A new normal
An itch.
“That’s one of the worst things! I can’t reach the top of my head — or my back near my shoulders,” laughed Kari Nesje as she dramatically demonstrates how her arms no longer reach the top of her head.
“If it’s really bad, I’ll ask someone to itch it for me," she explained. "I hate asking for help. I’m an independent person, but I need to… I’m getting better at asking for help."
Nesje’s arms and legs were amputated one year ago, following an infection that almost claimed her life.
"It is what it is," the mother of two said with a shrug and a smile. "I'm still here. I get to see my kids grow up and can still yell at them, like normal."
Nesje hasn't lost her sense of humor. She laughs easily and openly jokes about what she can and can't do--and her little brother having to help her use the toilet at times.
But, she readily admits, that her family is still adjusting to their new normal.
Read the full story in the Feb. 15, 2018, edition of the LIFE/Enteprise
