Personal Experiences

Drew Frakes’ Volunteer Story

Drew Frakes is a jokester. Just a few minutes with him and you’re bound to hear him crack a joke or laugh about something. You’ll also learn that he’s an avid athlete–having spent nearly 30 years running, racing bikes, racing[…]

Aly Herpel’s Flourish Story Unilateral Left Leg Below the Knee

Unilateral Left Leg Below the knee

“Sharing a part of yourself allows others to feel like they’re not alone; as an amputee, it’s one of the most important gifts we can give.” ~Aly Herper When you meet Aly Herpel, a 36-year old Senior Quality Software Engineer[…]

Isaac Berger’s Athlete Story:  Left Hand Below the Elbow

Unilateral Left Arm Below elbow

Isaac Berger’s Athlete Story:  Left Hand Below the Elbow “Each limb-different organization I’ve worked with has become like a family to me. They have provided so much support, opportunities, constant encouragement, and fun. Life is good!” ~Isaac Berger In 2005,[…]

Vincent Lynick

A Message from Vince’s mom  ~ Vince is amazing, smiley, determined, healthy, happy, ridiculously cute, and very lovable baby boy. He also has a rare congenital disorder called Tibial Hemimelia, occurring in 1 in a million babies. This means he was born[…]

Rick Kemna

Bilateral Above the knee

On February 29, 2008, Rick was rushed to the hospital with a strep A virus that had begun to attack his body. After several major surgeries, including the amputation of both legs above the knee and three months in intensive[…]

Paul Goetz

Bilateral Above the knee

The strep A virus that overtook Paul’s body caused the amputation of both legs above the knee, as well as a finger and the tip of his nose. After months of intensive care, rehab and recovery, he received C-legs but[…]