category: Personal Journals
Casual and informative conversations exploring issues pertinent to the limb loss community.
8/20/2017Back to school can be an angst ridden time for all parents, but the anxiety is amplified when the child is living with limb loss/ limb difference. How do you make sure your child has the help and support…
8/14/2017What factors should you consider when evaluating a health insurance policy? What do the terms mean to your care and to your financial bottom line? In this week's podcast Dave and Peggy breakdown the factors…
8/6/2017In this podcast, Dave and Peggy review S. 1191. This legislation moves to include the prosthetist and orthotists notes as part of the medical record. We issue a call to action to support this pro-amputee…
7/31/2017
7/24/2017We spend so much of our time with limb loss/difference focused on participating in the activities available to us that it can feel like a failure when circumstances prevent us from doing so. In this podcast,…
7/17/2017In this episode, Dave and Peggy recount situations where people have said insensitive or downright rude comments about their respective limb loss. Why do people feel free to offer such judgmental and…
7/3/2017Each summer hundreds of individuals sustain injuries, including amputations, because of devastating accidents. In this episode of amp'd Dave and Peggy review both firework and lawnmower safety recommendations.
6/26/2017In this episode of amp'd we sit down with John Kemp, the President and CEO of the Viscardi Center and the Henry Viscardi School. John reflects on his amazing life as a quadrilateral amputee.
6/23/2017In this episode we analyze the BCRA in terms of how it relates and will impact the limb loss/ limb difference community.
6/19/2017Amusement Parks and Accessibility.
6/11/2017When should you hold onto your used prosthetic devices and when is it time to let them go? We provide some guidelines in this week's podcast.
6/4/2017Ripped from the headlines, Dave and Peggy discuss the case of an amputee asking to prove competence when trying to sit in an airline exit row. Is it legal? Is it appropriate? We've done some digging and…
5/15/2017How and when do you reveal your prosthetic use to casual acquaintances? Dave and Peggy tackle this social issue in this week's podcast.
5/8/2017In this episode, Dave and Peggy deconstruct the AHCA in order to separate fact from fiction.
5/4/2017In this special edition podcast we deconstruct the passage of the AHCA in the House. What does the legislation mean for your prosthetic care, and what are the next steps.
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