Do You Have These Two Ingredients? My people, My "Why" - Chicago Family: My roots and the people who believe in me - You need People and you need a positive mindset! - It's that simple... - OK,

Getting Through the Tough Times - Oh the nights are so tough! - Have you been there? - Have you laid in the utter darkness and the quiet is deafening, the pain is unbearable, and you feel like you w

Time to Challenge Yourself - - As 2024 fades away and 2025 takes control let's take time to look back and reflect on the ups and downs of the past year. - We all have had those moments we achieved

Start Today! - Start Now! - Today! - What are you waiting for? - - I know, I know, it's the holidays. You are busy and can't find the time. - Me too! But, if you are serious about your goals, and

Tis the Season - - As we enter the holiday season: - Special gatherings and parties, - Gift giving and making, - Cooking and baking, - And traveling and to see friends and family create a very bus

Moving Into the Right Mindset This Holiday - As an amputee I have so much to be grateful for in my life. - I am blessed to be alive. - My horses make me be present - I am thankful for my husband

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