12/19/2025
We are so grateful for everyone that makes the Amputee Center magic. Thank you Catherine Lang-Bigley for this post!
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Some moments stop you in your tracks. They feel rare. Sacred. Like a vision quietly exhaling into real life.
This image of Mark and Nancy Miller, captured together in their element, is one of those moments. What you see here is not just a prosthetic adjustment or a conversation in progress. You are witnessing the birthplace of The Amputee Center all over again.
In the most authentic, unscripted conversations, between them this center was born. The passion and deep expertise of the owners of a prosthetic office who recognized a gap. A need for specific,Amputee focused, human-centered care. Not rushed. Not transactional. But intentional.
Here we see an adjustment to a double amputeeās prosthetic legs paired with something just as vital. A deep, honoring conversation with someone newly navigating limb loss. These are the moments where the real magic happens. Where trust is built. Where fear softens. Where community quietly begins.
Every person is different. Every day is different. Every challenge we face in loss is exchanged for the possibility of connection and belonging. But how often do you find professionals willing to slow down, to listen fully, to honor the whole human in front of them?
As Executive Director, I have the privilege of living inside this passion and witnessing this magic daily. One of my favorite quotes from Mark yesterday says it all:
āRolling in and walking out !ā
There are quiet days too. Days full of paperwork, grit, frustration, vision-casting, coordination, and behind-the-scenes work where the message could easily get lost. But the magic never does. It is always happening. Growing. Expanding.
Yesterday, it unfolded minute by minute as new faces entered the Center for the very first time. Parents. Family members. Support systems. People who walked in carrying uncertainty and walked out with relief.
I could go on forever about the work Mark and Nancy have done. But this image captures something most people never get to witness. The heart of it all. ā¤ļø
A moment of rare magic.
And a gratitude beyond words
Catherine Lang-Bigley
Executive Director
The Amputee Center
