Michelle Burford

Amy Purdy

Oprah Winfrey calls Amy Purdy her inspiration. Now, read Amy's story in her own words and prepare to be inspired . . . America fell in love with Amy Purdy as the incredible girl with bionic legs who managed to out-dance her competitors all the way to the season 18 finale of Dancing with the Stars with her partner, Derek Hough. But viewers were only given a glimpse into her past and how she managed to get there. Now, for the first time, Amy reveals the powerful, moving story of her personal spiritual awakening as a result of a sudden and often fatal blood infection that caused her to lose both of her legs. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted the deadly bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience that Amy has never talked about until now, she saw three beings who told her: "You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it's all going to make sense in the end." As she hovered between life and death, Amy knew she had to make a choice. And in that moment, she chose life. In On My Own Two Feet, Amy takes readers inside her childhood and up to the defining life or death moment. Despite the grim prognosis, she was determined to not just beat the odds and walk again but to create a life filled with bold adventures, big dreams, and boundless vitality—and share that spirit with the world. Amy seized her second chance at life and earned a bronze medal in adaptive snowboarding at the 2014 Paralympic Games. Her life is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity we all have to defy expectations and rewrite our stories. Amy's poignant, uplifting memoir reminds us to live life to the fullest, because we are all much more capable than we could ever imagine.

From Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life

On My Own Two Feet

Best-seller do New York Times"Amy demonstra que é possível permanecer forte após uma tragédia... Uma mulher notável — e uma joia de livro." — Deepak Chopra"Amy Purdy é muito mais que uma campeã paraolímpica. Ela é uma pioneira e um exemplo de força. Suas memórias são muito honestas e bem escritas, e me encorajam tanto quanto sua presença." — Elizabeth Gilbert, autora de Comer, rezar, amarSe sua vida fosse um livro e você, o autor, como gostaria que sua história terminasse?Em Por um sentido na vida, Amy divide com fãs e leitores de todo o mundo sua jornada, uma prova da força de vontade que reside dentro de cada um de nós e do poder que todos temos de sonhar mais alto, quebrar paradigmas e reescrever nossas histórias. Com a certeza de que o mundo espiritual lhe deu uma segunda chance de modo que ela pudesse usar sua trajetória para inspirar os outros, em suas memórias Amy nos incentiva a aproveitar a vida ao máximo e jamais duvidar de que somos capazes de ir muito além do que imaginamos.

Por um sentido na vida

America fell in love with Amy Purdy as the incredible girl with bionic legs who managed to outdance her competitors all the way to the season 18 finale of Dancing with the Stars with her partner, Derek Hough. Now, for the first time, Amy reveals the powerful, moving story of her spiritual awakening as a result of a sudden, often fatal blood infection that caused her to lose both of her legs. When she was just nineteen, she contracted the deadly bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience that Amy has never talked about until now, she saw three beings who told her: "You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it's all going to make sense in the end." Amy seized her second chance at life and earned a bronze medal in adaptive snowboarding at the 2014 Paralympic Games. On My Own Two Feet reminds us to live life to the fullest, because we are all much more capable than we could ever imagine.

Amy Purdy

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