Hi,
My friends, today’s story is of double leg
amputee “Amy Purdy”. She is a licensed Massage Therapist,
Esthetician and Makeup Artist. She also is a top professional Motivational
Speaker and the
Finalist of “Dancing with Stars” season 18. She is the Co - Founder of Adaptive
Action Sports an organization she founded with her partner Daniel Gale that is
an instrumental part of getting adaptive skateboarding,
snowboarding and moto x into ESPN X Games and snowboarding
into the 2014 Paralympic Games. She is a spokesperson for many companies
and organizations including Element Skateboards, she is a model, actress
and one of the top adaptive snowboarders in the world, currently
training for the 2014 Paralympic Games.
Let me
tell you more about her
At the age of 19, after experiencing flu-like symptoms for
about 24 hours, she was rushed to the hospital in a state of septic shock. En
route to the hospital, Amy experienced respiratory and multiple organ failure.
These factors, combined with a blood condition called disseminated
intravascular coagulation, in which the blood becomes extremely thin and
creates microscopic blood clots, caused Amy to lose circulation to her feet,
hands, nose, ears, and kidneys, and caused her lungs and adrenal glands to
hemorrhage. Miraculously, her heart and brain were unaffected.
After 26 pints of blood and removal of her ruptured
spleen, doctors diagnosed Amy with Bacterial Meningitis. Following this, Amy
was in a coma for close to three weeks, and doctors gave her less then a
two-percent chance of survival. Due to the lack of circulation she had
suffered at the beginning of her ordeal, doctors had to amputate her legs below
the knee, miraculously her other extremities regained their circulation and
escaped amputation.
Almost two years later Amy participated in Nevada's first
Laparoscopic Kidney Transplant surgery receiving a kidney from her father. In
2002 Amy received a grant from the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which
allowed her to travel to various snowboarding competitions in the US. Just
weeks after her kidney transplant, Amy entered the USASA national snowboarding
competition, where she won medals in three events.
In 2003 Amy spent most of her time in California which opened several doors for
her in the modeling and acting industry. In February of that year she played a
runway model in a music video for Madonna, who reportedly took a personal
interest in Amy, coaching her through her video role and commenting on her
amazing spirit. Adding to her challenges and accomplishments in May of 2004 Amy
landed the lead female role in the independent film What's Bugging Seth.
Amy has modeled for various photography projects, including a recent Nikki Sixx
project where her legs are custom made from steel to look like
icepicks. Amy was featured in the first edition of Fugue Magazine”. Amy
also recently was featured on The Entertainment Tonight Insider which focused
on her acting and modeling career. Amy is also an accomplished Makeup Artist
and is recently a new Advocate for the Element Eden a skateboard and lifestyle
company.
Amy's most significant accomplish to date is in the creation
and development of the action sport athletic organization; Adaptive
Action Sports. In 2005 Amy and her partner Daniel Gale founded the
non-profit organization to help adaptive athletes get involved with action
sports, art and music. Amy helps organize advanced adaptive freestyle
camps and help AAS develop skate and snowboard camps for youth,
young adults and wounded veterans. As of 2011, Amy is top ranked in
the world for Adaptive Snowboarding and is working hard with Adaptive
Action Sports and other organizations to get snowboarding into the Paralympics. Amy
has played a significant role in the action sport movement within the disabled
community and plans to continue challenging herself with her athletic and
artistic passions while helping others do the same.
My friends, After going through this life-altering trauma, Amy challenged herself to move on with her life and not only regain some sense of normalcy, but also attain goals that even people who have both legs struggle to achieve. She has the amazing ability to constantly redefine herself. Be strong; be positive we can achieve what we want. I am here for you guys and I will keep updating relevant information, Real Stories and Details about Advance Technology Prosthetics for you. If you have any question or query and need my help on anything you can mail me at jas.singh474@gmail.com.
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