Cirque De Soleil Prosthesis

Cirque De Soleil Prosthesis

AJ Montgomery

6/25/2015

Hey! My name is Andrew Montgomery and I’ve recently become a BK amputee. Although this new life adaption can be very daunting, I’ve tried to take it with all the positivity that I can. With my specific situation I had a few days before my surgery. As I tried to do as much research as possible; I found myself searching for some sort of reassurance that I was gonna be fine. in this search, I found that there was an opportunity to help many others as well. So from diagnosis I have decided to record and document all the things that were happening to me and putting it on YouTube in hopes that someone else that may be looking for the same type of reassurance. Even if it can let even one person know there is a light at the end of the, seemingly, dark tunnel. I’ve included a link to the first video on my YouTube channel:

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I am currently trying to get back to my active lifestyle. I’ve been out of surgery for 7 weeks now and am still fighting the system everyday just to get a foot. Insurances keep wanting to prevent me from getting back to training and back to my life. I’m an entertainer and just before my accident, I auditioned for one of my dream shows. The show has been keeping me up with my journey and as of two weeks ago when I visited the show on a quick vacation getaway, the casting director told me in front of the whole cast that as soon as I can get back to my life and what I was before, I have a job at the show. So, as soon as I have a foot I have a job at my dream Cirque-type show in Vegas! So as you can imagine I’m very eager to get my foot! As I try to remain optimistic throughout, I appreciate any advice regarding Medi-Cal, the type of foot that can withstand and water-based Cirque show, or just to show anyone the videos of anyone in need, I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you for your time!

Andrew J. Montgomery