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#101 Leg day mark 2: trial socket testing

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 20/01/2021
  • amputation

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 […]

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#82 Will my foot wear out if I walk barefoot? A day in the life of ME!

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 30/12/202030/12/2020
  • amputation

There’s lots of strange things that you wonder when you’re an amputee.. is my false foot more sloppy in the wet? Will it rust? Will it wear out? Haha! Here’s a simple day in the […]

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#81 Chance encounters: you never know who you will inspire

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 29/12/202030/12/2020
  • Central Otago

Today’s Vlog starts with two stories about encounters with amazing people today, completely by chance. I end with some scenery from Central Otago on the way back through, heading home.

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#79 How to lose 5kg in 14 days

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 27/12/2020
  • amputation

You might wonder how on earth this is related to amputation… but remember.. I’m comparing a sedentary life of injury and pain to a pain free release back to life post surgery.

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#75 Walking further than on my own two feet?

  • by Melanie Ryding
  • Posted on 22/12/2020
  • amputation

Today my physio asked me was I better of now? I really had to think about that before answering… plus I went to do a small physical experiment. Here’s what I decided.

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