Joshua Kupetz

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RSD Diagnosis and Amputation Leads Eric Westover to Create Amputee Organization

When his reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) could no longer be treated, this man started an e-zine for upper extremity amputees, and then founded an outreach group to start sharing knowledge and expertise.

Catching Up with Aron Ralston

Alone in Utah's unforgiving canyon country, his right arm pinned for days beneath a huge boulder, Aron Ralston was going to die soon. Read this interview with the man who instead chose to sever his arm and fearlessly resume his wilderness venturing.

Stephen King Depicts Disability in Duma Key

Using disability as a plot device isn't new, but Stephen King does it better than most in this thriller about a tycoon-turned-painter who begins to channel the supernatural when he moves to the Keys.

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