inMotion Magazine

January | February 2021 6 A publication of the Amputee Coalition inMotion publishes educational information that delivers on the Amputee Coalition’s mission to reach out to and empower people affected by limb loss and limb difference to achieve their full potential through education, support, and advocacy, and to promote limb loss prevention. The magazine is provided free electronically on the Amputee Coalition website and in hard copy to subscribers. Our Mission To reach out to and empower people affected by limb loss to achieve their full potential through education, support and advocacy, and to promote limb loss prevention. Contributors Staff Mary Richards Mike Zwolinski President and CEO Director of Government Relations Kevin Manuel Mara Herschbach Graphic Design Coordinator Graphic Design and Art Director Other Contributors Many members of the limb loss and limb difference community contributed to this issue of inMotion . Some preferred to not have their name in print for the article about “What Community Means to Me” and we honored that request. Additional members of our community are listed below. Carol Blymire is in the business of influence. As a strategic communications consultant, Carol counsels Fortune 100 companies, national nonprofits and trade associations, and high-profile individuals on how they can advocate for change. Kendra Herbe r is an author, teacher, and model. She is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio and the University of Toledo. She and her husband, Bob, have two daughters, Gabriella and Eliza. Sarah Wall is a health educator in Roanoke, Virginia. She is a double amputee who also lost most of her fingers. She collaborated with Gerri Leder , the president of Ledermark Communications and Coaching, on her article. inMotion is published six times a year by the Amputee Coalition, 900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 390, Knoxville, TN 37915‑2568. This project was supported, in part, by grant number 90LLRC0001-01-00, from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy. It is not the intention of the Amputee Coalition to provide specific medical advice but rather to provide readers with information to better understand their health and healthcare issues. The Amputee Coalition does not endorse any specific treatment, technology, company or device. Consumers are urged to consult with their healthcare providers for specific medical advice or before making any purchasing decisions involving their care. No funding from the ACL is used to support Amputee Coalition advocacy efforts. ©2021 by Amputee Coalition; all rights reserved. This magazine may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the Amputee Coalition. A publication of the Amputee Coalition Volume 31, Issue 1 Published six times a year by Amputee Coalition Suite 600, South Building 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 900 E. Hill Ave., Suite 390 Knoxville, TN 37915-2568 865-524-8772; 888-267-5669 Fax: 865-525-7917; TTY: 865-525-4512 Email: news@amputee-coalition.org Website: amputee-coalition.org President & CEO Mary Richards Advertising Ryan McHugh rmchugh@amputee-coalition.org 703-330-1699 x8139 Board of Directors Executive Board: Chairman Jeffrey J. Cain, MD Vice Chair Lorraine Riche Secretary William Perno Treasurer Thomas Coakley Immediate Past Chair John Kenney Directors: Don Cummings Brandon Dale Chad Jerdee, JD Seth McLaughlin Justin Moore, PT, DPT Mona Patel, MA, MSW John Register David Sanders, ex officio Matthew Swiggum Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee Kara Couch, MS, CRNP Colleen Coulter, PT, DPT, PhD Don Cummings, CPO, LPO, FAAOP Nancy Dudek, MD, MEd, FRCPC Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAPMR David Hewlett, PharmD, BCPS Denise Hoffmann, R.N. Bruce “Mac” McClellan, CPO, LPO, FISPO, FAAOP Danielle Melton, MD Carol A. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS Laura Pickoff, MSW, LCSW-C Benjamin “Kyle” Potter, MD, FACS Billie Jane Randolph, Ph.D., PT Laura Shin, PhD Lisa Strube Shawn Swanson Johnson, OTR/L Erik Wolf, PhD