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On my own two feet : from losing my legs to learning the dance of life / Amy Purdy with Michelle Burford.

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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]

796.939092 P985o

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.

9780062379092 (hc.)

0062379097 (hc.)

viii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

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.

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.

Autobiographies.

Burford, Michelle.

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