“I tried snowboarding at 14, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I snowboarded…” — Amy Purdy

Yes, there are things that I can't change, but the things I can, I'm going to do everything in my power to work very hard through them and come out stronger on the other side.

I want to live a fulfilling life.

I feel that losing both my legs was a blessing. It was meant to happen to me: I wouldn't have had the opportunity to touch so many lives in such a positive way.

As humans, we need to reach out for support.