How to Encourage an Amputee
Consider ways you can encourage the amputee to overcome his disability if you are close to someone who has suffered a physical injury or illness that has resulted in an amputation. With a positive attitude and a few common sense steps you can help your loved one accomplish things they never thought they could.
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Find active things to do around the house that does not call attention to the amputee's disability. No one likes to be reminded of what they can't do when what they can do is still so expansive.
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Discuss the limitations the injury places on the amputee in an open and caring manner. There is no reason the disability needs to be treated as a taboo subject when it is such a central part of who the person is.
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Encourage the amputee to get out of the house into a social environment. Isolation is one of the early warning signs of serious depression, but a regular social habit enhances psychological health.
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Exercise regularly with the amputee. Physical activity is good not only for your body but your mind as well, giving you the opportunity to become fit in more ways than one.
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Develop an interest in new hobbies and activities. Encourage the amputee to look at this development in life as an opportunity to grow as a person, not mope about their misfortune.
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Consider attending a spiritual service of some kind. Often the best way to encourage someone going through difficult times is by having them pay attention to their spiritual development.
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