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FT. LAUDERDALE – Kevin S. Garrison was an athletic, artistic and intelligent 16-year-old when he received unexpected news–he had cancer and would lose his right foot. Now 40 years later, he’s sharing his life’s journey in a new memoir, It’s Just a Matter of Balance – You Can’t Put a Straight Leg on a Crooked Man. It details his personal journey of illness that led to a successful professional career in prosthetics. He hopes to offer guidance to those struggling with similar hardships and show that life can be lived to the fullest by sincerely accepting fate’s course. Garrison also aims to help educate people on the challenges those with prosthetics face on a daily basis. “I hope that in reading my story, I will help others embrace life’s challenges and learn to move on,” Garrison says. “By getting over their anger and sadness about permanent disability, they will be able to have an actual healthy recovery.” With a forward written by the President Elect for the American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists, It’s Just a Matter of Balance is a landmark book in the field of prosthetic lifestyles. It’s Just a Matter of Balance More Amputee Books Here: http://www.amputee.ca/Amputee_Books.htm About the author
For more information, please visit http://www.garrisonsprosthetics.com/book.asp
AMP STUFF Clothing was created by Craig Styles, a former soldier who lost his leg whilst serving in the British Army. Like many others, he is a role model for amputees in the UK who has shown that there certainly is life after amputation. Hello fellow amputees! For those of you who may be suffering from Phantom Limb Pain, it is quite likely that we will be able to help you. Please be advised that we are running a five week programs at our Amputee Resource Centre in Richmond, BC. Amputee Coalition of British Columbia Sponsored LinksWine Cellars Vancouver at Wine Cellar Depot in BC | Wine Storage Specialists | Wine Racks | Climatized Wine Cabinets | Wine Cellar Cooling Units | Wine Coolers | Wine Accessories | Reidel Glassware | Wine Dispensation and Preservation | Wine Cellar Flooring and Countertops | Located in Vancouver BC CanadaWine Cellar Depot in Vancouver BC Canada ships wine cellar cooling units, wine racks, wine cabinets, wine coolers, wine dispensing and preservation systems, wine accessories and more to Canada, United States and beyond. Wine storage products include Dometic, Cavavin, Vintage Keeper, Le Cache, Breezaire, Koolspace, Vinotheque, Koolr, Inoa, Whisperkool, Onam, Cellar Pro, Modularack Wine Racks, By the Glass Wine Dispenser, wine cellar management software, Reidel Glassware, Wine Wipes and more. We service all of Canada when looking for that special Wine Rack or Wine Cellar. Pain Relief for the Amputee with Farabloc! The Farabloc Development Corporation is a provider of amputee phantom pain relief products. Please see our Amputee Pain Page for more information. Award Prosthetics and Crutch Store Award Prosthetics Inc. specializes in high level lower extremity prosthesis fittings, like very short Above Knee, Hip Disarticulation and Hemiplevectomy prostheses. We use silicone flexible sockets and super flexible acrylic resins to form-fit the amputee exactly and comfortably. At Award Prosthetics we believe in the principle of the informed consumer. |
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After having his right foot amputated due to a battle with cancer as a young boy, Kevin S. Garrison has dedicated his life to becoming an advocate for prosthetics awareness and advancement. He will be traveling with Medical Teams International to Haiti to assist in the need for education about prosthetics that was caused by earthquake-related injuries. He works with the Miami Veterans Administration, to provide prosthetic care for veterans with service-related injuries. He graduated from the UCLA and Northwestern University prosthetics programs, and his works on prosthetics have been published in the scientific field. His private prosthetic practice, in two locations, has successfully provided prosthetic care for the south Florida region for 26 years. He lives with his wife Catheline, and has five children and four grandchildren. 