Want some motivation? Read this article. Tom White decided to ampute his leg that was mangled in a terrible accident. The main reason for the amputatation? To be able to run again. His dream was to run a marathon. It’s an amazing story, and something that really makes you appreciate running.
For three months he worked on getting used to the leg. It was never easy. Sometimes the prosthesis pinched or his stump ached. One day at work, he had to take off the leg and use crutches. While standing in the hall between an elderly couple using walkers, looking at himself on crutches, he thought, Oh my God. I’m in the lunch line at the nursing home. Back in November, he’d set a goal. He wanted to be running on his prosthetic leg six months after surgery. Now that looked like a pipe dream. He couldn’t imagine the carbon-fiber contraption ever feeling like a natural part of his body.
