Rolanda Kretchmar
Right leg below-knee amputee
A tragic car accident on July 7, 2002 forever changed the life of Rolanda Kretchmar and her two sons. Rolanda and her teenage son collided head-on with a vehicle that had lost control on the highway. Miraculously, she and her son survived the accident, but not without the loss of her right leg.
A single mother of two teenage sons, Rolanda was in need of help in order to provide for her boys and maintain her household. Luckily, she had a job she could maintain while recovering in a wheelchair, however, she was without insurance and unable to afford a prosthesis.
That’s when Rolanda sought help from the Limbs for Life Foundation. With funding and componentry provided by Limbs for Life and services donated by Community O & P, Rolanda received a brand new prosthesis and is back to being the energetic woman she used to be!