At the age of nineteen, Amy Purdy, who was an eager snowboarder, were later diagnosed as a deadly blood disease.
Amy was given less than a 2% chance of 1 . Losing both of her legs, hearing in her left ear, Amy was forced to rethink how she would 2 adventures and achieve her dreams. Amy had to 3 how she wanted her life to go and how she would 4 the next chapter of her life.
While change is never 5 , Amy viewed it as an opportunity. She 6 herself two things: one, she would get back on her snowboard. "I was so 7 about snowboarding, which really is what got me through my8 days. I'm grateful that I was alive. " And two: something positive would be born out of this 9 . That's been her strong determination ever since.
Amy's 10 back into daily life was hard, and she learned the countless 11 that people with disabilities face every day. The hardest thing was the12 of resources for joining in active sports which brought her the most happiness.
Besides 13 snowboarding, Amy founded a nonprofit organization supporting children and adults with disabilities who want to 14 active sports.
"She 15 not only these athletes that are in a similar situation she has gone through, but she helps everyone believe in themselves and believe anything they put their minds to. " says Morgan Whitehouse.
