My Stumpity Stump is still healing. I had the amputation on April 11th so that’s six weeks tomorrow but I went back to work today. I, like many others can work from home so it’s an easy commute plus all the coffee I want, four furry co-workers and I don’t have to comb my hair. …
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Tribute to My Mom
I’m 60 and my mother went to heaven 36 years ago but I still miss her. She passed away because back then they didn’t screen blood like they do today and one of the pints of blood used in a bypass surgery had hepatitis in it. It took her life 5 years later. Shutting down …
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My Stumpity Stump Protector
So, I fell a couple weeks ago. Two weeks after the amputation. These things happen to people who are not used to the one legged life and sometimes even those who are. At any rate when I fell I landed on my stump. Not good. Falling on my stump caused a small amount of damage, …
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Lifes been good to me so far
I went to see my surgeon yesterday. For multiple reasons I was a bit apprehensive about going. First my appointment was not until 2:15 and I got up at 8:00. Sharon made me a large mug of coffee (GOD bless her) and went back to bed. I had not slept well the night before so …
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The Big Fall
Having had two legs for the first sixty years of my life I kind of gotten use to looking down and seeing two feet. Now when I look down I see one foot and it actually doesn’t look weird to me. I guess to me it is what it is. With that said, just because …
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Peaks and Valleys
As one can imagine whenever a person has a life changing event happen to them it throws their whole world upside down. Life as they knew it no longer exists. Suddenly the person goes from their well established comfortable known routines to a world in which they feel like they know very little. Welcome to …
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Phantom Pain
Over the years I heard about amputees still being able to feel the body parts that are no longer there. I always thought that must be weird. Well now I know first hand that it is a very real phenomenon. There are two parts to these phantom feelings I experience. The first being I can …
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One of the Scariest Days of My Life
Before I get to the day that scared the crap out of me let me give you a little background information. Early July of 2019 I had pulled a muscle in my lower left back. The pain was debilitating and going to work was killing me. But because of my upbringing I went to work …
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The Making of a Pirate.
I love Pirate Movies. They’re alot of fun to watch. In my mind a pirate always has an eye patch. He also wears a three cornered hat with a skull and crossbones on the front. He wears flamboyant clothing, brandishes a sword and may have a hook for a hand. He has his own ship …
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How did this happen?
I recently had a below the knee amputation. So as one would expect I am now missing a good portion of my left lower leg and foot. Missing is probably not the best word. It’s not like I got drunk, misplaced it and I can’t find it. No, it was surgically removed in order to …
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