Amy Purdy

At just 19-years-old, Amy Purdy, an avid snowboarder, contracted bacterial meningitis and lost her spleen. Kidney function, and both legs. Doctors gave her a 2% chance of survival and placed her into a coma. Two years later, she received a successful kidney transplant and less than three months after that Amy was back on the slopes with prosthetic legs, and never looked back. She is one of the top ranked adaptive snowboarders in the U.S. And a 2014 paralympic bronze medalist. Amy gives motivational talks all around the world, models, and is a co-founder of adaptive action sports which helps disabled individuals get involved in action sports. Amy defied all odds when she flawlessly danced her way to the finals of dancing with the stars in 2014.