Amy purdy amputee biography examples

American actress and athlete

Amy Michelle Purdy (born November 7, 1979) is an American actress, model, para-snowboarder, motivational speaker, fashion designer and author. Purdy is a 2014 Paralympic bronze medalist, 2018 Paralympics silver medalist, and co-founder of Adaptive Action Sports.

Life and career

Purdy was born in Las Vegas in 1979. When she was 19 years old, she contracted Neisseria meningitidis, a form of bacterial meningitis.^[1] The disease affected Purdy's circulatory system when the infection led to septic shock;^[2] both of her legs had to be amputated below the knee, she lost both kidneys along with hearing in her left ear,^[3] and her spleen had to be removed.^[1] Doctors gave Purdy a 2% chance of survival.^{[4 How Paralympic Medalist Amy Purdy Trains to Be a World-Class ...}

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