Annie suddenly noticed an ulcer on her leg. It wasn’t sore. She wondered how long it had been there.
She went to the doctor who gave her medication. The ulcer got worse. It hurt.
“I’m sorry,” said the doctor, “but you’ll have to have your leg amputated.”
“Over my dead body,” said Annie.
“It’s either amputation or death. There aren’t any other options.”
“Oh,” said Annie. “Naturally I choose cutting the leg off.”
She may as well have kept her leg on for all the good it did. They buried her next to her husband.
Weave a Web 
Amputations are no one’s cup of tea.
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Amputees can certainly sometimes bit off more than they can chew. Today’s story was modelled on real life, except I added the death at the end for a bit of excitement.
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It’s not too hard to notice wisps of truth behind your stories.
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!! I sometimes notice those wisps myself!
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Amputations are not easy – plus she was old, and we oldsters don’t handle surgery all that well.
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Most people would give an arm and a leg not to have an amputation…
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Well she got what she wished for in the end!
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Perhaps the amputation gave her a helping hand or a leg-up? !
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