PLAMONDON - November 2013 - Amber Skyrpan, 21, of Plamondon, is back from The War Amps 2013 Western Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Calgary.
PLAMONDON - November 2013 - Amber Skyrpan, 21, of Plamondon, is back from The War Amps 2013 Western Child Amputee (CHAMP) Seminar in Calgary. The seminar brought together child amputees from across the Western provinces while also honouring the Association’ s 95th anniversary.
Amber, who is a right leg amputee, attended the three-day seminar which focused on the latest developments in artificial limbs, dealing with teasing and bullying, and parenting an amputee child. The opening session paid tribute to the long history of The War Amps, and its continuing legacy of “amputees helping amputees.”
A highlight at the seminar was the Amputees in Action session, where Champs demonstrated their standard and recreational artificial limbs and devices to the group, such as running legs and devices for biking, swimming and playing on the monkey bars.
Amber was a Junior Counsellor to the younger Champs, acting as a role model and offering advice. Younger Champs also had the opportunity to interact with each other at the “Play and Learn” session, while their parents shared experiences and exchanged tips.
CHAMP is funded solely through public support of The War Amps Key Tag and Address Label Service. For more information, call 1 800 250-3030 or visit waramps.ca.
