U-CAN Amputee Support Group

Upcoming Events

Flyer for Amputee’s Creating a New Tomorrow event being held on May 17, 2025. Full details are in the page text.

Amputee’s Creating a New Tomorrow (ACT) Class

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Time: 9:30 am -3:30 pm

Where: UM Orthotics & Prosthetics Center, 2025 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 400 AA 48104

Lunch will be provided.

The class will consist of a 1 – day session that will cover the topics listed below:

Self-Management
Hobbies
Pain Management
Employment
Preventing further limb loss
Driving/Transportation
Physical Therapy
Family Relations/Changing Roles

The class is free and open to new amputees (within a year or more). We invite you to bring spouse/partner, family member, friend or caregiver.

For more information or to register for the class, please contact:

Carla Vollmer, 734-975-7432, [email protected]

U-CAN Diamond Jack River Boat Outing on the Detroit River

Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Time: 12:15 pm for 1 pm tour

Location: 1340 East Atwater St, Detroit 48207. Parking is near the boat launch at Cullen Plaza (Atwater & Rivard St)

The Boat is accessible. Cost is: $25 Adults, $20 Seniors, $15 kids, 6-12. $5 for kids 5 & under.
There will be a carpool leaving O & P at 11:00 am for those wanting a ride.
Optional lunch after the boat ride at Atwater Brewery & Tap House (5 minutes away)

Please RSVP by July 14. For questions or for more information, contact: Carla Vollmer by calling 734-975-7432 or emailing [email protected]

U-CAN Dance Outing

Date: Saturday October 4, 2025

Time: 11:00-12:30

Location: Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 2172 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Hills.

The class is free from a grant from the RIM foundation and held monthly. We are heading there as a group.
You can bring a partner or one will be provided for you.
There will be a carpool leaving O & P at 9:50 am for those wanting a ride.
We will go to lunch after class at: 5^th Tavern Bloomfield, 2262 S. Telegraph Rd in Bloomfield Twp; https://5thtavern.com/

RSVP by September 24, 2025. For questions or for more information, contact: Carla Vollmer by calling 734-975-7432 or emailing [email protected]

2025 U-CAN Meetings

U-CAN meets both in-person at the Orthotics and Prosthetics Center and virtually via Zoom on the First Tuesday of each month from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.

Download the U-CAN flyer (PDF)

Zoom Information

Join Zoom Meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97544788830

Meeting ID: 975 4478 8830

Passcode: 890707

Orthotic & Prosthetic Center Address

2850 S. Industrial Hwy
Suite 400
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Meeting Dates

April 1
May 6
June 3: No virtual option, meeting will be held at Sam Hill, 5827 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor, 48103. It will be in the outdoor covered patio, rain or shine
July 1
August 5: No virtual option, meeting will be held at Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant, 2851 E. Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti 48197. We will be in the outdoor covered patio, rain or shine
September 2
October 7
November 4
December 2: No virtual option, annual Holiday party with details to come

An amputee couple sits together on a couch.

Our goal is to help amputees, people with limb loss or limb difference, and their families cope with the initial shock of loss by helping them regain control of their life through education, compassion, and encouragement. Amputees have the ability to do virtually anything they want to do and we do!

Our meetings usually have a presentation for the first hour. After the presentation, we share information and have time for questions, answers and discussion. An important part of the group is time for socializing and physical activities that exercise the mind as well as the body. Please join us as we all learn together. Light refreshments are served.

Please share our meeting flyer with anyone interested in learning more.

More about U-CAN

Members of the U CAN Amputee Support Group pose for a photo outside

At U-CAN, we:

Have a growing peer mentoring network that matches experienced amputees with new amputees in similar circumstances.
Reach out to parents who have children with limb loss or limb difference.
Meet several times a year with activities for the children and discussion time for parents.
Hold ACT (Amputees Creating a new Tomorrow) - a six-week class that provides information for new amputees and their family or caregiver. Class information covers: phantom pain, driving, physical therapy, body image, employment, and much more.
Provide information for people before an amputation.
Share information and support as you go through this live altering surgery.

Check out our monthly U-CAN Newsletter.

We hope to help people look beyond the loss and look forward to tomorrow. Seeing someone in a similar situation can help a person realize they are not alone and that There is Life after Amputation!