I’ve come a long way, and I’ve still got a long road ahead of me.
I was a diabetic for 36 years and over time, I’ve have had problems with my circulation, eyes and kidneys. I had to go onto dialysis for four years, while I waited for a kidney and pancreas transplant…
A couple years later an ulcer, I already had on my left foot, became infected, and they had to amputate the toe. But that didn’t solve everything, and they needed to take my foot a month later…
In a short period of time after receiving my first prosthesis, it began to hurt like crazy. At this time, I realized I needed someone who could be more proactive in researching for something that would fit better…
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They know gumbo!
I’m a Cajun, born and bred. Just love creole cookin’. Did a turn in the Army. And got a degree in Industrial Engineering. It was an industrial accident that took my leg. I lost half my blood that day. If you’re ever in a traumatic situation, nothing else phases you.
The grace of God is the reason I’m still here. When I asked him, ‘Why?’, He said, ‘Because.’ And that was good enough for me.
I’d been to other prosthetists and didn’t find one that could tell me anything different. So, when my case worker found BioTech, I wasn’t going to stay, if they acted the same. But if they came up with something different, I figured I’d stick around…
Read more of Mr. Tinker’s story.
She didn’t tell me I could run with it.
I was out in the yard mowing the lawn, and the mower ran over a burrow of bees. So I started running for the house, yelling to my wife to open the door, open the door!
After I got my new leg, it took 4 weeks to learn to walk again, but those bees said, ‘We don’t have that much time to teach you to run!
When she fitted me with this new leg, Laura didn’t tell me I could run with it. She was just really concerned that it felt right to me…
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Getting my new leg was having another chance
“It’s a long story. I broke my right ankle in January, 2002, slipping on the ice. They put screws in my ankle. Arthritis set in after a while, and it hurt all the time.
“I retired on New Year’s Eve, 2001, but took some part time work in a retail store in 2006. I accidentally stepped on a security tag’s metal pin and cut my foot. It got infected two to three different times, and finally my doctor said the infection might be in the screws in my foot.
Read more of Ms. Huff’s story.
I liked Laura the first time I met her.
I lost my leg because of diabetes. Sugar’s the enemy. Sugar and carbohydrates. My wife cried about it, but I didn’t. Even without something like this, you’ve got a lot of everything on you. You just got to handle it. That’s life! At first, it might have slowed me down, but it didn’t stop me.
I liked Laura the first time I met her — the way she treated me, encouraged me and listened to me. If there’s anything wrong, she’ll take it back and fix it, so I’m happy…
Read more of Mr. Keith’s story.
Laura saved our lives.
In 2004, the very first leg Laura made me worked! Because of the changes I’ve gone through, I’m on my fourth leg, and I wouldn’t go to anyone else. With this one, I’ve got more spring in my step.
My daughter will tell you that Laura saved our lives, and I feel like she certainly saved mine.
I had a bad infection and nearly died after being run over by a car and then taking a spill on my hardwood floors. The doctors finally took my leg and probably should have taken it years before. At the time, I didn’t have insurance, but Laura hooked us up with the appropriate agencies to help cover the cost…
Read more of Ms. Smith’s story.
Things happen to me big!
“I’ve had both legs amputated. Had a heart attack and got a double bypass and a pig’s heart valve. It doesn’t worry me. I get along just fine for bein’ 75 years old and married for 56 years.”
“I have sugar diabetes. Runs in the family. Dropped a shaving cream can on my left foot back in ’89, and it got gangrene. So the doctors said they needed to take the leg above the knee. They weren’t so sure I’d come through the operation, but I’m pretty tough.”
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Now my ambulation and gait are much better…
“Four years ago, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, so my goal has become to control the rate and speed of my physical descent as I get older. My right ankle was also destabilized, which made it very difficult to walk.
“At first, I tried to make my own orthosis, but it didn’t work well. My internist recommended BioTech, and I was pleasantly surprised the first time I met Michael and Cristy.
Read more of Mr. Knoop’s story.
The folks at BioTech have been real good to me.
“I have some bad days, when I don’t wanna get out of bed. Then, it’ll start rainin’! I can tell it’s gonna rain three days ahead of time. My wife thinks I’m more accurate than the weather guys on TV.
“I lost my left leg to diabetes — foot ulcer got both my legs infected, but the right one healed up with antibiotics. The left leg got so bad in a week’s time that I had to get the leg amputated.
Read more of Mr. Caudle’s story.
