February 2009

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. in partnership with the Frederick Memorial Hospital, will host its first Amputee Support Group on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in Frederick. The meeting will be held at the Frederick Memorial Hospital Wellness Center located within the Francis Scott Key Mall. A guest speaker will headline the evening’s activities. The Amputee Support Group is open to all amputees, family members and health care professionals to learn and to share experiences, knowledge and concerns.

According to John P. Jacobs, Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (CPO) at the Ability patient care center in Frederick, MD, “This is the first support group meeting for amputees in the North Central Maryland region. A lot of people have questions that go beyond what their prosthetist can address,” said Jacobs, “It’s all about quality of life and awareness. We find there is a need for peer counseling. We’re getting people with similar challenges together for the first time to see what issues are out there and how we can help address them.”

The next amputee support group meeting will be held in June. Please contact John Jacobs for more information @ 301-698-4692.