Introducing... Joyce Baughn

Location: Abilene, Texas
Date of Amputation/Cause:    I became a bilateral below elbow on the last day of 1^st grade when I crawled under a train and then had it start up while I was still under it.
Prosthesis:  I had 2 pair of prostheses after losing my hands, a Dorrence split hook and another style I’ve never seen since.  I wore the prostheses from the time I got up until I went to bed because Mother was told she must make me do so.  I functioned okay for a 7 and 8 year old kid, none of us could do much then!  They were hot, heavy, and uncomfortable but I wore them.  Then one glorious summer day, the cable broke!  There were and are no prosthetists in Sweetwater, Texas, so I got to go without them while my parents tried to figure out what to do.  I very quickly was able to do everything and more with my arms that I could do with the hooks so the hooks were never repaired.  I was much more comfortable and, best of all, I had my sense of touch back.  For me, the non-prosthetic option is the only one that makes sense
Amp Events Attended: Amputee Coalition of America organizational meeting, 1986; One Arm Dove Hunt, most years since 1990; Amputee Games before Paralypics, Atlanta, 1992; I-CAN yearly meeting since 1997 (except 2003). 
Other Information:  I was born in 1938 and am the widow of Bill Baughn.  We had no children, except for 2 four legged models: BeBe and Angel, sweet Pomeranians who are 9 years old.  I am retired from Bank of American where I was technical support for customers using online banking and bill payment.  Now I run the mailing lists for I-CAN and Arm-Amp, along with being the Board President of I-CAN
E-mail: joycebaughn@sbcglobal.net

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Joyce Baughn