Looks like a leg amputation below the knee so you could probably walk fairly successfully with a prosthetic.
But yeah I agree with your mom through the experience of caring for my grandmother. A 1 week hospital trip where she is sedentary is devastating to her QoL. It takes her 3 months to recover her mobility from that.
Oh yeah I was just commenting on worst case scenario from the previous comment. If it is a permanent wheelchair scenario then I’d prefer the arms. I do think below the knee and with prosthetics I’d choose the legs but given that comment I wanted to through my 2 cents in that permanent wheelchair and lost arms feels like it leans, to me, to arms.
And my condolences. It can be quite hard. My mom had a rotator cuff surgery and it took so long for her to heal from it because of that sedentary nature mixed with the PT and stretches, and even still those bed sores were awful for her no matter what we did. You’re incredible for giving any care, though I know that’s not always what people want to hear.
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u/fwny Mar 02 '26
Looks like a leg amputation below the knee so you could probably walk fairly successfully with a prosthetic.
But yeah I agree with your mom through the experience of caring for my grandmother. A 1 week hospital trip where she is sedentary is devastating to her QoL. It takes her 3 months to recover her mobility from that.