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I tried snowboarding at 14, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I snowboarded every day off I had, every weekend I had off of school, every holiday we had off from school, and it became a huge part of my life, not just what I love to do, but really just kind of who I was.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Absolutely Became Day Every Every Day Fell Had Holiday Huge Huge Part Just Just Kind Kind Life Love My Life Off Part Really School Snowboarding Tried Weekend Who I Love I Tried

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I was in kidney failure. I ended up having a kidney transplant on my 21st birthday.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Birthday Ended Failure Having Kidney Transplant Up

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I lost my spleen, I lost the hearing in my left ear, so I had a lot of internal organ damage.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Damage Ear Had Hearing Internal Left Lost Lot Organ

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I'm very grateful that I've had the opportunities I've had.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Grateful Had Opportunities Very

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I always say snowboarding saved my life. It gave me a reason to focus on the future; it gave me something to be passionate about.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: About Always Focus Future Gave Life Me My Life Passionate Reason Saved Say Snowboarding Something

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Since losing my legs, I've found out that I am able to help other people by sharing how I've overcome my obstacles.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Able Am Found Help How Legs Losing Obstacles Other Out Overcome People Sharing Since I Am

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You don't have to be positive all the time.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Positive Time You

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That's the problem with bacterial meningitis: it progresses really fast. You think you have the flu, and they say within 15 hours it's severely deadly - for sure within the first 24 hours - but even the first 15 hours.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Deadly Even Fast First Flu Hours Problem Really Say Sure The Problem With They Say Think Within You 24 Hours

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I didn't think about money or cars or anything like that.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: About Anything Car Like Money Think

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When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Disease Empowering Eventually Full Lead Legs Life Need Realized Them Took

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: November 7th, 1979

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