Today is my 1st Ampuversary, I’m sure there’s no official word for this so I decided to make my own. Wow, can you believe, it a year ago today I had my left leg removed above the knee, became an amputee and my life changed forever. What a roller coaster year it’s been, plenty of […]
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Second business course
September 6, 2012 
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Last Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday I was on the Practical Skills For Business Course. For those who read the blog regularly this is the follow on course from the Enterprise Induction one. This time there is no qualification but as far as I’m concerned it is a far better course. Once again, and I […]
Continue reading Life begins today
July 26, 2012 0 Comments
It may be my 1st Birthday as an amputee but in real money I am 40 today. Apparently, so the saying goes, life begins at 40 and I would like to think that’s true. Because I was supposed to be on Annual Camp for my Birthday I was a bit worried about it, nothing to […]
Continue reading Varied reactions
May 31, 2012 2 Comments
On Tuesday I spent the day at the CUOTC (Cambridge University Officers’ Training Corps) to help out at the County Forum, the ACF (Army Cadet Force) host the event but at the premises of CUOTC. I have helped out there for the last 4 or 5 years but each year have been able to do […]
Continue reading Is it socket success?
April 10, 2012 0 Comments
Today I was back to see Lynne (my prosthetist) for another early appointment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, she hadn’t ready my blog so wasn’t ready for today’s bombshell of ‘I still can’t get the leg on’. As predicted the last option was to use a bag, or an Arion Easy-Proth Donning Sleeve to be more exact. […]
Continue reading A ‘Hole’ different socket
March 28, 2012 0 Comments
Today I was up at a sparrows fart to be at Addenbrooke’s Hospital by 08:00 to see Lynne (my prosthetist). Thankfully she had read my blog and knew that I couldn’t get the prosthesis on. She said it was good to have read it as it gave her time to think of a plan. Thankfully […]
Continue reading Only three days left!
January 27, 2012 0 Comments
Friday, the day everyone looks forward to the most and the start of the relaxing weekend. For me it signals blind panic and announces that I only have three full days left to get 2 projects completed. I hope this doesn’t mean a 72hr marathon to get them both done. One of them is my […]
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