stefsdrive

Almost a year after my accident and learning to live with the injuries, I have finally started to learn how to drive again. Different from how I learned when I was fifteen, I am now learning with hand controls.

This month is National Limb Loss Awareness Month. For those living with amputations and limb differences, this month brings awareness to the physical and mental challenges that often times come from looking “different” in a world where the pressure of maintaining your physical appearance feels so important.

The injuries that I sustained in June of 2018 left me with a long, hard battle to fight for recovery. This was not something that could be fixed with a procedure or surgery, or even a month or two of physical therapy. This would require thirty surgeries and months of intensive therapy. During something like this, it’s very easy to feel lost or alone.