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Husband, Student, Athlete, Educator, Motivator...Amputee.
Real Life Lessons on One Leg
Sy Bridenbaugh, Ph.D.
UPDATE: Post Surgery Challenges (More Coming SOON!)
https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/uk-teaching-assistant-uses-life-altering-injury-motivate-students UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who...
Home Sweet Home?...(Post #19)
When we pulled out of the parking lot the day I was released and I saw the big gray building that had been my home for six weeks start to...
Someone to Lean On...Literally (Post #18)
It is a weird sentiment to have when leaving a hospital, but the day I was told I would be discharged was a day in which I felt sad,...
Not Exactly Paradise, But They Did Have Cheeseburgers...(Post #17)
After a long and tiresome day on the football field, kicking up dust on a hot August afternoon in southern Ohio, peeling off the layers...
The Heart Grows Stronger...Usually (Post #16)
The heart is one hell of an organ, constantly working, pumping blood to every part of your body, and doing what it needs to do in order...
Not Exactly My Dancing Shoes...(Post #15)
Tell me if I’m wrong, but most of the time we never give ourselves enough credit for our accomplishments. I’m not necessarily talking...
That Doesn't Look Normal...(Post #14)
I awoke to the blaring sounds of beeping and screeching alarms going off all around me, but the only thing I could think about was that...
Moving On Up...kind of (Post #13)
You would think things get better when you are moved out of the intensive care unit, but it ‘s a much different story when your new...
Doctor My Eyes....(Post #12)
We have all had that dream where we are walking through the hallways of a high school, everything seems to be moving along like a normal...
Scars aren't THAT cool...(Post #11)
Stop me if you have heard this one, but sometimes life can just suck! There are few certainties in this life, one of those...
Not Out of the Woods Yet...(Post #10)
Reflecting upon my experience is not easy; putting my story on paper is one of the most emotionally difficult feats I have ever attempted....
And the Countdown Begins...(Post #9)
There is a cold and dark sensation that makes the hair on your neck stand up when a nurse plunges a large, steel needle into the bend of...
Numbers Never Lie...(Post #8)
14 hours is a hell of a long time! Other than sleep, I’m not sure there are many things I could do for 14 straight hours (other than...
It Can Be Hard To Breathe...(Post #7)
Deep breath, Sy, just take a deep breath and try to relax…as I lay on a hospital bed, thinking to myself that I was going to die, a pain...
We're always prepared...until we're not (Post #6)
The majority of football games are either won or lost before the cleats even dig into the freshly cut and painted gridiron. Watching...
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