Paste that Pad in! When someone is getting a new prosthetic device customized (especially at a hip-level) there are a few weeks of trial and error where the patient wears the new leg out and about while taking notes about any discomfort. As time goes on the prosthetist may stick a pad in here orContinue reading “Paste that Pad in!”
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Crutchprints During the Casting Process
Hello to all of my followers! I wanted to share this link with you to give you a bit of a peek behind closed doors at my doctor appointments. This was taken back in October and it was during the time I was working with Jay Martin, Independence P&O, and BADER at University of Delaware.Continue reading “Crutchprints During the Casting Process”
Crutchprints in the Sand’s New Leg
Hello dear friends and followers! It may seem as if I have simply dropped off the face of the earth (or internet) as of late. In reality my new leg has been quite a journey for me and one full of ups and downs! Back in July I received my newest leg which costs overContinue reading “Crutchprints in the Sand’s New Leg”
A New Leg of My Journey
A New Leg of My Journey Twenty five years ago chemotherapy looked so very different than it does now. This was before nausea medicine, before steroid injections, before platelet shots. Back then most blood transfusions were not scanned for HIV and most drugs were experimental. Treatment with chemo often took a patient to the brinkContinue reading “A New Leg of My Journey”
Crutchprints in the Sand 