We have gathered our best stories together to INSPIRE YOU.
Read Here: Max Swinhoe- 31 years hiding her am, now liberated by Reach
“For the first time I feel I have a reason to talk about my arm and to feel that I am not on my own:”
Read Here: Am
y Roskilly- A Reach Parents Perspective
“My biggest fear was seeing my worries in her eyes”
Read Here: Miles Harrison-Being me Because not Despite
“Affected by the Thalidomide drug, Miles has no arms. His hands are at shoulder level but he is a powerhouse of ability.”
Read Here: Ella Dickinson- University Life with a Limb Difference
“Sometimes you have to have a few ‘awkward’ conversations and explain that you might need help.”
Read Here: Neil Antrobus- Hands for Partial Hands
“I felt helpless and angry that I was unable to help my son”
Read Here: Pete Buchanon- Living Life on the Veg
“And despite difficulties, I’ve found all of these tasks, and more, to be definitely, entirely possible.”
Read Here: Maddie Nakash- Mimi on a Mission for Digital Detox
“So look up from your phone for a little bit and see there is so much more out there.”
Read Here: Frank Letch- Navigating the DLA Minefield
“If you claim, your child is drawn into the system, and you are highlighting the fact that you consider your child has a disability.”
Read Here: Orla Duncan- Overcoming Negativity and viewing Difference Differently
“Remember, your upper limb difference is part of you, but it doesn’t define who you are as a person.”
Read Here: Samantha Bradnock- Follow Your Dreams
“I never expected it would be a problem as there has never been anything that I couldn’t do.”
Read Here: Emily Tisshaw-Sea Swimming in Winter
“Usually when I tell people this, they think that I’m mad. But, as always, there is method to the madness”
Read Here: Specialist Feature- Prosthesis- It’s Personal
“Parents are sometimes faced with claims of what their children won’t be able to do in life”
Read Here: Vicky Collins- The Importance of Kindness
“I felt like an exhibition. I remember looking at my midwife and just saying ‘his hand”
Read Here: The Limittless Project- Prosthetics for every child in the UK
“In April alone, we were able to provide remote fittings for 31 users with limb difference, despite the lockdown“