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After these are gone, the full conference rate is $350 for members
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 In a recent meeting, the Amputee Support Team (AST) celebrated its 10th anniversary, and Dick and Barb Nickle were honored as founding members of the AST in 2000 and for 10 years of service with the AST. Dick was the first elected president of the AST. The AST support group was the idea of prosthetist Gary Reinhold and physical therapist Chad Kettler.
Photos courtesy of Dick Nickle.
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 “I had just been put in the Plexiglas screening booth,” said Peggy. “My 4-year-old son was made to sit across from me, crying because they would not let him touch me. Everyone was looking at us. Then the TSA agent asked for my prosthetic leg. I knew they could wand my leg, but he insisted on taking it from me. And if that wasn’t humiliating enough, he asked for the liner sock that covers my residual limb, saying I had to give it to him. I felt pressured to give him my liner even though it is critical to keep it sanitary. I was embarrassed to have my residual limb exposed in public.”
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 The msnbc.com "Building a Life Worth Living" project will translate amputees’ interviews and essays into Kreyòl (Haitian Creole) to be shared with those in Haiti. You can also read them in English at haitiamputees.msnbc.msn.com, including an interview with ACA member and certified peer visitor Mona Patel and her open letter to Haitian amputees (see “Letters to Haiti: A Young Mother Copes With Amputation”).
Check back soon for future interviews, including those with ACA President & CEO Kendra Calhoun and ACA Board member Marshall J. Cohen.
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 Four-year-old Ezra Frech was born missing his left knee and fibula (the outer leg bone below the knee) and with a shortened left ulna (the inner bone of the forearm) and only one functional finger on his left hand. But look at him now. Click here to see his inspiring story, highlighted on ABC’s Good Morning America, who made it possible for Ezra to meet his favorite basketball player, Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers.
For more information about Ezra, click here to view his “Team Ezra” page on Facebook or read his story in “Surgery for Young Children: A Father’s Perspective,” published in the July/August 2009 issue of inMotion.
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Medicare is health insurance for people age 65 or older, under age 65 with certain disabilities, and any age with permanent kidney failure (end-stage renal disease).
Click here for the latest publications regarding Medicare policies and online tools to help you find and compare health and drug plans.
You can also keep up with the latest information on healthcare reform at HealthReform.gov, including:
- Weekly live Web chats
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The Amputee Coalition of America is pleased to offer a new series of audio podcasts on a wide range of topics related to limb loss and your health. Podcasts are a convenient way to obtain information in an audio format that gives you flexibility to listen when and where you want.
Listen to Prosthetic FAQs for the New Amputee and be sure to subscribe to automatically receive the latest additions to our audio archive.
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Whether you are facing amputation for the first time, or have lived with limb loss for years, the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) provides a wealth of information for and about amputees. If you have recently had a limb amputated or are preparing for an amputation, please search the library for “New Amputee Information” and contact ACA’s National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC) to receive a free information packet-- we are here to help you!
Topics you will find on this Web site or keywords to use in library searches include amputations, congenital limb difference, limb difference, prosthetics, amputate, peer support groups, healthcare, advocacy, youth, diabetes and amputation, cancer and amputation, cardiovascular disease and amputation.
Please browse our Web site, enjoy your visit, and contact us with any questions or comments you may have.
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