about fears, anxieties, q

- This has been a weekend! - Everything was set up perfectly. A family getaway for a long weekend, before our youngest goes back to college, and bringing the dogs to see the ocean for the first time

That is the Question Amputation is a difficult road, one that can change direction quickly, even after you heal. - For many amputees the surgical side of their life isnt over. Many of us end up needi

Amputation is a tough road. If you make the decision to amputate or if your limb is taken from you by accident or disease it's a bumpy ride, right from the get go. Most people assume that once you get

Letting Go and Leaning In - I have been an amputee for 6 1/2 years, but before that I had a taekwondo injury that took me through 5 years, 10 surgeons and 10 surgeries, plus a blood clot to decide i