While physical disabilities undoubtedly alter a person’s life permanently, the way that individuals respond to and overcome these challenges is imperative for them to experience success in life after an injury. In his personal narrative, “The Day I Lost My Leg,” Tim Neville writes about a young girl, named, Lexi Youngberg, who deals with the hardship and emotional trauma that is associated with the loss of an extremity in her incident. Neville effectively demonstrates the emotional trauma and self doubt, by incorporating Lexi’s own testament in the narrative by stating, “I'll never be able to do anything again" (Youngberg 1). This self doubt is shared by most recent amputee’s, for instance Melissa Noonan who shares a related injury to Lexi
