by Linda Olson | Oct 23, 2026 | Amputee, Courageous Stories, Linda Olson, Parkinson's, Travel
August 1979, Ulm, Germany Our destination was the Ulm Minster—at 530 feet, the tallest church in the world. 768 steps begged to be climbed for expansive views of Bavaria, the Danube Valley, the Alps and the Zugspitze—the highest mountain in Germany. I was 29 years...
by Linda Olson | Nov 5, 2018 | Courageous Stories, Linda Olson
41 YEARS AGO “I, David, take thee, Linda, to be my wedded wife…” I can’t wait to hear those words, but I’ve got a few more hours to go. It was just after noon as I finished dictating the last Upper GI exam, pulled down the films and shoved them into the x-ray folder....
by Linda Olson | Aug 26, 2018 | Courageous Stories, Linda Olson
It’s that time again. Mid-August. Long, hot, muggy days. And this year, unrelenting smoky skies. August holds a day that turned my life upside-down. Thirty seconds late in the month—the small amount of time it took for both legs and one arm to be severed from my body....
