Part of the joy of our work at Dankmeyer is seeing our patients grow over the years: physically, mentally, and emotionally.
From 2 ½ to now 15 years old, Emerson has been a solid user of his prosthesis (if we could make it, he could figure out how to break it) and developed into a strong advocate and educator in the limb loss awareness and prosthetic device space.
His mom shared with us this article he was interviewed for by Johns Hopkins.
Emerson’s testimony (along with others) to the Maryland Legislature in 2024 was an essential part of the success in the passage of the So EveryBody Can Move legislation in Maryland. Emerson is pictured below with his mom Wendy and others who contributed to this effort.
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Senator Pamela Beidle, John Edward Heath, Emerson Spekis, Steven McDonald, Wendy Spekis, Sheryl Sachs at Dankmeyer.