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The Tennessee Valley Amputee Support Group exists to help amputees prepare for and reclaim their lives through faith, work mentorship, peer support and visitation. We will visit patients both pre-op and post-op in order to help them prepare for an upcoming surgery and become adapted to the changes life will hold for them. We will work with all age ranges from children to seniors and have amputees of all ages with a vast supply of knowledge to help with all needs and questions.

Our vision is to be available to all amputees and their family members at all times in order to assist with any questions throughout pre- surgery, the surgery process and the recovery process. Providing all the knowledge we can so that you can be as informed as possible. We also want to help you to reach the highest quality of life possible through help with understanding the latest technology available for your situation.

We will meet on the second Tuesday of each month @ 6:30 pm. Meetings will be scheduled till 8:00 pm, however, they will continue as long as needed to insure all questions are answered and all concerns are taken care of as completely as possible. The venue for the meetings will be changed regularly to help make it convenient for everyone possible.

These links are provided for your convenience and research. You will find more information on prosthetic equipment and the companies who provide some of the most technologically advanced equipment available by visiting our "resources" page. Symmetry is a fantastic new advancement for a brimless socket system helping to provide opportunity for a fuller life.

The Barr Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1992 to assist amputees with prosthetic rehabilitation. We provide assistance to amputees domestically and internationally who would otherwise have no other financial resources.

Our mission is to advance education and improve community support for amputees of the world. The Barr Foundation strives to improve the amputee's quality of life through access to proper prosthetic care and by encouraging improvements in the care system.

The Barr Foundation carries out this mission through its efforts to help amputees of the world live healthy and productive lives with dignity.

We would like to thank all those who helped in Rolando's cause and ask that you continue to check back and keep your hearts open for others in need.

I must take a moment here to hopefully explain what the experience of working with others through the support group has meant to myself and the entire support group. We do not hesitate when we find out about someone's need because when God calls we are to answer without hesitation. Following that calling and His lead is the guide that helped all this to come together. If you find yourself in a position to reach out, remember, our paths cross with others because our service is required and our ability is a given gift to use for His calling.

We are going to be setting the group up under a 501C status for the benefit of being able to do fundraising and also to be able to help people in need when we can. This is a process that I am unfamiliar with so if any of you have any experience or can offer any advice, PLEASE HELP. I will post status notes here so you all can track our progress. This is very important for the support group's future as well and the goals and vision we had when first starting the group.

What a wonderful meal provided by the Key family at our last meeting. This was truly a treat and a far cry better then the sandwiches and pasta I usually get.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, IT WAS FANTASTIC

We will have a special called business meeting on May 21st, 2013 to begin at 6:30 @ The Orthopedic Center in Huntsville, AL., 927 Franklin St. SE.

Our regularly scheduled meeting for the month of June will be on June 11th @ 6:30 pm and it will be held at The Orthopedic Center in Huntsville, AL., 927 Franklin St. SE.

I would like to thank the Key family for the wonderful meal they prepared for our meeting on the 9th. Normally I am able to provide sandwiches or pasta, very basic and small. To have someone show this kind of love in preparing a meal for us was so awesome and beyond gratitude, but We Do Thank You.

The Amputee Party held on March 16, 2013 was a great time. It was easy to see who had dance ability and who did not....and I will leave it at that, lol. We would like to thank the Rocket City Dance Club for the use of their facility as well as Mendy, Michelle, Adrien for the time to teach us some dance moves.

Please call (256) 509-0163 for directions. Remember, these meetings are so that we all can get together to help each other and those who we learn about that may need our insight.