Find out More Robin was a busy full-time worker, enjoying his career and lifestyle, when his life changed dramatically due to medical issues. Here, he tells us how being a VV has helped give him a sense of purpose, and explores what he’s gained from the programme… In 2019, I was a busy Operations Manager [...]
Find out More Bob was a sporty 17-year-old about to start an apprenticeship when a summer holiday went disastrously wrong. Here, he shares his limb loss journey and his reasons for becoming a Volunteer Visitor… In the late 1960s, I was like many young men – busy with friends, sports and on the lookout for [...]
Find out More Sue was a full-time business owner, active wife, and mum when a long-term health issue led her to choosing elective amputation. Here, she shares the journey from having a Volunteer Visit to then progressing to becoming a volunteer herself… My life before my health issues was very busy – after a full-time [...]
Find out More David was an enthusiastic motorcyclist and keen conservationist when he was involved in a serious road traffic accident in 2015. Here, he shares his journey with limb loss and the VV programme… I had always been an active person in life - I was a keen motorcyclist first and foremost, but I’d [...]
Find out More Thank you to our wonderful team of Volunteer Visitors! Volunteers’ Week provides the platform for organisations across the country to celebrate the important role of volunteers. The Limbless Association will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the charity and thanking our wonderful team of Volunteer Visitors for their time and dedication [...]
Find out More Travelling in the winter or the early months of spring can present challenges that are less than welcome. Such was the case when the LA sent a delegation to visit Glasgow in March 2023. Imagine sitting patiently at one of the departure gates at Stansted Airport and watching the ground crews using [...]
Find out More To misquote the infamous Guinness TV ad of the 1980s: "I've never tried wheelchair rugby before because I don't like it!" Well on Friday 30th September 2022 at the Brentwood Centre in Essex and courtesy of the LA, I now have tried wheelchair rugby and I can report that do like it! [...]
Find out More My grasp of Latin has never been a strong point, but as I get older I find myself better understanding the saying: 'tempus fugit', or in other words, time flies! Time certainly flies Wednesday of last week saw the great and the good of the amputee community come together to celebrate the [...]
Find out More Volunteer Visitor Helen was born with bilateral fibula hemimelia - she is an above knee amputee on one side and also wears a below knee prosthetic on the other. This year, Helen took part in our O2 Summer Climb, and shares her story about her experience of one of our Life After [...]
Find out More Crispin was 18 when he lost his hand in a factory accident. He didn’t know any other amputees and it was only in 2021 while training to become a Volunteer Visitor that he spoke to another amputee for the first time… I adapted “I lost my left hand in 1989 in a [...]
