Yes age and how it was lost will make a big impact. We can’t cover every scenario in each entry, but do encourage people to dig into the circumstances. For example, if the limb was lost due to the negligence of another, that is a very different wound than if a child was born without a limb. The character’s behavior and fears would be different in each case. Glad this helped, and happy writing!

In doing some of my research, I came upon Amy Mullins. Both her legs were removed at the age of four. She is beautiful, vibrant and is a dancer, speaker, actress.

As you research this thesauraus consider that losing one’s limb will have different emotional factors depending on when they lost their limb. I would think that losing a limb at a young age is different than when you are in your 20’s, 30’s etc..