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| Center for Limb Differences in Michigan |
Please use this link to connect with the Center for Limb Differences page: http://www.maryfreebed.com/Rehab-Services/Amputee-Program/Amputee-Rehabilitation-at-Mary-Free-Bed/Center-for-Limb-Differences-(1) |
| Hand Surgeon's Blog - get questions answered here |
I have a blog that I have been working on with approximately a 1x/ week post with information about congenital anomalies. It remains a work in progress. These posts might be interesting to HHF followers. http://congenitalhand.wustl.edu/. I am here to help answer any questions about upper limb loss and medical options. Charles A. Goldfarb, MD
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| Hands To Love in FL - Support and Weekend Camp in March |
One weekend a year, Hands to Love families from all across the country gather at Camp Crystal Lake in Starke, FL for a weekend of adventure, camaraderie and relaxation. Hand Camp provides children a safe haven in which to try new activities, meet others who have similar upper limb differences, and just have fun being kids. Hand Camp also allows parents to network with each other, share ideas and experiences, ask questions, be pampered, and relax. The next Hand Camp will be March 16-18, 2012. http://www.handstolove.org/registration_fam.html |
| Helping Hands West |
Networking, peer support, and events in Northern California for families with upper limb deficient children. NOTE: This group has not been active for several years. |
| Little Fins (littlefins.org) - local group of Minnesotan families |
Welcome to the Little Fins Limb Difference Group Web site. We are a local group of Minnesotan families located throughout in the Twin Cities area who are all sharing in the experience of having a family member with a upper extremity limb difference. Our purpose is simple: to provide support, encouragement and camaraderie to one another. http://www.littlefins.org/ |
| LuckyFinProject.org - Michigan Support Group - check it out |
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| Reach-U.K. support group |
"Membership includes families with children of all ages and adults who themselves have an upper limb deficiency and belong to Reach willing and able to offer the benefit of their life experiences.Reach provides the means by which parents and professionals can bring together experiences, information, support and guidance."
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| Single-Handed Blog - by Debi Latour from Shriners Hospital |
Her blog is dedicated to questions and answsers - and even the occasional anecdotal story! - about life with an upper limb difference: http://SingleHandedSolutions.blogspot.com. |
| Special Blessings in AZ - support for amputees of all ages |
They can be found at http://www.vagrimaldi.com/sb/index.htm or via email at sbaz@cox.net.
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| Unlimbited Possiblilities Inc. |
Our mission is to provide a community where families of children with upper limb differences can gather to offer support and share information. |
The Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital’s is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Their program, the Center for Limb Differences, specializes in helping and educating people about limb differences, specifically in children.
If there is every a question I can answer for a family, I am happy to help! My name is Charles Goldfarb - an orthopaedic hand surgeon with a subspecialty of congenital anomalies. I work at the St Louis Shriners Hospital and the St Louis Childrens Hospital. Helping Hands Foundation website is a great reference for my patients - 
Debra A. Latour, M Ed, OTR/L, has worked at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield, Mass for 13 years. Before she was employed by the hospital, she was a patient. Her parents sought treatment at Shriners when she was a toddler for an upper limb deficiency. Check out her blog: 
Special Blessings Support Group in Arizona was founded by Adriane Grimaldi to help families of children with a limb difference as well as provide resources for adult amputees.Pages
Helping Hands Foundation P.O. Box 332 Medfield, MA 02052 - webmaster@helpinghandsgroup.org