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Life after limb loss is not a side story.

Reporting, real-world guides, and a little useful mischief for amputees, limb-different people, and everyone in their corner.

No inspiration-porn
since day one

A person with a below-knee prosthesis walking along a waterfront path — Real life has more texture than a before-and-after.

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Life & mobility

A new lower-limb amputation guideline is here. Use it as a map, not a verdict.

The VA/DoD’s updated rehabilitation guideline includes patient-facing tools. That can make appointments easier to prepare for, even when care is not through VA.

Life & mobility

Adjustable sockets: promising, complicated, and definitely not magic pants

A recent survey found varied success with adjustable-volume sockets. The headline is not a product verdict; it is a reminder to ask better fitting questions.

Systems & access

VA says prosthetic-limb orders should move faster. The fine print is the real story.

A new VA purchasing change aims to cut delivery time. Here’s who it affects, what it does not promise, and the questions worth taking to an appointment.

Useful beats beautiful.

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Start here, no jargon required

Good information should make your next hour easier.

Clear, sourced starting points for the questions that get weirdly hard to ask out loud.

Why we’re here

Whole lifeNot just a device, an appointment, or a before-and-after photo.

Plain speakWe translate the acronyms and flag the nonsense.

Room for joySerious does not have to mean solemn. You’re allowed to laugh.

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