Our own Ronnie Dickson made the cover of the Aug/Sept issue of “Amp It Up” magazine! Check out his article, “Amputation: an opportunity for a better life.” —-> Amp It Up article by Ronnie Dickson
A couple of celebrities stopped by our facility yesterday—POA patient and former Professional Wrestler Steve “the freak” Chamberland and WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart, who managed over 75 wrestling superstars in his career! Steve is the founder of “50 Legs,” a non-profit foundation which provides assistance to amputee children. We are fitting the foundation’s newest recipient with a running leg next week. www.50legs.org
Zoe was in the news again! This time, “The Ledger,” a Polk County Florida newspaper, featured her in an article about her return to Volleyball. Zoe lost her leg in 2011 after a jet-ski accident. Since then she has overcome many obstacles, including several surgeries and infections. Now Zoe is focusing on the future, and doing all the things a normal 16-year-old girl does – like driving on car! 🙂
The first episode of the season aired last night. Amy and Daniel were the 2nd couple to arrive at the pit stop — they were ALMOST 1st! Awesome job, Amy Purdy! Be sure to watch next Sunday and cheer her on! Following is a link to USA Today article: Amy Purdy, USA Today, 9/30/2012
Oprah’s “O” Magazine published an article on April Holmes, 2012 Paralympic Medalist, in their October issue. Paralympic Medalist April Holmes
Paralympic athlete April Holmes stopped by POA today to show us her BRONZE medal! She insisted on “sharing” it with Stan! 🙂 Congratulations, April!!!
Ronnie Dickson is a member of the U.S. National Climbing Team which will be competing at the Para-climbing World Championships in France next month (9/12-16/12)! He and another climber are the first para-athletes to compete in this event as part of Team USA!
Congratulations going out to ** Zoe Gibbs ** for making her high school volleyball team! With love from your cheerleaders at POA! 🙂
POA’s Josh Olson, a hip disarticulate amputee, is representing Team USA in shooting at the Paralympic Games. Josh is the first ever active duty service member to be nominated to the Team. POA’s NPS hip disarticulate prosthetic system, also known as “the Olson socket,” was developed for Josh by Stan Patterson in response to a request from Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital. The following video link shows Josh preparing for
Oscar did it!!!! 45.44 in the 400m race this morning and made the semifinals!!! He was second in his heat! We are so proud of Oscar for showing the world what is possible. Here’s a video, for those of you who missed it. Check out his smile at the end – that says it all… Oscar Pistorius in 2012 Olympic 400m Qualifying Heat
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