解决问题的特殊士兵环游世界
韦恩·摩尔黑德（Wayne Moorehead）是四倍的截肢者，这一事实并没有抑制他的罐头态度或独立的精神。
摩尔黑德（Moorehead）的生活在2018年8月生病并发育败血症时颠倒了。他去了当地的一家诊所，被诊断出患有食物中毒，并被送回家。他的病情恶化了，去医院后，他得知自己心中感染了链球菌。他陷入了化粪池冲击。
Moorehead, who lives in Alexandria, Louisiana, was at a Medical Center in New Orleans for more than five weeks before being transferred to a Houston hospital.
他的挑战性旅程在2018年9月继续进行，当时截肢是挽救生命的措施。
A bi-lateral amputation above the knee was performed, as well as an amputation below both elbows. “I learned that it makes a huge difference when an amputation is below the knee, rather than above the knee,” he said, “because there are more challenges.”
摩尔黑德（Moorehead）在休斯顿医院（Houston Hospital）呆了两个星期，然后被转移到美国顶级康复医院之一的蒂尔（Tirr-Merior）赫尔曼（Hermann）。他解释说：“我需要学习基本的演习，例如上床上并穿好衣服。”“我在那里遇到了梅尔顿博士，我们立即将其击倒。她对我的康复产生了巨大的影响，我感谢她总是对我诚实。”
Danielle Melton, M.D., is associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
她专门从事肢体溶剂和截肢患者的非手术管理，以及尸体前或支撑管理，假肢设计和处方，康复和疼痛管理。
梅尔顿博士说：“自从从事医学职业以来，我的目标一直是与截肢者合作。”“我认为能够与外科和康复领域中的杰出同事一起工作，以照顾隶属于创伤研究所和蒂尔尔·梅尔曼的灾难性受伤的患者。”
复杂的资源
梅尔顿博士确保摩尔黑德拥有最合适的假肢技术。他从身体动力的假肢开始，但是一旦他掌握了这些传统的设备，“我们以多明确的手为肌电假体，是由他的前臂中肌肉控制的外部动力装置。肌电假体可以在美学上具有吸引力，并提供其他假肢选择，以增强独立性并优化我们的功能，以恢复四肢，希望使截肢者再次感到完整，”她说。
事实证明，一种对摩尔黑德有帮助的下肢假体选择，尤其是在膝盖上方双边恢复的早期阶段，是没有膝盖的短假肢，通常被称为“顽固性”，这是节能效率且身体上较少的要求。这种定制的设计对于双边截肢者开始学习再次走路时至关重要。摩尔黑德（Moorehead）走路的动力推动了他的膝盖迈向长腿。当他再次展示自己在实现目标方面努力工作的动机时，他继续使自己的康复团队惊讶。
”梅尔顿博士的团队工作是假同情ny to solve any issues I have and this is really appreciated,” said Moorehead.
“我的目标是保持独立”
“I see men in their 20s who decide to stay in their wheelchair,” he said. “I’m 48-years-old and I decided that kind of life wasn’t for me.”
He admitted that with an above the knee surgery, he had to re-think everything he does. “Just walking takes 300 percent more energy than I needed before I had the surgery.”
摩尔黑德（Moorehead）是一名前卡车司机，大步向大步开车从他在路易斯安那州的家开车到休斯敦，每周两次进行物理治疗。现在手术后已有2。5年以上，他没有三思而后行驶八个小时的往返。
摩尔黑德（Moorehead）收到了梅尔顿（Melton）博士和她的团队的大力动力，他们继续使自己的世界变得更好。他的主要理疗师是克里斯汀·里夫斯（Kristin Reeves），他与何塞·古兹曼（Jose Guzman）进行职业疗法。
He appreciates also his non-stop family support. He gets encouragement from his wife, Dr. Barbara Moorehead, a clinical psychologist, and his daughter Christmas Day, her husband and two kids. He also values the special support provided by his mother-in-law, Ruthlyn Jarvis.
He joked that the positive side to the amputations is the extra time he has to be PawPaw to his grandkids. “It is special that I get to enjoy so much time with them.”
有用的建议
他说：“很高兴记住，对于任何病人和整个家庭来说，这一旅程都带走了一个村庄。”“要在这一旅程中取得成功，您不仅需要整个家庭共同努力，还需要获得支持系统。我们有好朋友开车给我开个地方，这种好意帮助减轻了我家人的负担。”
Even though “it is a long journey, never sell yourself short,” he said. “If today you can’t do something, tomorrow you can. It’s all about how you look at life and how motivated you want to be. I tell patients not to be ashamed of their amputation and to remember the amputation saved their life.”
摩尔黑德（Moorehead）了解到，重要的是“努力滚滚并成为一名专家解决问题的人。有好日子和坏日子，您需要您的家人和支持系统来度过艰难时期。相信我，会有艰难的时期。”
当他有一个目标时，他一次又一次地证明了自己的路。他决心在2019年6月结婚25周年纪念日与妻子跳舞，那舞是他永远不会忘记的舞蹈。
He continues to enjoy life and has taken a cruise to Europe, travelled to Antigua and is planning a trip to the Virgin Islands, where he was born.
“I’m just trying my best to do whatever I can to enjoy life,” said Moorehead. “There’s a lot to look forward to and I’m not slowing down.”