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Taking a Leap of Faith 💖 💖
Taking a Leap of Faith On October 25, 2018, Matthew went home happy with a new marvel leg. Unfortunately, the following day was a different story, he would not wear the leg. It was a bad day in the Kruchten household. Matthew went back to wearing his old leg. I felt... Read more
Matthew’s Newest Prosthetic!
We had a super fun day with Matt-the-man Kruchten and mom Trish Kruchten. Matt spent most of the day showing us how much faster he is than everyone on his custom formula foot. Matthew’s newest leg is from prosthetist David Rotter who is located in Joliet at... Read more Matthew’s 4th Year!
Reflecting on what I have learned this year… I had no idea how good I had it until I tried a different leg system! Since 2014 Matthew has been using the pea light prosthetic leg systems with suspense sleeves and socks. I have been wanting to switch over to a new... Read more
Aimee Mullins Changing my Legs & Mindset
Aimee Mullins, paralympic sprinter talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line. Read... Read more