Accepting your new body by: Robert Gailey, PhD,

One of the most difficult milestones to overcome is the overall acceptance of limb loss. A gentleman with multiple amputations once said that for him to return to work, sports and life, he had to let go of the notion that he would still be able to do things the way he once did. Only after he stopped trying to do things as a “two-legged” person and learned how to do them with the body he now had was he able to move on and embrace
life. The key for many people with limb loss is to stop focusing on the part of their body that they have lost and to focus on the whole of the person that they are. In short, be comfortable with who you are
and continue to live life to the fullest.
Remember, there are no time frames or reaching each milestone because
everyone is different. Set short-term goals that you can reach within a reasonable time while keeping your eye on your longterm goals. Don’t become impatient and so focused on the milestones along the
road of recovery that you miss all of the other things that life has to offer. Think of each step as an event in itself. Then, after some time, look back and see which ones you’ve completed. You might find that you are farther along than you thought.