Melissa Stockwell Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Melissa Stockwell I chose early on to accept the loss of my leg. It wasn’t going to grow back, so, I had two choices.I either had to accept it or I could live in that constant state of ‘why me?’ And at Walter Reed (Army Medical Center), you know, I looked around and there were so many that were worse off than I was…missing two, three, four limbs – traumatic brain injuries or eyesight.So, I really felt that I was extremely lucky. Melissa Stockwell us Those soldiers that go over to protect our freedom, they sacrifice so much to go over but it’s also the loved ones back home, i mean you tell someone thank you for your service but it’s a family affair.You have the caregivers back home, the spouses, the children – it’s an all-encompassing sacrifice. Melissa Stockwell us I had gone 24 years with both of my legs then suddenly I’m missing one. Melissa Stockwell us I can’t say I think of myself as a hero and in my mind I just do the things I do every day because I enjoy them and I’m passionate about what I do, and I want to give back. Melissa Stockwell us
