Limb loss or limb difference can be difficult to cope with for children and parents alike-albeit for different reasons. According to Rebeca Guajardo, CP, of the Amputee and Prosthetic Center at TMC Orthopedic, Houston, Texas, parents are often concerned with how their child will fit in with their peers and whether or not their child will be able to keep up with other kids. “Children will usually have no problem fitting in because they do so well with prostheses,” Guajardo says. “They are strong and want to play rather than worry about all the other stuff.”
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