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 @ 7:00 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. Our meetings will be held on the second floor of the Franklin Medical Tower located at 927 Franklin St., Huntsville, Al. 35801.
Prosthetics For A Balanced Life
SPONSORED BY: INFINTY ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS. Thank you for your support and the vast information and assistance you continuously provide for all our members.
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Harlie has been doing fantastic and is going about her life with improvement regularly. She has been on a prosthetic for some time now and has amazed us all how ell she adapts and continues to reach new goals continuously. I will post some new pictures of her soon as many of you are asking about her.
Thank you all for your prayers for her and her family. Continue to lift them up regularly.
The next meeting for the support group will be held on Tuesday, March the 20th, 2012 @ 6:30 PM at Crosswalk Prosthetics in Priceville, AL., their address is: 717 Hwy 67S Suite 10,
Priceville, Alabama 35603. Please contact us and let us know if you plan to attend as we try to provide enough snacks or sandwiches and drinks for all. Please
click to map it from your location or 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.
NOTE Change of Venue for March Meeting
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.
Making a Difference
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.
