#104 What happens if you get too fat (or slim) for your prosthetic?
What a great question – thank you for this one Erica! Today I talk about the life of the limb sleeves and how we deal with weight loss/ gain when relying on a prosthetic leg.
Author: Melanie Ryding
#103 They are trying to drown me in a sea of form filling!
Just when I thought the stupid damn battles I’m having to get my life back to some type of normal can’t get any worse, someone mails me half a tree in forms and tells me […]
#102 How to fit a prosthetic leg and how to walk without a limp
This was day 2 of the trial socket fitting. Plus, we started work on trying to fix the wee bad habits and straighten out my walk/ limp. Here’s how I went. When will I will […]
#101 Leg day mark 2: trial socket testing
After almost a month of having to go back to a wheelchair due to Christmas shut down at the limb centre, I have been waiting for this day with great impatience! Here’s how leg #2 […]
‘Melanie Ryding – one inspirational lady’ (Challenge Wanaka 2021 Mailshot 20/1/21)
Thank you Challenge Wanaka and TriNZ for your support going into my first race as a para-athlete, just over 3 months after losing my left leg below the knee. Here is the Challenge Wanaka mail […]
