Amy Purdy Lost Legs

Shes a pro snowboarder and a killer competitor on Dancing with the Stars.

Amy purdy lost legs. Paralympian Amy Purdy who lost both legs below her knees in 1999 is one of six athletes who comprise the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame class of 2020. Goalcast posted an episode of The Daily Goalcast. Paralympian Amy Purdy Opens up about Her Life 20 Years after She Lost Her Legs.

Shortly thereafter she required an emergency kidney transplant as the disease had also corrupted her kidneys. Amy Purdys life was changed when she had her legs cut off after contracting bacterial meningitis two decades later and the athlete has never felt sad about herself. When she was 19 Amy Purdy lost both her legs below the knee.

Amy Purdy Regan Walsh. Amy Purdy lost both her legs when she contracted bacterial meningitis. Amy Purdy has just a story.

Paralympian snowboarder and former Dancing with the Stars contestant Amy Purdy lost both of her legs 20 years ago but a new health complication has her. Purdy was 19 years old when she lost both legs -- and her kidney function -- after contracting bacterial meningitis. The advert features Purdy snowboarding dancing and adjusting her prosthetic legs with a voiceover of Muhammad Alis How Great I Am speech.

Paralympic snowboarder in history. But if you ask me today if I would ever want to change my situation I would have to say no. Heres how she bounced back to become one of the premier Paralympic snowboarders in the world.

Because my legs havent disabled me if. When Amy Purdy lost her legs she found her voice. Watch as she tells her amazing story in this video from an independently hosted Ted event in Coasta Mesa California.