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I have nothing to wear… no seriously.

I remember how I would always say " I have nothing to wear!" and insist on shopping for basically every event, big or small. If I only knew then how much more complicated my relationship with clothing would become…

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Moving in

We found our next home, we packed up everything we own. I thought the hard part was over...

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House Hunters: Amputee Edition

When our landlord informed me that he planned to put the house we are renting up for sale, I immediately panicked. "I am only a few months post-op! I am not ready for all that moving entails…

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Disabled looks like me and also like you.

I cannot pinpoint the exact moment I realized that I am disabled. At the hospital, I was more focused on how to manage my nerve pain and being thankful that I was alive and cancer-free…

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Why me?

Have you said it? Have you thought it? Has it at least crept up into your mind for a moment before you pushed it away? We all have. Did I do something to deserve this? …

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Who lifts you up?

Behind every superhero amputee is someone holding them up. Like a push-up bra for the spirit, they lift us up to remind us that we can do this…

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POA

Have you ever been to a place that you thought would bring you sadness and frustration only to find that it brought you hope and happiness? …

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Dream on

What kind of person were you before this? Did your life feel mundane or was it magical? Did you take it all for granted or give thanks for everything you had? Did you check things off a dream board or were you a realist? …

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Leg Story $1,998,298.00

Raise your hand if you have ever felt like someone had no idea what you were going through or how to relate to you as an amputee. Now that all of you are holding your hand in the air, let's put it all out there…

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Just keep swimming

Almost a month into social distancing and just the start of the shelter in place order here in Central Florida. How is it going? Well…

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