 Hello, my beautiful internet friends. I have a very exciting video for you guys today. I'm sitting down with my friend Alexis from Stump Kitchen She was out here three months ago We shot the IKEA video which I released a couple days ago, which was the most fun I've ever had making a video and editing it so thank you to everyone who watched that We're gonna be comparing the difference between a hand and a leg amputee because she was born without a hand and my Leg got chopped off. Which one's easier? Which one's harder? Before we dive in though I come to a confused youtuber today. You see a few weeks ago. I introduced you guys to my Nicholas Cage pillow Thanks, Megan. It's a very large shoulder. The internet is split on this issue. Do do we love him? Do we hate him? I don't know what to think So please as we head to an action-packed episode filmed right here on this couch Type down below is Nicholas Cage a national treasure? Please let me know if you get that joke or do we need to burn his creepy little eyes He is looking pretty creepy here. Let me know down below and with that out of the way. Let's dive in So what do you think are some of the main differences between arm amps and foot amps? I've wondered that a lot because I watch you on YouTube I watch other like arm amputees and I'm like that looks challenging, which would I almost wonder like what would I rather like? Don't don't wish anything upon yourself. Yeah, that's a really good question I don't think I've actually thought about what it would be like to be missing a leg or a portion of a leg Yeah, yeah, I don't know I'm like well, I can think of a lot of things that would be really challenging What would have been the most challenging things to adjust to probably early on because it's been a long time Well, the thing is like that's another whole aspect to it because like for me I haven't had to adjust to anything. It's just been like it's just been like that makes perfect sense You've had the adjustment. However, if I lost a leg that would be a huge learning curve Yes, and if you were born with a hand that's totally different So there's a lot at play there when I'm adjusting to like a new task That's a new sport or a new kitchen cooking technique or something that I want to try that I haven't already Mastered in my repertoire. Yeah That's kind of where I need to figure out adaptations and get creative around how to make it work for me Yeah, whereas I would imagine Stuff you're doing is all of the above is new Right, like you don't really have like this toolbox of stuff to draw from it's like starting from scratch Yeah, you know interesting and probably hard way. Yeah, you know exactly when I Let me know if this is true or not for you But for me if I ever find something that I can't do. Yeah because of my hand. Yeah, the world And oh it is the most Frustrating they're like there isn't a way around it. There isn't a way Yeah, kind of modification. Yeah, or or the modification takes so much time and energy or money or whatever It's like the most angering thing and I think that's because because this was a congenital Appetition yeah, and I was able to adapt slowly to things in my own way, and that's all I knew yeah When I find something I can't do it's like wait hang on and then I jump into that narrative of like But I have to prove that I can and I'm like, but wait, why do I have to prove that I can? I actually do have one hand and that's okay, but no I can do other like oh, it's so It doesn't happen often, but when it does I'm just like You know I think I have not yet come to that place I think I just am not willing to admit anything that I can't do yet I don't think I found it yet I don't I'm still in the process of like prosthetics and all of that where I'm like I don't really know what life is really going to look like and so oh There is one thing though. Oh makes martial arts fighting like actually fighting fighting That is one thing I cannot straight up cannot do because you can't kick people in the face with carbon fiber Oh Yeah Details like you could do it, but you would like I would be way too effective Yeah, yeah, I did that for two years and I absolutely loved it And then my body got in the way and everything didn't work right anymore And so I had to stop but it's like that's my heart. I love it And I love it so much and there's no way to modify that so I do jiu-jitsu and I'm looking forward to hopefully getting back To that which is like a part of it and that's awesome, but I know that's like one thing I don't like saying can't a lot of things, but that's one thing I can say I can't Do that Sorry your nose is now broken forever. Sorry about both your jaw bones And yeah, you're right because you are still quite early in your journey because it's a lot of them exciting possibilities. It is that They're out there somewhere. I just want to get there. Yeah, what are what do you think would be some of the most challenging things without a leg? What do I think? What do you think would be some of the most? This is a great question Yeah, I mean the obvious things are like stairs. Yeah Running Presently yes Yeah, I mean not always but like once once a good prosthetic is in place then then perhaps not I don't I think driving is fine Hey, because I've seen you driving. Yes Whatever. Yeah, driving is not a thing you need two legs for or two arms for that matter. Yeah cartwheels So true. I've not attempted that just yet Yeah, I think balancing would be really tricky actually. Yeah, I've seen you bounce your very good at it low feet What do you get? Yes for like daily life? Maybe swimming went swimming for the first time like last week. Oh, I think it's a lot easier than I thought It was a lot easier than I thought it would be oh nice Yeah, it was I thought it would be like everyone jokes about like. Oh, do you just swim in a circle? Okay But no you don't I mean I don't Just like just like a 10% year. Yeah, I can What do you want to share what some of the yeah, I think it's really just the tiny stupid little things like What just drives me nuts not being able to get up without thinking about it I can't do anything without thinking about it Oh, like every everything takes thought everything takes assembly like if I wanted to go like fill up my water bottle or whatever Like I have to I can't just like go fill up my water bottle Oh, I think about it And so I think that's really the most challenging thing and then I'll get easier once I have a prosthetic that works and all of That but anything like that just this the stupid simple little things I think are the challenging ones the ones that are getting a lot easier Yeah, I didn't think of that at first of course like just like the whole new scaffolding Yeah Yeah, so yeah, just that extra thought takes a little extra energy and time Yeah, it's really good. You're really good at sitting with your leg up on the table So we're sitting and she sits and she's just like She was like whips her leg up there like and it's just so small it doesn't take a much room You can't really help her and me for having my feet on the table. There's not a smelly foot there So that's great. Yeah, tell me what you think would be the most challenging things to do without an arm Well, I've seen you do it now, but I pretend typing 100% typing. That's what I think I'm like, well, I struggle to like edit quickly and get this done and type and respond to messages and emails And yeah, that's like the first thing that comes to mind. Okay, like I was before you came down. I was like Struggling to get this open and I was like, wait, I mean, I guess I would probably do that Exactly. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Got it. That makes sense Using your thighs like just like oh, yeah, it's really hard Or just like really yeah, I like that I would actually think that kitchen things would be challenging because you often are like I don't think multi-dexterous is a word But like you But like a lot of people will be like holding a pan and like, you know, yes Shuffling things around with it and stuff like that, which I think is why your channel is especially cool What are the things that frustrate you? Let me tell you Doing up your winter jacket when it's real cool. Oh my god. Oh, yeah, that is like probably my least To do when you're kind of you have a big winter coat and it's cold out and your hand Your limbs are already kind of chilly and you're trying to do it up and and I have my techniques But sometimes just gets really annoying. I'd be really frustrated. Yeah winter coats. Yep That makes sense top of the list. Absolutely Flossing is kind of annoying like I have a handheld plaucer, which is great. Yes But if I just have access to regular floss, no fun Sometimes I think the only other thing that is annoying. Yeah, I just kind of gets on my nerves is when I'm trying to Open or close a door when I have a coffee and something else Oh, yeah, because I'll hold the other thing like I'll hold the thing I'll hold the coffee like this and then I have the other thing and I'm just like I Skills right there. So I use my chin a lot like this next the neck portion of my body Holds a lot of things armpits hold a lot of things. Yeah So just those little things when you're like coming in and out of doors I think that's the only thing that I actually have to think about like how I think about yes Getting up and doing a thing. I think about okay I'm gonna leave if I have this and this our things are pretty second nature It's just a lot more holding things closer to your body. Yeah, I don't do things out here a lot I do things real close. That's really cool. Yeah. Yeah, that's very like, you know, up close and personal and earthy and dirty and dirty Yeah Kitchen.com tell me your thoughts about the foot puns. I Love I love any joke. That's good nature It's like because humor is so freaking important to like deal with things My husband has been mercilessly making fun of me since before I had my amputation All the foot puns and some people are like, oh, yeah offended for me and I'm like cracking up So no any Any possibility to get your foot in the door one foot in front of the other or whatever I mean, there's so many it never ends getting a leg up on the guy exactly. Yes Yeah, so do you use them yourself in your every day to kind of like break tension or add humor? Oh footage? In one of the videos that I had that went out to a lot of people I said like footage like twice, and I swear like two thousand of the comments are just like emboldened I'm like well done guys I don't use them intentionally I say so many things so many foot puns just and people laugh because they Yeah, they get it. I don't before. Yeah, so yeah, so funny I still say things like I'm gonna go wash my hands. Yeah, actually are you okay? No, I'm not I'm gonna wash my hand Things that I don't notice that they're just common language, but like I love the hand puns Yes, I love when people ask if I need a hand. Yeah, and then they get like white It's fine. I'm fine. You don't need to make this weird. It's all good Do you ever play it up a little bit and be like super offended for like yeah For people that I kind of know I don't know strangers, but yeah that I kind of know I yeah I definitely will and then they're just like no I have this joke with friends I like a running number of ways that I've lost my hand in order to kind of like break the tension Yeah, of course Yes, in order to like break the tension for all the questions that I get all the time like what happened to you Why are you like that? Why do you look like that? What happened to your hand? So I have woody comebacks like I was playing by the train tracks and I heard the train whistle And I just didn't run fast. Oh god, you know or of course shark attack, you know Yeah, it's a nice shark just one word to shark or I ate it in the womb. I was Just so many different things Okay, I'll share with you my please. I want to know how did you lose your leg Joe at a conference They're like everybody lost a leg and whenever they get asked because they live down and I think it was like Alabama Where they like a lot of alligators and she'll just be like Gator gutter. I'm like, oh my god That's so great. It's just so to the point shark is always a good go-to Right, and I have tried to cook up a scheme to like really convince someone like cashiers who ask, you know Because you can just like drop it and go you have to go with the champagne of sharks great white shark attack Obviously a campaign anything else. No, it's just we've never been able to pull it off without cracking up though Shark week. Yes one of my friends Cedric. I'm calling you out every time he sees me. Oh god It's a great name. Yeah, especially in public. He'll like yell. He'll be like, how's my favorite cripple? Because he's like really edgy with his human and it just makes me feel wonderful. I'm like, I'm great It's just fun. It's just it's wonderful when people who you know love you and you've given that and you've given that permission To give you consent because that's very important. Otherwise. It's just hurtful. Yeah, absolutely I really love just connecting with and talking with anyone Difference like no matter how it happened or didn't happen. Wait, no, it would have had to have a case I like talking with people like me It's just great to connect and to talk about similarities and differences and different strategies for stuff And just like the inside jokes are very good You have oh the flashing lights that record life, right? Yeah I'm a youtuber. Well That was a real effort on my part. 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