 Hi, I'm Patti. I'm a recently divorced single mother of three and eight years ago I was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer probably the deadliest cancer you can get They told me just before the surgery that I had a 50-50 chance of survival on October 11th, 2007 I lost my right leg just above the knee. Being disabled is being trapped. You lose your sense of independence And you just feel like you're not a useful person. I I hate it and I'll never be okay with it In rehab, you are given a training leg basically a pipe and a hinge, but it was severely severely uncomfortable I got a quote for a definitive leg $60,000 which is basically the same leg that what our veterans would get the government does have a program It'll cover maybe $8,000 of the leg. I just I don't have insurance So I want to be able to be independent of that. I don't have to rely on government subsidies I don't want that. That's that was never my intention to sit on disability for the rest of my life I want to be able to say yes. I got a leg. Yes. I'm getting a job. Yes I'm out in the workforce and doing something with myself. I'm not sitting here feeling sorry for myself And at the end of the day, you can't you can't hold someone's hand when you don't have a leg I'm either in a wheelchair or I want crutches and there's no connection anymore I think that's one of the main reasons. I just want to walk because I have never held my children's hand when a school ever If anyone could benefit from that second leg, of course, it would be Patty She would only continue to do what she already does and that's given help others So it's all about coming coming back and she certainly would deserve it Patty is one of the most dynamic strong fiercely independent women that I know I can't imagine the levels that she'll hit when she has her full mobility. Nothing's gonna stop her She's just one of those people that make you feel happy It would completely transform Patty's life and give her the freedom that everybody else enjoys and takes for granted Having that leg will really make it so much easier for her as a mom You know things just taking the kids to the park for instance I want that for Patty and I think this will really help. Patty is someone who gives of herself Constantly it's time now that we give something back to Patty. She deserves this more than anyone I know mostly because she's just taken this all in stride and she's never asked for anything from anyone Be productive be useful be whole. That's all I want. I just I just want to walk