Amputees Receives Prosthetic Limbs through Limbs of Love Organization, Houston Texas

	Walking the Walk In the waiting room of the Amputee & Prosthetic Center, 3 women sat in a row of chairs, a three legged service dog quietly panting beneath at their feet. All four of them had a single mission, helping amputee Carol Cruise walk the entire perimeter of the United States on her prosthetic leg. How did Carol and hear small band of supporters end up here? The answer to that question is simple: everyone needs a little help now and then. She got that help from Houston based charity, Limbs of Love. Click here to read more
	Thrill Seekers Despite a weather delay, the third annual Airborne Amputee Skydive went off smoothly in May. Sponsored by Limbs of Love, an organization that provides limbs for amputees, the Rosharon, Texas, event drew more than 150 participants, including 20 Wounded Warriors - men and women who have lost limbs in military service. Click here to read more
	The Sky is the Limit for the Airborne Amputees and ACA Members A group of over 150 amputees, including ACA certified Peer Visitor Jody Graham, signed up to skydive at the 3rd annual Airborne Amputee event in Houston, Texas on May 1st, but the weather just didn’t cooperate. Although the cloud cover prevented the multitudes from jumping on Saturday, the event’s guests of honor, a group of 20 amputee Wounded Warriors from Brook Army Base, and a few other determined amputees returned to Skydive Spaceland the next morning to complete their mission and skydive. Click here to read more
	Special deliveries to Haiti relief effort While Haiti continues to receive countless donations of money and man-hours from corporations and individuals, two Houston companies are contributing something quite unique. Air Liquide USA LLC, the American wing of Paris-based Air Liquide SA, has assembled and mobilized two portable filling systems for medical oxygen, a critical necessity in short supply in the earthquake-ravaged nation. Click here to read more
	Diane Johnston After years of struggling and falling due to an ill-fitting prosthesis, Diane Johnston received a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg, courtesy of Limbs of Love, to keep her from stumbling. It is the same technology that is currently being used on soldiers who lost their limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Diane turned to Limbs of Love after her insurance company refused to pay for her prosthesis, and recently joined members of the Amputee & Prosthetic Center to lobby for prosthetic parity, requiring insurance companies to cover prosthetic devices. Click here for the photo Gallery
	Amputees receive prosthetics through Limbs of Love program A grandmother, beauty pageant competitor and a high school cheerleader met up in Northwest Houston Feb. 13. All three of them experienced events that resulted in the necessity of an amputation, and none could incur the expense of an expensive prosthesis. But through the Limbs of Love program, each was the recipient of state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs. Click here to read more
	Limbs of Love Luncheon with CNN Radio On January 21, 2009, “The Price of Business” host Kevin Price celebrated his birthday by holding a luncheon to benefit the Limbs of Love Foundation. Limbs of Love founder Joe Sansone was joined by Sunny Chism, a recent recipient, to promote awareness of the foundations cause to provide limbs to needy amputees. Click here for the photo gallery.
	Metal & Muscle Expo The First Annual Metal and Muscle Expo provide an opportunity for injured service members to participate in sports and other recreational activities, helping our nation’s heroes return to living healthy, active lifestyles. Click here for the photo gallery.
	Horse Racing On July 17th, 2008 amputees and their families joined at the Sam Houston Race Park for an evening of fun to socialize with fellow amputees and to watch the horse races. Click here for the photo Gallery
	New Caney woman's struggle ends on a happy note At 13, Terri French was walking down a street in Houston when a moment in time changed her life. A 14-year-old boy pulled up next to me on his bike and began talking to me. I took my eyes off of him for a split second and he stabbed me in my back," she said. Click here to read more Click here for the photo Gallery