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01 — Patient stories

Mobility, returned.

Behind every device is a person getting back to school, work and family. These are the people we've walked beside — in their own words.

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Prosthetic limbs fitted

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Orthotic patients served

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Limbs via UN ACAP III (2015)

Their words

Four people, four journeys.

Khalida — Below-knee prosthesis · fitted as a child
“I used to watch the other children run. Now I run with them — I almost forget my leg is new.”
Khalida
Below-knee prosthesis · fitted as a child
Back in the schoolyard
Sultan Ali — Below-knee prosthesis · now a TOS technician
“They fitted my leg and gave me back my balance. Then they taught me the craft — now I build limbs for others who were where I was.”
Sultan Ali
Below-knee prosthesis · now a TOS technician
Patient, then technician
Habibullah — Below-knee prosthesis
“I had little money and less hope. They fitted me anyway. I walked out of here on my own two feet — one of them theirs.”
Habibullah
Below-knee prosthesis
Walking on his own again
Saifuddin — Above-knee prosthesis
“I have worn other limbs; none matched this one. The fit, the finish — I stand straight, and no one can tell.”
Saifuddin
Above-knee prosthesis
Standing tall

More voices

And many more we've stood beside.

“Now I can go to school on my own. I don't feel left behind anymore.”
Belal, 11
Bilateral above-knee · Kunduz
“The new prosthetic changed my life — I walk to university on my own and live with dignity.”
Mohammad Rafi, 23
Above-knee · Faryab
“After my injury I thought I'd never stand in my own kitchen again. Now I do, every day.”
Najma
Knee-ankle-foot orthosis · Kabul
“They were patient when I had no patience left. My brace lets me walk to the market alone.”
Fatima
Ankle-foot orthosis
“I came on crutches and left on my own legs. I still can't quite believe it.”
Zahid
Below-knee prosthesis
“Twelve years I waited. The fitting took an afternoon and changed the rest of my life.”
Najibullah
Above-knee prosthesis
“My daughter's brace was made just for her, and they adjust it as she grows.”
Farzana
Pediatric spinal brace
“I can hold my son's hand again, and grip my tools at work. A hand is more than a hand.”
Farid
Hand prosthesis
“I write, I eat, I work — with a hand they built for me. I stopped feeling like a burden.”
Muhammad Asif
Hand prosthesis
“I was treated as a person, not a case. The support fits perfectly and the pain is gone.”
Masuma
Lumbar support
“From the first measurement to the last adjustment, they never rushed me. I walk to prayers again.”
Safiullah
Below-knee prosthesis
“The support gave me my independence back. I climb the stairs to my home without help.”
Farhat
Knee support
“I travelled a long way; it was worth every hour. I stand behind my shop counter all day now.”
Muhammad Mansour
Above-knee prosthesis · Mazar
“They fitted my leg and never asked for more than I could give. I'm back among my family.”
Shakila
Below-knee prosthesis
“I lost my leg, not my will. They gave my will somewhere to stand.”
Said Ahmed
Below-knee prosthesis

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