Losing Limbs…

Recently, when I was conducting a disability workshop in Lebanon, I was invited to tour several workshops producing artificial limbs for amputees. The first question I asked, while examining the artificial leg above was: “Have you made any artificial limbs for Syrian refugees?” “Of course,” my kind host replied, “over ninety-eight so far, with many more to come.” Though I was happy to learn that a number of injured Syrian refugees had been fitted for artificial limbs in Lebanon, it was disturbing to contemplate how many lives and limbs have been lost in the brutal war next door…