“She turned her cant into cans and her dreams into plans.” ~ Kobi Yamada. When you hear students say, “I can’t,” I think that Amy Purdy is wonderful example of a woman who turned her can’ts into cans. At age 19, Amy Purdy contracted meningitis. The disease affected her circulatory system when the infection went into septic shock, and both of her legs had to be amputated below the knee, she lost both kidneys, and her spleen had to be removed. She received a kidney transplant from her father. Amy Purdy began snowboarding seven months after she received her leg prosthetics. She was a member of the U.S. Paralympic team in Sochi in 2014 and won the bronze medal in snowboarding. She is currently a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. Below is a video of Amy’s most recent performance on Dancing With the Stars. She is a wonderful example to children of a woman who sees only the ABILITY in her dis-ABILITY. https://youtube/watch?v=gMkcwXukTEA P.S. In the comment section, I’ve included a link to a shorter version of this clip which just includes her dance with Derek Hough.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:43:47 +0000
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