If you or someone you know has an eye, don’t struggle. Although the system and reality may sound grim, you will find that it is not so different from what you expect. I was fourteen years old when I was told I needed my right eye it was removed. Due to complications from retinopathy of […]
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What is acrotomophilia? Sexual attraction to those who have an amputation is defined. It is considered from the back, but it can be so deeply rooted that a person cannot fulfill their sexual urges or desires with someone who is not an amputee. After being a BKA (below knee amputee), I was literally thrown into […]
Actually this whole “program” was supposed to be a secret, but it sort of got out… Recently The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/business/28devices.html?ex=1348718400&en;=ab27ba64e456cd60&ei;=5088) and the Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2007/11/07/hub_surgeons_got_millions_from_implant_firms/) recently reported on how the joint replacement program works in the US via a cool kickback system! You can go to the Department of Justice website to see […]
For over 30 years, my left shoe has needed an external shoe lift. My left leg was left shorter than my right after an automobile accident. To this day, I still am not used to having 98% of the people see my shoe before me. Here is my short true story of living with a […]