The Recipients
About their Stories
Three thousand individuals this week will become an amputee (almost 18 per hour). Many of these people will be unable to access prosthetic care. In fact, some will not even be able to afford a $20.00 stump sock. Because our reputation and services are nationally recognized, many will turn to Limbs for Life for help. We are often their first, and sometimes, their last hope. With adequate funding, we are able to help transform lives from a state of depression and isolation to one of confidence and productivity. Please take a moment to read the stories of our recipients below, whose lives have changed because of Limbs for Life.
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Rolanda Kretchmar
Right leg below-knee amputee
A tragic car accident on July 7, 2002 forever changed the life of Rolanda Kretchmar and her two sons. Rolanda and her teenage son collided head-on with a vehicle that had lost control on the highway. Miraculously, she and her son survived the accident, but not without the loss of her right leg.
Casey Fitzpatrick
Left leg below-knee amputee
Casey Fitzpatrick found out he had a flesh-eating virus in his left leg nine days after he was married in 1993. Thirteen years and numerous infections and trips to the hospital later, he had to have the leg amputated below the knee in April 2006.