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DutchLeon

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Hi all,

I've been reading on TST very regularly and although I got involved in the Dan Plan thread last year never got round to introducing myself. The name is Leon, 33 years of age and from The Netherlands. Three days after I registered on this forum last year, I fell ill. A very severe sepsis eventually led to the amputation of both my lower legs, leaving me in hospital and a rehab center for over 9 months, and with a disability to cope with for the rest of my life (although I in no way feel disabled!).

Just started picking up golf again, on my two prosthetic legs. Really enjoy the game and hope to be able to lower my (golfing) handicap and become active on this forum. I will probably start a thread in the My Swing section shortly. Considering the fact that I don't have ankles anymore, which makes shifting my body weight a lot more difficult, a lot needed to change in my swing. Working on it though!

Kind regards, 

Leon

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Welcome.  Nice set up!

Golf is challenging and your situation just makes it even more difficult.  Your positive outlook is inspiring.  This golfer is hoping you get a great deal of satisfaction from this game and everything else you do.  

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Welcome back. I remember welcoming you there in the Dan Plan thread, which was my entry point to this forum too, so we have that in common:

Great to see you here and sharing your story, and I'll be following along. I promise I won't post any graphs of your handicap index if it shows lack of progress, as I did for Dan. :beer:

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