Why Amputees Might Not Wear Prosthetics - Why I Don't Have a Leg (Yet...)
Channel: Footless Jo
Date: 2019-04-01

Why don't I wear a prosthetic leg? While my answer might be simple, it gets a lot more complicated for other amputees. There are so many reasons why an amputee might choose to wear or not wear a prosthesis - and here are just a few!

Kristie Sita's Video & Channel (check her out!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0pzyQ5l-bA

Walking for the First Time (With my prosthesis...months ago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdq771rcOEs&t=447s

#prosthetics #amputation

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Fourteen years of pain and failed ankle surgeries brought me to 2018, when I made the difficult decision to become a twenty-seven-year-old below-the-knee elective amputee. This channel is to document my journey of amputation surgery, recovery, and reclaiming my life.