Dear Sir, - Thank you very much for publishing articles dealing with one-legged girls. Your delightful paper seems to be the only one which will take up such a fascinating subject.
I have only one leg and one arm. Also the middle two fingers of my only hand are missing.
I had a motoring accident three years ago, as the result of which my left arm and the two middle fingers of my right hand were completely amputated, and my right leg was paralysed.
From then until twelve month ago I was wheeled about in a bath-chair. I had also made the best of my disabilities; in fact, I seemed to be quite at home to my condition, but all the time I was worried, not by the loss of my arm and two fingers, and by the fact that my right leg was useless and I had to be wheeled about.
Then, one day, a girl friend of mine came on a visit to our house. I had not seen her for quite a long time, and you may judge of my surprise when I noticed that she was swinging gracefully along on a dainty white crutch!
After the usual greetings had been exchanged, she recounted to me the story of how her leg had been amputated as the result of being knocked down by a motor cycle; and she made great stress on the fact that although she have to go through life with only one shapely leg, she was still as happy as ever.
I also noted with a thrill that she wore a very short dress and a beautiful high boot which laced to her knee and had a heel quite 5 inches high.
Well, to cut a long story short, as the result of her persuasion I decided to have my paralysed leg taken off!
This I did, after much discussion with my parents, and today I am pleased to say that I can now travel about without my bath-chair, as my useless leg is now superseded by a dainty wooden "peg" leg of superb fashioning.
By the use of this wooden leg I can dispense with my crutch, which occupied the full use of my only hand, yet I can still maintain an appearance of chic gracefulness.
It would take far too much space to recount any of my adventures since my loss of half my limbs, but suffice it to say I have never had cause to bemoan my fate. Indeed, I have great cause to bless it; for I have had many experiences since my loss that are denied other girls, and I have felt inclined to call it a gain rather than a loss.
Hoping to hear from other one-legged girls, and trusting to have other features in your excellent publication dealing with Sonia Merrill or other fascinating one-legged girls.
Yours faithfully
Cynthia.