Nicholas Young

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Posts about Amputation

Keeping My Leg On with the SmartPuck from 5280 Prosthetics

Six months of full-time experience with the 5280 Prosthetics SmartPuck elevated vacuum prosthetic suspension system. It’s time for an in-depth, real-world review.

2019 in Review

Celebrating what I’ve accomplished over the last twelve months, and preparing for new challenges.

Rebuilt, Again

Conversations with my three-year-old, as I prepare to become a bilateral amputee.

Erasing Yesterday

At precisely ten o’clock local time on October 23rd, I will be soundly asleep as doctors and nurses lay my dormant body on an operating table. For them, this is another routine procedure.