In the News: Jan Schumacher
Jan Schumacher became a bilateral, partial hand amputee in 2008 after a catastrophic illness nearly claimed her life. She has a partial hand prosthesis with four electric fingers for her right hand and uses it for cooking, eating, driving and even gardening.
First Woman to be Fit with Anatomically Correct Electric Fingers
The Oregonian - Portland's Jan Schumacher rebuilds her life, minus her fingers
The Oregonian - Jan Schumacher, a woman who had a high-end bridal shop but lost the fingers on both hands, is learning to use a mechanical prosthetic that helps her to recover some of the abilities she had lost along with her fingers...
Prosthetic Hand: More Amputees Proud to Wear Artificial Limbs - Jan Schumacher
ABC News - When a severe infection caused Jan Schumacher, 58, of Portland Ore., to lose her fingers, she preferred a functional prosthetic hand to a glossy silicone one that would look more natural...
