Brain Tumor / Injuries
Brain injury, also called acquired brain injury, is any damage to the brain that affects a person physically, cognitively, emotionally and/or behaviourally. Brain injuries can happen at birth, or later, from an illness or a trauma, and are called either traumatic or non-traumatic, depending on the specific cause.
Amputations
An amputation involves the surgical removal of part or all of a limb.
Amputations can involve fingers, toes, feet, hands, arms or legs. The higher the amputation (the closer to the core of the body) the more diffculties the person will have adjusting to their new body.