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Happy Not Crappy
One car passed through the intersection. The second didn't see me. A motorcycle accident, a leg saved and lost, and the slow rebuild that followed.
Sheila Preston Fitzgerald 18 May '26 7 min read
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MyLimb Magazine
Life after limb loss • from clinicians and members
Guides
Chaptered series by clinicians. Written to be read in order.
3 guides · 13 chapters
Guide · 4 chapters
Rehab, Insurance & Self-Advocacy Guide
Finding the right care and fighting for what you deserve.
EditorialGuide · 4 chapters
Choosing the Right Rehab & Therapist
What to look for, what to ask, and when to make a change.
EditorialGuide · 5 chapters
Prosthetic Training Guide
Your First Year with a Prosthesis
Editorial
Maggie's Column
Maggie Parker's first-person essays on life after limb loss
8 essays
18 May '26
I Stand Anyway
When the storm hits, I do not step back. I learn how to hold my ground. On falling, getting back up, and the choice to keep standing.
Maggie Parker 5 min18 May '26
From Two Wheels to One Step at a Time
From a Canadian biker logging twenty thousand miles a season to a Tennessee amputee — and the identity that survived the road change.
Maggie Parker 7 min18 May '26
The Cost of the Wrong Equipment
When every step becomes a calculation, and the decision about how far an evening can go is made in paperwork.
Maggie Parker 6 min18 May '26
Phantom Limb Pain
A connection that never really leaves you — even when everything else is gone.
Maggie Parker 5 min
About MyLimb
The founder’s note.
3 parts
Aaron Sorensen, L/CPO, on a thirty-year career in prosthetics, the gap in the internet that MyLimb was built to fill, and the long arc of where the platform is going. A three-part founder's note.
Editorial
- The Story How a free-wheeling high schooler ended up sweeping floors at a prosthetics clinic — and stayed for thirty years.
- The Launch Why the internet still fails the limb loss community — and what MyLimb is starting with.
- The Ambition Travel, insurance, equipment, lifestyle — the larger home for a community that already exists.
Around the web
Links the editors would send a friend.
Deepa Malik Wikipedia article on Deepa Malik (b. 1970), the Indian paralympic athlete who became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal — silver in shot put at the 2016 Rio Games. Malik competes across javelin, discus, swimming, and motorcycling, and served as President of the P... en.wikipedia.org Lars Behrendt: Steve Jobs on the role of perseverance Dipl Ing Lars Behrendt, writing from the orthotics & prosthetics industry, reflects on Steve Jobs' line that 'about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.' The post threads passion-driven persistence, setbacks as ... LinkedIn
Inspiring Paralympic Stories Sportaction.eu profiles five Paralympic athletes whose paths cut against historical medical perceptions of disability: wheelchair basketball's Matt Scott, swimmer Jessica Long, para-cyclist Ryan Boyle, para-triathlete Melissa Stockwell, and shooter McKenna Dahl. Their Olympic ... sportaction.eu 
Empowering the Next Generation The Amputee Coalition's youth hub for kids with limb loss or limb difference and their families. The page profiles the Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp (July 27–August 1, 2026 in Texas), offering sailing, archery, and other activities at no cost, alongside parent support groups, peer... Amputee Coalition
- How One Sport Saved a Paralympian's Life | The Rundown A short profile from The Rundown of a Paralympic athlete whose discovery of sport became a pivot point after injury or disability. It sits in the genre of athlete-as-survivor mini-documentaries that anchor a lot of Paralympic media — adaptive competition as community, purpose,... youtube.com
Vaughan DeBarr: new book on amputation recovery and rehabilitation Vaughan DeBarr announces the release of 'What to Expect When You Are Expecting or Not Expecting… Amputation: A complete guide to recovery, rehabilitation, prosthetics, and living fully again.' Pegged to Limb Loss Awareness Month, the book draws on the author's personal experie... LinkedIn
A Paradigm Shift in Amputee Rehabilitation: An Experience from a Level I Trauma Centre of India Open-access commentary by Mir N. and Sagar S. (June 2025) on amputee rehabilitation at a Level I trauma centre in India, where more than 23,500 new amputations are recorded each year. The authors argue for tightly coordinated multidisciplinary teams — surgeons, physiotherapist... rehabiljournal.com - Amputee Coalition at a Glance A one-sheet overview of the Amputee Coalition's services for the 5.6 million Americans living with limb loss or limb difference. It maps out the National Limb Loss Resource Center, the Youth Engagement Program for ages 10–19, 800+ Certified Peer Visitors, 300+ support groups, ... Amputee Coalition