So Here We Are

We adopted a three year old congenital quad amputee. An unstoppable little girl with light in her eyes and fire in her belly.

Our path to her, like so many adoption stories, was both complicated and yet simple. She has opened our eyes to a whole new world. We are now well acquainted with things formerly unknown to us. Things like: medical acronyms, therapy appointments and adaptive devices.

When we started down the limb different path, we were a little bit clueless. In fact my first research foray yielded few results. I later learned this was because I was searching using the medical diagnosis instead of the broader term "limb difference."

We're better educated now. While medical professionals have played a part in that education, it's largely been gleaned from daily life and from other families who have so willingly shared their stories.

Now it's our turn to share, and so here we are. This is how we live life, limb different.