Amy Purdy - Dealing with Amputation

Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia

Lilian Garcia

Health & Fitness, Sports, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This episode of Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia features Professional Snowboarder, actress, motivational speaker, and Paralympian Amy Purdy!
Lilian sits down for an inspirational conversation with Amy Purdy who overcame what appeared to be insurmountable medical circumstances after her legs were amputated below the knee when she came down with bacterial meningitis at age 19. You’ll hear how Amy overcame the impossible and found the strength to stay active after losing her legs, and you’ll learn what drove her to compete as a Paralympian traveling the world and winning medals. Plus, she shares the amazing story of walking in her sister's wedding just 2 months after her challenging ordeal. Amy also shares other challenges she has had to overcome, such as being compared to her sister and living in her shadows, as well as other health issues she contracted due to CrossFit. Join Lilian for this incredible story of determination and triumph! It’s about to get real, raw and inspiring with Amy Purdy.

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0:00.0	The following program is brought to you by your friends at Podcast One.
0:04.0	Don't forget to download our new Podcast One app. Podcast 1 presents Chasing Glory with Lillian Garcia. The singer-songwriter and former
0:22.0	W. W. W. W.E. host takes you on the Chase for Glory with
0:25.0	guests ranging from elite athletes to extraordinary entertainers.
0:28.6	Let's embark on another fascinating journey.
0:31.3	Here's Lillian Garcia.
0:33.0	Welcome guys to Chasing Glory.
0:35.0	I am Lillian Garcia.
0:36.0	You can catch me at Lillian Garcia on Instagram and Twitter and
0:40.0	and Lillian Garcia official fan page.
0:43.0	And if you've been keeping up with me on social media,
0:46.0	you know that I'm back in the US of A.
0:49.0	That's right, I've been overseas in Thailand
0:52.0	for about a month right after
0:53.6	WrestleMania my husband and I headed out there and we had no idea what to
0:58.2	expect we expected to stay there around two weeks it was so amazing that we prolonged it, we extended it, and it was incredible. The people of
1:08.3	Thailand are so nice. The food spectacular, the coconuts are ridiculous, and you can get them on the side of the road. It's just crazy.
1:19.0	The weather was a little hot, but it was still amazing and wow one experience we
1:24.2	started in Kossumoy in an island off of Thailand and then we went to Shanghai and
1:29.4	then on to
1:35.0	Bancoc and if you guys followed me on Instagram you saw all the photos that I posted in the videos I tried to share with you guys as much as I could and just to give you guys a glimpse and but I'm telling you, the photos and the videos
1:44.6	don't even do it justice.
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