Hey I was just wondering if you could help me with some resources regarding above elbow amputations and how blind people live (Specifically, people who had sight for approx16-20 years and lost it suddenly) Thank you so much

ancwritingresources:

Of course! Here are some resources I hope will help:

Above Elbow Amputations: 

• Above Elbow Amputation: Treatment, Studies, Etc. (A ton of links here)
• The Rehabilitation of Peoples with Amputations (You’ll have to skim through to find the upper limb guides in the table of contents)
• Elbow and Above-Elbow Amputations 
• Amputation Procedure
• Information for Upper Limb Amputees and Their Families 
• Rehabilitation After Limb Amputation 
• Special Considerations: Rehabilitation Without Protheses 
• Living An Active Life After Amputation: Paige’s Story
• Above-Elbow and Below-Elbow Amputations
• Above Elbow Amputations: A Case Study in Restoring Function

Living Blind:

• Could You Cope if You Went Blind In Mid-Life? 
• Facing Blindness By Seeing the Funny Side
• What Is It Like to Be Blind?
• Living With Vision Loss and Blindness (Occurred to this writer at age 19)
• Glossary of Eye Conditions 
• What Do Blind People Actually See? 
• How It Feels To Be Blind
• One Man Shares His Unexpected Reaction to Becoming Blind (At Age 21)
• Why Not Just Ask (What It’s Like to Be Blind)
• What It’s Like To Be Blind