To lose a limb

To lose a limb does not mean it's the end of your life.

Brandon Menezes, 14.  

"People see me for who I am after getting prosthetic legs, 

before they treated me like a five year old with brain damage."   

 Waldo van der Westhuizen, 29

"My legs were amputated on the 10th of September 2001, 

when I woke up on the 11th I got news that I had also lost my two towers. 

With my legs it's business as usual"

 John Meyer, 44

"I feel vulnerable and exposed without my prosthetic leg, 

with it I am empowered." 

 Mukundi Mashamba, 7

"I'm quick as lightning on my blades, 

I feel just like a normal girl with them."

 Ntando Mahlangu, 12

" I used to crawl on the ground or sit in a wheelchair, 

now I dream of becoming a Paralympic athlete."

 Sihle Khumalo, 5

" I can now jump around and play soccer with my friends again."

 William le Roux, 4

" With my prosthetic legs I can do what all the other kids can."

 Bonga Mbele, 18

" I am a lot more active with my new legs, I can now participate in athletics, 

something I could not do in the past."

 Zane Bauermeister, 19

" Before I had no self confidence , it was a horrible feeling.

Now I am confident and able to move around again."

 Patrick Molokwe, 61

" I felt worthless without my legs, now I'm proud to have them."

 Victoria Barry, 19

" I don't see myself as disabled, 

I want to help break the stereotype that amputees are disabled."

Robert Wishart, 72

" I was a broken man who did not want to live anymore when I lost my leg, 

with my new leg I got a new life. I am a new person."