September 7, 2017 – Loma Linda University Health PossAbilities, powered by Quest Diagnostics, is hosting a Limb Loss Running Clinic from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 17, at Loma Linda University Drayson Center, 25040 Stewart Street.
The free clinic is designed for people who have lost a leg and subsequently been fitted with a prosthesis.
Event organizer Jordan The, DPT, a physical therapist in the outpatient orthopedic clinic at Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus, said the clinic was designed to empower individuals who have either lost limbs to accident or illness or were born without them. “It’s about helping them go forward after limb loss,” he said.
PossAbilities member Zimri Solis — who will participate in the clinic — was only 10 years old when he lost his right leg due to complications of meningitis. Today, the 34-year-old Highland resident is an elite para-triathlete who loves to run, thanks to the artificial prosthesis he has been wearing for the last three years.
Solis is frequently asked to share his story with patients who have either lost a limb or been told they will soon require an amputation.
“I tell them how PossAbilities has impacted my life in a positive way, and how there are more things to do out there when you challenge yourself,” Solis said. “I tell them it’s not what you go through, it’s how you go through it that matters.”
PossAbilities is a free, non-profit, community outreach program operated by Loma Linda University Health. The goal of PossAbilities is to provide those with permanent physical disabilities support and resources to stay active and healthy in life.
Individuals who want to participate in the Limb Loss Running Clinic are asked to register online at www.teampossabilities.org/running-clinic. Additional information is available by phone at (909) 558-6384.