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Purdy, Amy.
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Purdy, Amy.
Paralympic Winter Games (15th : 2014 : Sochi, Russia)
Dancing with the stars (Television program)
Women athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Meningococcal infections -- Patients -- Biography.
Meningitis -- Patients -- Biography.
Near-death experiences -- Biography.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Amputees -- United States -- Biography.
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Purdy, Amy.
Purdy, Amy.
Paralympic Winter Games (15th : 2014 : Sochi, Russia)
Dancing with the stars (Television program)
Women athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Meningococcal infections -- Patients -- Biography.
Meningitis -- Patients -- Biography.
Near-death experiences -- Biography.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Amputees -- United States -- Biography.
MARC Display
On
my
own
two
feet
: from
losing
my
legs
to
learning
the
dance
of
life
/ Amy Purdy with Michelle Burford.
by
Purdy, Amy.
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
Call #:
796.939092 P985o
Subjects
Purdy, Amy.
Paralympic Winter Games (15th : 2014 : Sochi, Russia)
Dancing with the stars (Television program)
Women athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Meningococcal infections -- Patients -- Biography.
Meningitis -- Patients -- Biography.
Near-death experiences -- Biography.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Amputees -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062379092 (hc.)
0062379097 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
viii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Prologue -- The stranger -- Desert daydreams -- Bonfires and snowboard -- A different world -- The edge -- Awake -- Ground shift -- Home -- New season -- The gift -- Connection -- Action plan -- Transition -- Horizons -- The race -- New roles -- Sochi -- Universal rhythm -- Reflections.
Summary:
Amy Purdy, who inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars, reveals the details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to becoming a Paralympic snowboarder. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis (sometimes called meningococcal disease) and was given less than a
two
percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: "You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your
life
, it's all going to make sense in the end." In that moment, Amy chose to live. Her glimpse of the afterlife became a defining experiences that put Amy's
life
on a new trajectory after her
legs
had to be amputated. She would go on to create a
life
filled with bold adventures, big dreams and boundless vitality. In 2014, Amy claimed a bronze medal for the U.S. Paralympic team in adaptive snowboarding. She then became a contestant on season eighteen of Dancing With the Stars, and viewers were captivated as the girl with bionic
legs
managed to out-dance her competitors all the way to the finale. Amy's journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we all have to dream bigger and defy expectations.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Other authors:
Burford, Michelle.
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