Author: Steppingoutinfaith
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The Invisibility of Phantom Pain
As I sit here in the airport waiting for our flight, I am experiencing the one thing that can make a 4 hour flight next to impossible to handle. The fear that wells up inside, the pain that cuts like a knife at lightning speed, only to subside as fast as it attacks, is taking…
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Freedom- An Amputee’s Perspective
A new trial has come my way. A storm meant to break me down, but I won’t let it. I will continue to believe and push through and I will become stronger for it.
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What’s Your Mountain?
“Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.” -Richard M. Nixon “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” -Sir Edmund Hillary There are many types of mountains we all have to climb, or will climb, or be forced to…
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Hiking: A fresh new article I wrote for Living With Amplitude magazine
I am excited to share with you an original article I wrote on hiking as an above knee amputee, published by Living With Amplitude magazine. I have spent the past 2 months finding new climbs and challenges in Northern Arizona, Utah and Idaho. Check out the link below for the article, published on July 22,…
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Cautious Anticipation
I sit here in my ocean blue Jeep Rubicon, warm air blowing in through the open windows, outside of my prosthetist’s office, waiting with bated breathe for my appointment time. Today is a day I’ve been looking forward to for over a year! However, I am cautious. Over the past 8 years of injury, surgery,…