I needed hope and this prosthetic hand would have helped

We invited Casey to come tell us about his journey through amputation, recovery, rehabilitation, choosing a prosthetic hand, getting his Hero Arm and using it in the real world.

Casey from North Carolina works for a neuro startup helping people to measure and train their focus using EEG (brainwave) tools. In his free time pre-amputation he was outdoorsy and loved to kayak, it’s one hobby he cannot wait to get back to. 

Casey’s journey with prosthetics and insurance policy has been difficult. However, he is a super motivated person and persisted with his insurance and eventually successfully won 100% coverage for his care and Hero Arm via Medicare after overcoming 3 denials.  Casey worked with our prosthetist in Florida to get his Hero Arm fitted in April “Emily was compassionate and took her time to really explain every detail of how the Hero Arm works. I struggle with emotion regulation, and she was amazing and patient at taking me through all the details, “ shared Casey when talking about the day he received his Hero Arm. 

Casey’s journey is moving and speaks to the realities a lot of acquired amputees face on their rehabilitation journey.

Casey’s arm amputation was  a defensive wound, “someone was trying to chop my head off with a machete” he shared during the call. The accident happened over 5 years ago, but Casey took our team back to the time he was coming out of hospital. 

The dad-of-two talked about trying to recover from severe PTSD. “It was very difficult for me to get through that period. I wasn’t sure that I wanted to adapt to life with one hand. I was really in a bad place and I wasn’t sure I wanted to, you know,  go on. I wish I had known about Open Bionics and the Hero Arm then. I didn’t know anything like this existed and there wasn’t much information available about what was out there at the hospital.” 

The Hero Arm is the third prosthesis Casey has been fitted with “I had a hook type, but it was very cumbersome, and the second was a 3D printed solution made for me by a medical school but was difficult to get the function I needed.”

When Casey was asked how he was getting on with his Hero Arm, he commented “I caught my first fish using the Hero Arm the other day.” Casey also uses his Hero Arm for daily activities like eating, riding his e-scooter, and exercising with resistance bands.

“I’m working with Emily on getting a Hero Flex. I love to kayak and I have not been since my amputation. The Hero Arm isn’t waterproof so I don’t want to try that but the Hero Flex looks great. I can’t wait to kayak again.” 

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