Active Amputee: Bratz

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Bratz

This email made my week!

Hey Mike,

I thought you might get a kick out of this. My daughter had her third birthday party this weekend and got a Bratz doll. Since you're probably not up on your girl toddler toys, Bratz are super popular with the under ten crowd. The doll comes with all these little designer clothes that you can change the doll in and out of.

So when I was helping Wynn change the shoes of her Bratz doll, I realized it doesn't actually have feet but what looks like a stump with a prosthetic shoe that you change. It made me think of you. Who knew that you were similar to a Bratz doll? You too would be very popular with little girls if you would consider wearing sparkled high heels or fancy tall boots. You may want to consider a career change.

Anyways, I hope all is well with you!

Kara

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UnknownAugust 3, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Mike, so glad to meet you. I was just browsing your blog and reading some of your posts. You are amazing! I lived in Toronto for five years and Hong Kong for five also. The symbolism behind that eleventh hour is powerful, and so is your wonderful attitude towards life.

Once again nice to meet you.

Karen
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This blog is intended to serve a few purposes:

1) As a resource for other amputees who would still like to lead a very active lifestyle.

2) To pass on anything I learn as a resource for new amputees to help guide them through the process as well as a way to collect information for myself from others who read can offer tips, advice, etc.

3) To help me see how far (hopefully) I've come from the hospital bed with its oxygen tubes and countless IV lines.

Before and after my surgery, I had friends and family scouring the internet looking for resources and good information about what I could expect from the experience as well as resources on how I could begin rock climbing again, biking, scuba diving, snowboarding, etc, etc, etc.

Collectively, we found very little. Since then, I've kept notes about what the "unexpected" was and I intend to keep taking notes on any success or set back I might have.

As a side bonus, this will also serve to as an easy way to keep friends/family up to date on my progress and as a tidy way for me to make lists, just like the one above and just like the ones in my first few posts! Who doesn't love lists? They made Letterman famous.

A brief disclaimer: I'm certainly not advising anyone to do any of the things I post about. I write about my own experiences in hopes it helps someone else come up with their own ideas. I follow several blogs for that very reason and it's helpful to hear how other people manage some of the tricky situations or challenges they come across. If you do think something I've posted sounds like a good idea and decide to give it a go, you do so at your own risk.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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