You're Not Alone: With the Personal Stories of 38 Amputees

by John Sabolich

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963733125
• ISBN13: 9780963733122
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Sabolich Prosthetic & Research Center
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It was helpful if you are an amputee to hear from other amputees.

I lost my right leg in Sept of 2017 and I just lost my left leg in Oct of 2022. Yes, I am a bilateral below the knee amputee. All this was due to diabetes. It was very comforting to hear stories from other amputees and how they accomplished their own personal success.

Recommended reading for amputees or their friends/family.

I bought this book as a gift for a recent double amputee. It is not a medical guide, but a collection of personal stories by people from many different walks of life who are missing limbs by birth, accident or disease. I liked the broad range of ages and experiences, [children and adults] which shows how this can happen to anyone, and how each writer has coped with his/her absence of limb[s]. This is not simply one of those inspirational books featuring people of extraordinary bravery, although all of the contributors are brave. My friend found it helpful and interesting. It provides great insight into the mental and physical challenges facing people who are missing limbs.

Fantastic book for recent amputees or their families

I had my left leg amputated in February 2003 after a motorcycle accident. A fellow member of my amputee support group at Harborview hospital in Seattle loaned me this book. Once I read it I realized that if I could work hard and keep my sense of humor that I would be able to deal with my handicap. The book covers the stories of amputees, most of the essays are two to five pages long so it is quick reading. There is a lot of practical information in the essays as the writers describe their problems and successes with various prosthetic technologies. Definitely worth reading if you are an amputee, know one or just want to see what the human spirit can accomplish.

You're not alone, it just feels that way, sometimes...

Great book for amputees as well as their families and friends. The stories are autobiographical and do not portray amputees as either someone to be pitied or as super-humans. True stories which demonstrate the potential of life for all of us. Does not generalize about life after amputation but presents cases of lower and upper extremity amputation, use of super-high-tech prosthetic to no prosthetic.I was encouraged to learn what can, what DOES happen, by the accounts in the book. We are not alone.Highly recommended.

A must for any amputee or family members of amputees!

This book will provide any person with a wealth of information regarding what you will face going through the amputation of a limb. I am sure many amputees can relate to at least one of the many illustrations given by the actual amputees themselves. My son is a double leg amputee and I have read this book from cover to cover. The stories have givin me a new perspective into the challenges amputees face everyday. It has helped me to allow him to pursue his own independence and achieve it. Truly inspiritional whether you are an amputee or not.