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Katy Grainger’s journey through sepsis, limb loss, survival, and rebuilding a life with purpose.  By Rick Bontkowski Katy Grainger remembers waking up alone on the floor of her Hawaii home unable to understand why her body was shutting down. The room was dark. Her body ached. She struggled to piece together where she was and how she got there. Just hours earlier, she believed she was dealing with a small infection

Limb loss changed my body. Awareness changed my purpose.  By Rick Bontkowski The room is quiet except for the soft mechanical rhythm of a prosthetic foot meeting the floor. Step. Pause. Step again. For many amputees, that sound marks the beginning of a completely new life.  April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, and for the past several years, I’ve used this space in The Springs Magazine to highlight remarkable people in the amputee

Freedom Reclaimed: Earl Granville’s Journey from Combat to Community  Earl Granville. True strength isn’t the leg you stand on—it’s the weight you carry for others. Photo-Joseph Kelley Photography  By Rick Bontkowski As fireworks light up the sky this Fourth of July, many of us pause to reflect on freedom, what it costs, and what it means. For combat veteran and amputee Earl Granville, freedom has taken on a deeper, more personal