 Getting By With a Little Help From Our Friends: Resources for Recovery
Peer support gives you an opportunity to discuss your feelings with someone who truly understands. Benefits of peer support include lowering stress, raising self-esteem, and finding new ways of coping.
Why Peer Support?
Sharing experiences with another amputee teaches you:
- That others have similar feelings of loss and grief
- What it’s like to perform daily activities without a limb
- How a prosthesis is used
- Where to find assistance
- How to deal with changes in family relationships
- How others cope with amputation.
Peer support is an important part of successful rehabilitation.
Amputee Coalition Resources to Support Your Recovery
• Peer Visitation
A peer visitor is a trained volunteer who:
- Is a good role model
- Offers emotional support in person, by phone or by e-mail
- Gives you information about resources that are available
- Listens and understands
Call 888/267-5669; the Amputee Coalition will find a peer visitor for you.
• Online Support Group
The online support group is for people who do not have a local group or those who cannot attend a local meeting. Call 888/267-5669 to join Amputee Coalition’s online support group.
• Local Support Groups
You can get more information or find an amputee support group by visiting Amputee Coalition’s Web site: www.amputee-coalition.org or by calling
Amputee Coalition at 888/267-5669.
• Information Center
Trained information specialists, librarians and professional
advisors are available to answer your questions or find the
resources you need. Call Amputee Coalition at 888/267-5669 to speak with
an information specialist.
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