Amputation of an arm or leg does not interfere with sports. Sport and disability do not contradict each other.
In a scathing clip, a Paralympic swimmer took to TikTok to call out a woman who had allegedly criticized her for parking in a handicapped spot. On Jan. 13, 28-year-old Jessica Long, a decorated swimmer who won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, slammed the nameless … Read article »
With five million likes and 204,000 followers on TikTok, and a brand deal with one of the UK’s biggest sporting firms in the bag, it is fair to say that Milly Pickles has fired herself to internet superstardom. She has come a long way in the four years since the accident that would completely change … Read article »
Amy Purdy spent eight weeks with her mother in a beautiful Boston apartment this summer that was covered from floor to ceiling with captivating glass windows. It was her healing environment, inspiring her to bounce back from a five-hour surgery during which two centimeters of her already amputated left leg were cut off. Purdy, a … Read article »
Gui lost her right leg in a car accident, and became an amputee athlete at the age of 17. “I was selected by my hometown’s disabled person’s federation coincidentally, and I practiced long jump and high jump in the beginning. I just attended one big formal match and was selected into the national team,” Gui … Read article »
Congrats to Noelle Lambert for being named this year’s L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth National Honoree. Actress Helen Mirren surprised her with the good news on the national television show Extra! tonight. As the national honoree, Noelle will receive $25,000 from L’Oreal Paris for The Born to Run Foundation, which Noelle started after recovering from … Read article »
A lot of folks are exercising at home as we get through life in quarantine. Cary resident Jacky Hunt-Broersma took it to the next level becoming the first amputee to run 100 miles in the comfort of her own home. The longest Jacky had ever gone on a treadmill prior to last weekend was 10 … Read article »
Recently, she was granted a gift by one of her inspiration and she’s hoping to be that for others. Lydia Stalaboin, 15, is training to run. The Toll Gate High School sophomore was born with a rare congenital vascular disorder. At age 11, because of the pain in her leg, she made the tough decision … Read article »
“I want to inspire others. You can overcome and do anything.” “Felicia” has enhanced the life of 13-year-old Skylar Scarnecchia of Champion Township, Ohio. Late last year, Felicia may have also saved her life. Felicia is the nickname Skylar gave her prosthetic right leg, which she has worn since her below-the-knee amputation in 2016, due … Read article »
It’s a stunning statement. Then again, the 23-year-old Lambert, a UMass Lowell graduate, is a special person.Lowell – She lost her left leg in a tragic accident. But not her indomitable spirit. While in college, the Londonderry, N.H., native started the Born to Run Foundation on a determined mission to donate specialized athletic prostheses to … Read article »
The young Paralympic athlete combines elite competition with informative talks and her YouTube channel, where she explains her story of overcoming It is curious the idea that makes us believe in the existence of a force, god or thing – give it whatever name you want – that marks the events of our lives, something … Read article »