Amy Purdy

Amy Purdy was born in Las Vegas.

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At the age of 19, she contracted Neisseria meningitis, a form of bacterical meningitis.

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Due to the disease, which affected her circulatory system, both of her legs had to be amputated below the knee.

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Her spleen and a kidney had to be removed. Two years later, she received a kidney transplant from her father.

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Purdy began snowboarding seven months after she received her leg prostethics. About a year after her legs were amputated,

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she came in third place in a snowboarding competition in Mammoth. Subsequently, she received a grant from the

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Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), a non-profit organisation.

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Through this grant, she was able to to compete in several snowboarding competitions in the U.S.

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In 2003, Purdy was recruited by the CAF as spokesperson. She moved to San Diego to be closer to the CAF headquarters.

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In San Diego, she continued her pre-amputee profession as a massage therapist.

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She also got involved in the modeling and acting industry.

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In February of 2003, she played a model in a Madonna music video.

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Later in 2003, Purdy started working for Freedom Innovations, a prostethic feet manufacturer,

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as Amputee Advocate.

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In 2005, Purdy made her film debut in What's Buggin Seth, a movie by Eli Steele.

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Neisseria meningitis: REDIRECT Neisseria meningitidis...

Meningitis: Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. Although the most common causes are infection (bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic), chemical agents and even tumor cells may cause meningitis. Encephalitis and brain abscess can complicate infective men...

Circulatory system: The circulatory system or cardiovascular system is the organ system which circulates blood around the body of most animals....

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