-Anders (BK) He came from far, far away from our clinic with a group of other patients. Everyone else in his group was hospitalized and waiting for operations, so Anders wandered around the hospital. Tim saw him hanging around and invited him into the O&P shop to watch his leg get made. He kept Tim company all day, got his leg, and then ran around the wards until it was time to go home.
-Lance (AK)-Hadn’t walked since he lost his leg 8 years ago. Tim built him a leg that will tolerate incredible amounts of gait deviation without buckling. He left the clinic in his wheelchair because the first steps were exhausting. A few weeks later he slowly, but steadily walked in for his follow up appointment.
-Curt (BK)-Young guy who lost his leg in a moto accident-he drove moto taxi for a living. Hadn’t been able to drive moto since the accident, got a leg, and proudly told us at his follow up visit that he picked up passengers on his way to the hospital. And that he’s been dancing-we figure that means the prosthetic is comfortable.
-Pierre. Bilateral AK. Initially his mom asked Tim to make covers for his residual limbs-she carries him long distances on her back, but for the short distances he was walking on his residual limbs and that was painful. Being here long term allowed Tim to gradually raise him up from stubbies until he was ready to graduate to knees. His first priority after getting legs was to hug his mom.
Amid the crazy we are thankful for a good God and the opportunity to work alongside Him.
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