Monday, January 24, 2011

My New Amputee Hero and My New Foot

So, the curly girlies and I were at the in-laws' house last weekend trying to escape SnowLanta, when a quick news clip came on CNN Headline News about a young brother named Sean Reyngoudt out of the Florida Keys. At first, it sounded like my story: Man injured in forklift accident...loses his left leg and injures his right foot... We were like, "What?", then they told the story of this fellow who is now a professional kite boarder, who happens to also be an amputee. Check out his videos below. He also has a show on Discovery HD Theater called "Catchin' Air". Be sure to check it out.

Below are some more videos of Sean in action.

Also, guess what! The prosthetist took a cast of my left stump and is in the process of building my new leg. For information on the foot component, which is probably the most interesting piece, click here.

Lord willing, in the next week I'll be up on two limbs again. Thank you so much for your prayers and support throughout this effort.

Doug

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