Folsom long-distance cyclist showing anything is possible, despite his above-the-knee amputation Jim Wilkes is a volunteer for the Amputee Coalition and rides 90 miles a week on his bike ...

Feeling for the next hand- and footholds, he was guided up the wall by professional climbing athlete and above-the-knee amputee Ronnie Dickson. Fast, informative and written just for locals.

From 1997 to 2012, 152,904 amputations were done in New York, 91 percent of them on people 45 and older, 60 percent of which were covered by Medicare, according to the Amputee Coalition.

Regular surveys of the Amputee Coalition’s members show “the No. 1 issue is affordable access to prosthetic care,” Ignaszewski said.

Losing a limb is like losing a family member: It involves grief and mourning, said Jack Richmond, an amputee involved in the Manassas, Va.-based Amputee Coalition.

Her mom wrote shared her daughter's story with the Amputee Coalition of America Facebook and listed the strides her smiling baby has made.

Tom Carlson, certified peer visitor with the Amputee Support Group of Tri-Cities, stops by to talk to about the Amputee Coalition and the Support Group. For more information, call Tom at (423) 741-… ...

Each arm or leg can cost up to $100,000. Paddy Rossbach, head of the Amputee Coalition of America, said the modern artificial limbs make the amputees’ difficult transition a little easier.

April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, and a Colorado woman and cancer survivor is educating others about what her life is like every day.

It’s still too early for earthquake victims to receive artificial limbs, said Pat Chelf, a board member for the Amputee Coalition of America, an education and advocacy group.

Her sister, Kaitlyn Siler, posted the note to the Facebook page "Amputee Coalition of America" and was met with an outpouring of support from the community.