She Lost Both Legs and Built a Life Beyond What Most People Dream | Amy Purdy

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Amy Purdy was 19 years old when she walked into a Las Vegas hospital feeling sick. Within 24 hours, every organ except her heart and brain was failing. Doctors told her parents she had less than a 2% chance of living.

She was put into an induced coma for two and a half weeks while her body fought septic shock. Her last memory before going under was watching her dad sign the life support paperwork while everyone around her was crying and she was gasping for air.

When she finally woke up, she was still hooked to a room full of machines with tubes down her throat. Her feet had turned black. She'd lost both legs below the knees and nearly lost her hands. And somehow, even in the worst moments, part of her brain was thinking, "Aren't we all taking this a little too seriously?" That spirit is what carried her through everything that came next.

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