When you lose a limb, you don’t just lose a body part, you lose connection.
No one tells you how strange it feels to not feel the ground beneath you.
There’s no sensation of grass, carpet, or cold tile… not in the way you remember.
That’s when the real work begins, retraining your brain to adapt to a new kind of feedback.
Learning to “feel” through your residual limb, through your socket.
It’s a journey of neuroplasticity, patience, and persistence.
And it’s not talked about enough.
The video I’m posting dives into this exact experience.
It kicks off a bigger conversation we’re having on The AMP’D UP211 Podcast, where we explore the real stories, science, and spirit of life after limb loss.
If you’re an amputee, know someone who is, or just want to understand what adaptation really looks like, this is where you’ll find truth, grit, and community.
Tune in. Learn. Share.
Because every step matters, even when you can’t feel it the way you used to.
-Rick Bontkowski
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