David McGill is a participant in Out on a Limb, an Amputee Coalition Board Member, and a blogger. To see Dave in the trailer, go to the Indiegogo page; the trailer begins after Daria Price's introduction.
Q: What do you hope the impact of Out on a Limb will be?
David McGill: I think the public tends to associate prosthetics, first and foremost, with young, active individuals (i.e., the military, or elite athletes, like Oscar Pistorius). But the reality is that most people with limb loss are very different from that demographic. And yet, the 75 year-old who rebounds from an amputation as a result of diabetes is no less heroic, in her own way, and her story is no less powerful, than that of a Private First Class or a World Champion Paralympic athlete. So I hope that the film introduces people to that broader range of people that limb loss has touched, and shows the power of their' stories - stories we typically never hear.
Q: How do you think the advances in prosthetics will impact amputees?
DM: Prosthetic advances will continue to have a positive, life-changing impact on amputees. As an example, before I switched from my old knee to the one I wear now, I thought I was as functional as an above-knee amputee could be. I didn't really believe that there were any limitations on what I wanted or chose to do.
Q: What do you hope the impact of Out on a Limb will be?
David McGill: I think the public tends to associate prosthetics, first and foremost, with young, active individuals (i.e., the military, or elite athletes, like Oscar Pistorius). But the reality is that most people with limb loss are very different from that demographic. And yet, the 75 year-old who rebounds from an amputation as a result of diabetes is no less heroic, in her own way, and her story is no less powerful, than that of a Private First Class or a World Champion Paralympic athlete. So I hope that the film introduces people to that broader range of people that limb loss has touched, and shows the power of their' stories - stories we typically never hear.
Q: How do you think the advances in prosthetics will impact amputees?
DM: Prosthetic advances will continue to have a positive, life-changing impact on amputees. As an example, before I switched from my old knee to the one I wear now, I thought I was as functional as an above-knee amputee could be. I didn't really believe that there were any limitations on what I wanted or chose to do.
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