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process; its full of ups, downs, twists, turns, setbacks, victories. And its lifelong.

Moving Forward

After experiencing medical setbacks - including an injury to her popliteal artery - in 2019, Purdy has undergone 10 more surgeries, including amputation revisions on her left leg. Phase one of my journey was all the surgeries and trying to find stability with the injury and phase two is getting legs that I can live comfortably in, she said of her latest plight. Once they are com- fortable, then Ill be able to snowboard again. Meantime, she continues to move forward on myriad other projects. She continues, in other words, to live beyond limits. Im currently excited to be planning the second season of my podcast Bounc- ing Forward, and Im always looking for new ways to help others live their possibilities, she said. I have a handful of projects Im working on in TV that I cant talk about yet and some that are online. With COVID, I went from doing Gold medallist Brenna Huckaby of USA (center) celebrates with Silver Medallist Amy Purdy of USA (L) and Bronze Medallist Cecile Hernandez of France (R) during the medal ceremony for the Women's Snowboard Cross SB-LL1 during day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. many live speeches to doing virtual speeches, which has been fantastic, although I want to go to even a deeper and more immersive ex- perience with my community. Ive been so grateful to connect with so many amazing people in real life and on social media that Im really inspired to create ways to connect even deeper. Thats what life is about: living, learning and growing, and helping others do the same. American Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy dances with a robot during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

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Adaptive snowboarder, Paralympian, mo- tivational speaker and actress Amy Purdy snowboards at Arapahoe Basin in Arapahoe, Colorado.