Ursula Schlesselmann proudly shows her cosmetic upper arm prosthesis. “It looks so deceptively real! My friends are as excited as I am,” laughs Ursula Schlesselmann from Hamburg. The prosthesis has given me back my quality of life, she says today.
Quality of Life is Back
Ursula Schlesselmann proudly shows her cosmetic upper arm prosthesis. “It looks so deceptively real! My friends are as excited as I am,” laughs Ursula Schlesselmann from Hamburg. "The prosthesis has given me back my quality of life", she says today.
Ursula Schlesselmann has been wearing a prosthesis since her accident 19 years ago. She is now using a cosmetic arm prosthesis, a so-called passive arm prosthesis. Its external appearance is more important than what it can do. She is enjoying this summer to the fullest – in short sleeves!
She could even paint the fingernails of her new prosthesis with nail polish if she wanted, but she prefers to put a silver arm band around her wrist, because she believes that “it is more in line with my taste.”
If you ask her about sports, Ursula Schlesselmann begins to rave. Being a passionate tennis player and bicycle rider, she is always on the move. She just came back from a 5-day bicycle tour – with 180 more miles on the speedometer. But the 65-year-old does not have time to rest. In a few minutes she’ll be headed to the next tennis match.
Since Ursula Schlesselmann loves nature, she likes to spend every free minute outdoors. She may take a boat ride on the lake or a long walk on a sunny day, and her husband always has the camera ready to catch and preserve the beautiful moments.
Ursula Schlesselmann has been wearing a prosthesis since her accident 19 years ago. She is now using a cosmetic arm prosthesis, a so-called passive arm prosthesis. Its external appearance is more important than what it can do. She is enjoying this summer to the fullest – in short sleeves!
She could even paint the fingernails of her new prosthesis with nail polish if she wanted, but she prefers to put a silver arm band around her wrist, because she believes that “it is more in line with my taste.”
If you ask her about sports, Ursula Schlesselmann begins to rave. Being a passionate tennis player and bicycle rider, she is always on the move. She just came back from a 5-day bicycle tour – with 180 more miles on the speedometer. But the 65-year-old does not have time to rest. In a few minutes she’ll be headed to the next tennis match.
Since Ursula Schlesselmann loves nature, she likes to spend every free minute outdoors. She may take a boat ride on the lake or a long walk on a sunny day, and her husband always has the camera ready to catch and preserve the beautiful moments.
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