Severe injury of any kind can affect every area of a person’s life.  The 10 best amputee support groups and resource sites listed below can help people who are seeking assistance, information, and encouragement to cope with the amputation of a limb or limbs. Knowing you are not alone is part of the healing process.

1. Amputee Coalition
This is a non-profit amputee support group that seeks to empower people affected by limb loss through advocacy and support with the magazine inMotion and a toll-free hotline.  A central source for all types of educational information, the Amputee Coalition conducts programs for its members, their families, various professionals, and the public at large to educate them regarding the physical, emotional, and technological issues involving amputees.  They also promote limb loss prevention and advocate for the rights of amputees. 

2. Stumps 
As you probably can tell from the name, this non-profit amputee organization  (also known as stumps’R’us) takes a more whimsical, humorous approach to support and provides information from and about “cheerful cripples.”  Their magazine, “Gimpy,” provides uplifting and inspiration stories of amputees who have accomplished great feats of athleticism and courage.  This amputee support group also provides an extremely extensive list of all types of resources available to amputees, their families and friends.

3. Daily Strength
This group is offers an open forum/discussion board for members to share their thoughts, feelings, provide resources, and, in general, to openly ask questions and give feedback to others.  This amputee support group site deals with many health issues.  If you are interested in checking out this site, type in “amputee” on the top right and then hit search and there are articles about and for amputees and their families.  This is a great resource for people who might want to write about their, or a friend or loved one’s, daily experiences as an amputee. 

4. American Amputee
This non-profit organization provides a comprehensive state by state list of support and resource groups throughout the United States.  The American Amputee Foundation is a national resource directory for amputees and people with disabilities.  This site provides information both on the national and local level and is designed to empower readers with information and education to help them find the best services possible tailored to meet their specific needs. 

5. Amputee Online
As “the most popular amputee oriented site on the net,”  according to this amputee support group, Amputee Online operates both within the US and on an international level.  It has an amputee forum, general information, prosthetic information, phantom pain resources, sports and recreation information, and references world issues and special events.  Amputee Online also offer videos, books and magazines.

6. MD Junction
This site also has many different topics, but if you type in amputees, there is a wide variety of information and forums for people to express their feelings, ask questions and get support.  There is an Amputee Support Group that is a group of amputees, family members and friends dedicated to dealing together as a community.  There are many personal stories on this site.

7. Kismix Amputee Support Groups
This amputee support group provides a great deal of information including references, videos, “expert” information, patient experiences, news and blogs, guides and articles. 

8. Empowering Amputees
This is a social networking site that also provides forums, blogs, and events connected to limb loss.   It provides a space for comments and interaction. This amputee support group’s  tag line is, “You’ve got a friend, someone who’s been there, who understands.”

9. Ezines
Although not technically among amputee support groups, Ezines is a website made up of “experts” in their field.  Clicking on this site and then typing in “amputees” will pull up various articles about amputees.  This website is another place to write articles and/or connect with other amputees.  Some of the articles focus on veterans who have lost limbs.  This is a great site for information about the issues veterans are dealing with as amputees.

10. Articles Base
Many of the amputee articles here are personal stories, and can provide another outlet for people with limb loss who wish to share their experience, knowledge and feelings.