Amy Purdy

Amy Purdy was a competitive snowboarder for 5 years and an aspiring actress. In 1999 she contracted an illness that threatened her life, She survived but at a cost: she walked out of the hospital with prosthetic legs, her father also donated a kidney to her. She has returned to her love of snowboarding, competing in and placing in competitions, and with a passion for acting, no doubt we will be seeing more of her.