Guest Speaker: Gary Moe, Amputee
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: Logan HS
Students: Paige, Alex, Seth, Tanner, Thomas, Avery, Thaying and Nathan
Gary Moe was recommended to us from the VA in Tomah, WI. He agreed to come in to talk to the students on what is was like to have a lower limb amputation.
Gary had a below knee amputation as the result of a car accident when he was 19 years old. He said he prosthesis cost between $12,000 and $16,000 and needs to be replace every 5 year. He said if his socket gets loose it creates an abrasive scrape on his residual limb and the biggest problem is controlling how much he sweats so the sleeve stays dry. He also mentioned that anytime someone loses weight it impacts the fit of the socket and a new one needs to be made.
Gary looked at our progress on our heel adapter, the linkage and the generator mount. He did not feel there would be any issue with walking on his prosthesis when using a device like this. It would not impair him in any way. He recommended building up on the prosthetic limb and not going any farther down. Gary was asked if he had any concerns on the direction we were going and he said he did not.
Special thanks to Gary for coming in and talking to the team.
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| Paige and Alex with Gary after his talk to the team. |
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