Losing A Hand

About the Book

Losing a Hand was written by Ed with over forty eight years experience. It documents how he first came in contact with amputee friends, and then tells of how he chose amputation for himself and then with the aid of a power saw removed his own hand. The book follows with stories of his adaptation -- and success -- into amputee life. The lessons he learned and how they learned them should be inspiring to all, but especially to those people who know amputees or are amputees themselves, either by choice or by fate. The book also contains many case studies of others who lost one or more hands. It's written in a wonderful (and easy to read) down-to-earth style and comes highly recommended.

About the Author

Ed Cushman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and spent his youth growing up in the forests of Northern Wisconsin, where he learned to love and appreciate the outdoors. He began a career in media when he worked evenings at a local TV station during his senior year in High School. He continued on in motion picture with the USAF and then as manager of TV production departments at universities and technical schools. He eventually formed his own production company in Oregon, where he retired to return to living in an outdoor environment. Ed Is now retired and makes a daily web page of nature photography at quietworld.org from northern Idaho where he lives.