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Tracy MacCharles

Navigating Her New Normal

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Sole Cells to Sturdy Stump Skin

Bioengineers Dr. Claire Higgins and Dr. Colin Boyle, from London’s (U.K.) Imperial College, want to use the thick, tough skin from the sole of the foot as a stencil for sturdier stump skin.

Science & Technology

A UNYQ Idea

With passion and pride, Eythor Bender is on a mission to tear down the walls of stigma that accompanies amputation. His San Francisco-headquartered company uses 3-D printing technology to promote prosthetic fashion. That company is UNYQ.

Feeling Fortunate for Family and Fortitude: Jason Lucci

Jason Lucci feels very fortunate. Not because the pasta-making machine that took his hand didn’t take more. And not because his amputation veered his life in a better direction. Family, fortitude and funding are what he is grateful for as part of his recovery.

Dialogue on Dating

My name is Marina, and I’m 21 years old. I was born with bilateral lower extremity abnormalities. I had a bilateral above-knee amputation when I was fourteen months old.

Life & Limb Podcast

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