Comment Re:hope? (Score 1) 138
As an amputee myself, although as a result of a birth defect rather than a later-in-life accident, this give me a lot of hope that people like me, who never got to be 'normal' growing up, get a chance to experience things we never had before.
For me, it's not about outward appearance. My amputation was just below the knee, and I first learned to walk on a prosthesis (and have been all the way into my adult life), so most people can't even tell unless I point it out. It's not about that, though. I would give practically anything to walk through the grass or beach barefoot, and feel it all.
So it's not as critical as restoring someone the use of their arms or vision, who've had it before, but I don't think you've find someone in my situation who wants it any less than them.
For me, it's not about outward appearance. My amputation was just below the knee, and I first learned to walk on a prosthesis (and have been all the way into my adult life), so most people can't even tell unless I point it out. It's not about that, though. I would give practically anything to walk through the grass or beach barefoot, and feel it all.
So it's not as critical as restoring someone the use of their arms or vision, who've had it before, but I don't think you've find someone in my situation who wants it any less than them.
