Location: Castle Pines, Colorado Job: Registered Nurse, UCHealth Overcoming a limb challenge and amputation Limb Preservation Foundation (LPF): Tell us about the limb challenge you faced? Kathryn: At age 9 I was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma of my right distal femur. Treatment included intensive chemotherapy and a limb salvage surgery which left me with an internal prosthesis. Since…
Model and double amputee, Lexie Bader’s goal is to inspire and show the world people with disabilities can do whatever they put their minds to. I became a double below-knee amputee (BKA) caused by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) caused by a snowboarding accident in 2012. I contracted the CRPS from multiple surgeries and testing….
Found on Facebook and Instagram @kaceyruegseggerjohnson Chances are that if you are reading this blog, you have somehow been impacted by a life-changing circumstance that has led to having a limb at risk or even lost. Perhaps this circumstance has been yours, or the one of a family member or friend. It is likely that…
Location: Parker, Colorado Job: Sales & skateboard/snowboard tech at BC Surf & Sport Overcoming a limb challenge and amputation Limb Preservation Foundation (LPF): Tell us about the limb challenge you faced? Stephen: I was in a motorcycle accident that crushed my leg in October of 2019. They tried saving my leg but I got an infection in my…
Location: Denver, Colorado Job: Wholesale Operations Manager at Royal Crest Dairy Overcoming a limb challenge Limb Preservation Foundation (LPF): Tell us about the limb challenge you faced? Dennis: I experienced a serious ankle/leg injury in 2010. After an infection set in, over 4 inches of my tibia and ankle joint were removed. I was referred to Dr. Hahn…
Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania Job: Author of Adventures of Roxy Book Series Limb Preservation Foundation (LPF): Please tell us about the limb challenge that you faced. Feel free to include any relevant details that you are comfortable sharing publicly. Hillary: I have been a physical therapist for over 23 years. I have primarily worked with the geriatric population and…