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positive pointers<br />
Through insurance, she was able<br />
to have a realistic looking leg each<br />
year, and I was assigned to work<br />
with her. Pollyanna had received<br />
another limb prior to meeting me –<br />
she’d had stickers on that and liked<br />
the idea of something different. I<br />
could see she was really engaged<br />
with the process, and creating<br />
her a bespoke leg meant she was<br />
getting something special that said<br />
something specifically about her.<br />
Her family and friends were always<br />
excited to see what was coming<br />
next, which changed the dialogue<br />
around her being an amputee.<br />
Pollyanna’s leg had colourful<br />
pictures of her family in frames<br />
one year, Peppa Pig another, and<br />
at one point she drew a picture of<br />
a limb with drawers containing<br />
special items. I was just really<br />
inspired by Pollyanna and, from<br />
a rehabilitation perspective, I was<br />
deeply interested in pursuing<br />
the personalised limb route,<br />
and collaborating with others to<br />
reflect who they are through the<br />
prosthetics they chose. >>><br />
Image | Omkaar Kotedia<br />
<strong>happiful</strong>.com | September <strong>2021</strong> | 29
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