When I found out that I was being moved to a hospital closer to home, I was elated.
However, my first couple of nights there were marred by a number of unfortunate events.
Tag Archives: The Amputation
Have You Ever? Part 10
How could people improve the design of my leg?
Is there a risk of my leg slipping off?
Have I ever tricked someone into thinking I have two legs, only to reveal my prosthesis in a shocking way?
BA 14: The Last Leg
October, 2012.
I had a big decision to make.
A decision that, as it turns out, would completely alter the course of my life.
It’s Rude To Stare?
The best way to ensure that disability remains taboo for many years to come, is to make the next generation feel just as uncomfortable around it as the current one does.
PA 14: Bad News Travels Fast?
Saying goodbye to the various nurses, doctors and other hospital staff who had spent the last few months looking after me was actually quite emotional. Perhaps because of the small team that worked in the unit I had been kept in, we had all gotten to know each other very well.
Have You Ever? Part 9
How do I drive with one leg?
Are there any feet with movable toes?
Have I ever taken a drink from my prosthetic leg?
How I Lost My Leg: The Forest Fire
During the summer of my eighteenth year, we were experiencing an uncharacteristically hot spell. A group of us had just left the shop after buying cold drinks and a box of ice lollies. We planned to make our way into the woods to a nearby picnic site. It wasn’t secret per se but it also wasn’t obviously marked in any way so you could usually guarantee it wouldn’t be full.
As we trekked through the woods a groaning sound suddenly erupted from the back of the group…
Have You Ever? Part 8
Has the whole experience left me with a stronger “mind over matter” attitude?
Do people who have prosthetic limbs still wear knee or elbow pads?
Have I ever managed to successfully disguise myself as a lamp?
PA 13: What Happens Next?
I was starting to feel a whole lot more human again and although I was still being monitored for several things (I can’t remember what they were and am not absolutely sure I knew even back then), my doctors were very happy with the progress that was being made…
7 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Being An Amputee
What’s happening to all my door frames? Do I need to start wearing different underwear?
Once I was let out into the big wide world it became clear that there were a number of unexpected (and often ridiculously simple) issues that I would now be needing to consider.