
Amputees Support Group
Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. Many have undergone amputation or have been living with a missing limb since birth. In either case, life as an amputee can be challenging. This is the place to find others going through the same experiences as an amputee. Share your thoughts, troubles, and solutions with the community.
My point is this, if you have any faith in the Lord, then lean on Him, not your own understanding. If you try to figure out the whys and how comes you will drive yourselves nuts. Simply believe that He knows best and He will get you through, he did my wife and I.
Glenn Barfield
http://amputeenews.com
Of course you should post here. We are all here to help each other, either as apmutees, or as caregivers. Your life has been changed by your husband's amputation, as you will have new responsibilities until such a time as he may be fitted with a prothetic. There is always the outside chance he may not ever use one, though that's doubtful. In either case, the more you educate yourself, the leass frightening and frustrating the journey will be for the two of you, together and individually.
My own personal advice, as an amputee, is don't jump in to do everything for him. Let him do as much for himself as he can, and encourage him to do more as he goes along. Try to get him to see himself as alternatively abled, as opposed to diabled. In my mind, calling myself disabled implies I am not longer functional, and when I start to see myself in that way, I begin to throw pieces of myself away, because it is easier than thinking of new ways to do things. Encourage your husband to grieve, but so that he can move through the process, and not stay mired down in it. Also, know that a wide range of emotions will be normal for both of you. Anger, sadness, grief, fear, and even humor and joy. A sense of accomplishment is possible too, as you master the new methods of doing old activities. Laugh and cry togehter, and keep your love strong, and the rest will fall into place. Feel free to write to me if I can help at all. I did a pretty good job adapting to this part of my life.