Beginning of Limb Loss Awareness Month- Challenge!!

April 1st, 2022:

9 weeks since surgery: Beginning of Limb Loss Awareness Month.

Today, looking at the life I’m living, realizing the differences, since my amputation. Since my accident really.

I don't even do close to 1/8th of what I used to.

I’m still not completely healed, and the frustration of knowing this one little spot is keeping me from living!!

“But is it ??” I thought about this hard this morning. And the true answer is, No, It’s me!

I am standing in my own way!

This is not how I want to live, so it is up to me to break away from the “crutches” around me.(need my actual crutches still. lol) Stop asking for drinks, food, to clean up. I need to do those things myself.

“But how?”

Scrolling through the Amputee support group site, I looked at the memes floating around Empowering statements with individuals doing incredible things, even without prosthetics.

You guys, there is a woman dressing and feeding her baby, COOKING like on a stove, no hands, just straight surviving with her feet.

How am I going to do these things? Well, I’m going to quit making excuses and start finding solutions!

No Limb-its, an Empowering statement used in the Amputee Community. No Limb-its is what I have, No excuses, as to why I can’t do this or that. Which led me to this challenge. Through the month of April (limb loss awareness month) I will push myself to try something new every other day if not everyday. If you're an Amputee, or if you just want to hop on the trend to see what your limb-its are, DO THIS WITH ME! Let me see your story, share it with me and see how much of a difference, this month with No Limb-its can make!

No matter how big or small, try something different! if you don't know of anything, try improving something you have been meaning work on.

Today, I have never been more proud of myself, for cleaning the living room and doing the dishes.

I am sore but I am proud, I am closer to independence again, and all because I tried.

So here’s to the challenge, I believe will lead to a greater healing than I would have ever hoped! I hope you test your strength, and grow your life to be more fulfilling however you see fit, even if it's one NEW thing a week, or just ONE this month.

Let’s see how far we can go!💪💓

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