Amputation on Request
Publisher: Alex Mensaert - lulu - hedera
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Fort Lauderdale, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9781257923267
Description: Did you know that there are people who want to have a disability? Most of them want an amputation. They are called wannabes. During the last years they had so many different names; Apotemnophile, BDD, BIID... Did you know that there are people attracted to disability & amputees. They are called devotees. Alex, the writer of this book explains more about his investigations and meetings with wannabes and admirers of amputees. Some people think that Alex is also a wannabe. Is he? -And what does he think about them?. Alex met a lot of devotees, mostly female admirers and tell his stories about relations he had with them. Some Chinese man even pay a woman to become an amputee. What is a wannabe, what is a need-to-be, why do some people are pretenders? You all will find it out in this book, written by Alex who is a triple amputee .