Bionic Skins: Working Towards the Perfect Fit We all want to feel our best, and live a life without pain, but at times it seems so out of reach for us amputees. - Donning a prosthesis that is suppose

New Socket and What To Expect - - Here we go again! - Last week I told you all about a huge blister that formed in my socket on the end of my residual limb, well, after talking to my prosthetist a

- Let's discuss Anticipation and Expectations as an amputee. - Every journey is different, every path navigated in life is unique, so why would anyone think that becoming an amputee that we would sh

Dealing With Negative Emotions Post-Amputation - Anger, Guilt, Shame, and Fear are all such destructive emotions. They hold us back from realizing our full potential and no one is immune to feeling

Through The Eyes of a Horse Horse Therapy-the horse who started it all: Cherokee - - What can I say, I LOVE horses! I have always loved horses, just seeing them makes me smile. Yet as a girl growing

How Can You Know What You Don't Know? - - Yep, like clockwork! - Like life itself, being an amputee throws you curveball after curveball, no matter how seasoned you are. - My time is now, I guess. -

Live in the Moment and Experience Your Best Life - - Take a breathe. Now slowly let it out. - Breathing is an automatic response by our body, it knows that we can't survive without oxygen, but hav

Finding Peace and Comfort in This Hard Season - How does a warrior prepare for battle? - They need the right kind of armor to protect themself from harm. - They need weapons to defeat the enemy, too

Freedom and Joy in Movement - What do you dream about doing or accomplishing? - As amputees we tend to struggle with getting back out there, worried that we won't be able to live full lives filled w

Finding Peace in These Moments - These are the times I struggle with the most. Yes, it can be nice to have down time but for someone like me downtime can become a bad habit and turn, quickly, into a