How Amputees1 Achieve Their goals截肢者如何实现他们的目标

Vanessa Croll

Disability3 is a part of life. People with prostheses4 can help themselvesout with difficulties in life. This is the message from eight-year-old Mia Stewartand her family who have just spent four days at the world famous MobilityClinic in Melbourne.

残疾是生活中的一部分。有假肢的人也可以自己解决生活中的困難。这是来自八岁的米娅·斯图尔特和家人的发言，他们刚刚在墨尔本闻名世界的流动义诊中度过了四天。

Mia was born with a terrible illness. In 2019， she traveled to America tohave a surgery5 on her leg. She lives in Sydney and has been using a prosthesissince she was nine months old.

米娅生来就患有一种可怕的疾病。2019 年，她前往美国进行腿部手术。她住在悉尼，从九个月大起就一直在使用假肢。

Mia was one of 95 amputees in the mobility clinic6 of amputeephysiotherapist7 Cathy Howells and her team. The clinic tries to give amputees，both young and old， tips on how to walk better， run， play sport and improvetheir mobility.

米娅是流动义诊中95 名截肢者中的一位。此次流动义诊由截肢理疗师凯西·豪厄尔斯和她的团队举办。该义诊试图为截肢者，包括年轻人和老年人，提供如何更好地走路、跑步、运动和提高行动能力的建议。

Mias mother said these clinics were very helpful for Mia. Seeing people like herin a place where no one asks her questions or keeps looking at her， is invaluable8.Ms. Howells said the clinic was a great learning activity for amputees of all ages.

米娅的母亲说，这些义诊对米娅很有帮助。看到像她这样的人身处在一个没有人问她问题或一直盯着她看的地方，是非常宝贵的一件事。豪厄尔斯女士表示，此次义诊对所有年龄段的截肢者来说都是一次很棒的学习活动。

Ms. Howells has worked with amputees for 30 years.“It feels like theyrecoming home because the clinic is all about them and everyone is the same as them.They may never have met another amputee before. Weve got a group of kids whocome every year and theyre good friends soon，”she said.

豪厄尔斯女士已经为截肢者工作了30 年。她说：“感觉他们似乎回家了，因为义诊都是关于他们的，每个人都和他们一样。他们可能以前从未见过另一个截肢者。有一群孩子每年都来我们诊所，他们很快就成为好朋友了。”

Ms. Howells said， “I think what these clinics do is that they help amputeestake part in more and get back the things in their life that they want to do. Theyhave the same needs as everybody else. They need the same chances. Its just thatthey may need a prosthesis to help them achieve those goals.”

豪厄尔斯女士说：“我认为这些义诊所做的是帮助截肢者参与更多的活动，找回他们生活中想做的事情。他们和其他人有同样的需求。他们需要同样的机会。只是他们可能需要一个假肢来帮助他们实现这些目标。”

Notes

1. amputee 被截肢者

2. achieve 经努力……达到；取得；实现

3. disability 残疾；缺陷

4. prosthesis 假体；义肢

5. surgery 外科手术

6. mobility clinic 流动义诊

7. physiotherapist 理疗家；理疗医师

8. invaluable 极有用的；极宝贵的