During a routine night patrol in , Ha stepped on a landmine, the detonation of which tore off his right leg. Decades later, Ha would become one of Penta's first patients.
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Nguyen Van Ha
For Nguyen Van Ha, as with so many Vietnamese of his generation, war has been an inescapable, looming shadow. Born during the Vietnam War, Ha would later serve as a soldier in the Cambodian-Vietnamese War and to this day carries the tragic memory of that service everywhere. During a march at nightfall in , Ha stepped on a landmine, the detonation of which tore off his right leg. Decades later, Ha would be one of Penta&#;s first patients. Shortly after he was discharged from the Vietnamese military due to his injury, Ha moved to Ho Chi Minh City, where he has lived with his family for over 30 years.
&#;As a veteran, I was eligible for the state&#;s prosthetic care program. Nonetheless, my journey to regain mobility has been long and far from straightforward. The difficulty is walking.&#;
For several decades, Ha was forced to use an old, heavy wooden prosthesis that was ill-suited to the wet conditions present during the long rainy season in Vietnam. It was particularly inconvenient for work, causing him great trouble moving around for his job as a security guard at a Buddhist pagoda. Ha often had to drag the limb, a repeated motion that caused both back pain and damage to the prosthesis. His lack of mobility also prevented him from fulfilling his lifelong desire to travel and see the world.
When Penta began working in Vietnam, Ha was one of the first patients referred to us. Through our work with a local orthopedic hospital, he was fitted with a waterproof lower-limb device that was half the weight of his previous prosthesis.
When we last spoke with Ha, he delighted our team with stories about his travels around Southeast Asia. Since being fitted, Ha has visited Indonesia, Malaysia, and Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam. We were most surprised and thrilled to hear that while on a scenic boat tour of the Bay, Ha even jumped into the sea, fully clothed and with his waterproof leg, to save a young girl who had fallen overboard!
As a veteran who has lived most of his life with a lower-limb amputation, Ha said he never thought he would ever be able to travel, let alone save someone from drowning, but with his new, trusty, lightweight prosthesis, he is living life to its fullest.
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Do you have a closet full of old prosthesis or old prosthetic limbs, and are wondering what you should do with them? Has a loved one passed that wore a prosthesis, and you are left wondering if there is anything you can do to help other amputees?
Many people simply throw away old prosthetic devices as if they were throwing away an old gallon of milk, which is unfortunate, because there are parts on these devices that can be used as replacement parts and help people out in a tremendous way!
While some parts are old or of no value and are discarded, often times there are parts on older devices that can be used as replacement parts. In addition to helping people at our local prosthetics clinic in Atlanta, we also are involved with many charities and send replacement prosthetic parts oversees to places like Vietnam, Haiti, and Belize.
In fact, did you know that landmine explosions (left over from the Vietnam War) are still a major problem in the Vietnamese region? In fact, the Vietnamese government estimates that over 42,000 individuals have been killed or injured by landmines in the last 40 years, and over 16 million acres are still contaminated with landmines. (Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/id//ns/world_news-asia_pacific/t/vietnam-land-mines-still-line-million-acres/#.UyCcYVaYbIU)
By donating old prosthetic devices to Georgia Prosthetics, you can help amputees in your own city, as well as all around the world get the prosthesis care and attention they desperately need. Whether it is a child in Vietnam who was a victim of a terrible accident, or a senior adult right here in Atlanta without the financial means to maintain their prosthesis, you can help.
We encourage amputees to keep at least one fully-functional backup prosthesis in case of an emergency. However, if you have additional prosthetic devices that you would like to donate, give us a call or contact us here today!
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