by sevenletter | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
Melanie Waldman, of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, lost her right arm below her elbow after having an extreme allergic reaction to the medication heparin. She is a registered yoga teacher, a former Walt Disney World Cast member and an actress. Melanie’s story was very...
by sevenletter | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
Katie Joiner of Thompson, CT, was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in her right tibia in May 2013 and decided to have an amputation to remove the tumor to have a better opportunity to continue to be active and play sports once she received a prosthesis. As a fellow...
by team | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
Josh Beecher of Bedford, NH, was born with a club foot. Because of the immense pain it caused him, he made the difficult to decision to have his leg amputated below the knee. He applied to the Foundation for a running blade so he could become more active. Josh’s...
by team | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
Henry Tripp of Arlington, MA, is an above-the-knee amputee who lost his leg in a car accident during the fall of 2018. During the Noelle’s Angels fundraiser event at Fenway Johnnies in June 2019, I had the opportunity to donate a running blade to Henry. Since...
by team | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
While at the University of New Hampshire, Emma Graham, 25 of Manchester, NH, suffered a stroke which led to her right leg being amputated above the knee. While I was recovering at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Catholic Medical Center? from losing my leg, I had the...
by team | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
When I first met Isaak at the prosthetic company Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics, I didn’t realize that he had just had his new running blade fitted to him. He was running around and looked like he was a natural on his new leg. Isaak was so full of energy and...
