Greg
Managed chaos
Greg and his family started a petting zoo after his son spotted an ad from a family getting out of the business. They planned on 20 events the first year and did 35. Now they do about 150. Greg uses his paid time off from his full-time job to run the zoo, and he handles morning and evening chores on the farm every day. His wife covers the farm when he’s on the road.
Years of fighting for his foot
Radiation treatment for cancer 35 years ago damaged Greg’s spinal cord, and about 15 years later he started losing feeling in his feet. One day he stepped on a nail and walked on it all day without knowing. Infection led to one toe amputation, then another, then the front half of his foot. For about a decade, our team supported him with AFOs, specialty boots and inserts to help ulcers heal.
An easy decision
After another bone infection, Greg chose amputation over a salvage surgery that would have left a foot he couldn’t walk on normally. He already knew our team, and had told him he’d do better with a prosthetic.
“They were right. Absolutely right.”
A foot built for 400 pounds
Greg is about 300 pounds, and he’s often carrying another 80 pounds of water buckets. He needed a prosthetic rated for 400 pounds. Our team tracked down a manufacturer making a foot that could handle it, without trying to steer him into something that didn’t fit his life.
“They listened to what I want my life to be.”
No crutches needed
The day Greg got his prosthetic, he handed over his crutches and walked out to the car. Now he logs close to 17,000 steps on a busy day.
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