Amputee Support Group of Mendocino

My Life Since Losing My Leg

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from Richard Kaderli, a right below knee amputee

I live and teach in Ukiah, CA.  I don't teach as often as I'd like due to the discrimination against amputees and cancer survivors built into the teacher hiring system.
 
I grew up on a ranch near Napa, CA  and have lived my entire life in N. CA. (or Norcal as the youth today call it).  I lost my leg below the knee to chondrosarcoma when I was 38.
 
I am an artist and musican (guitar) who has had a radio program on Sunday mornings since Aug. of 2007.
The name of my show is "The Eclectic Semantic Ear".
Tune me in or go to our website and listen to a show in the archives.
105.1 FM KMEC in Ukiah
or www.kmecradio.org on the web. My DJ name is Paris Clueless and I play a four hour music program consisting of Glitter Rock, Blues, and Jazz.
 
I advocate for communication between amputees because it is plain foolish to blindly follow the course steered by the O & P industry.  Profit, after all, is their motive.
 
Both Washington Amp L, a list server for amputees, and The American Coalition of Amputees support our cause and can help us make choices.

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at the ranch in 2009

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