“I had a dream the other night that I met my 5-year-old self. All I could think was, ‘Wow, this girl has no idea what is in store for her,’” reads a recent post on Amy Purdy’s Facebook page. When Purdy lost her legs to bacterial meningitis at age 19, she never envisioned one day having a career that would take her to some of the most prestigious international stages or have her shaking hands with some of the most influential people in the world. Now? Purdy is one of those people.
Purdy has had quite a year. In the span of the last eight months, she’s won … More