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Kyle Maynard. Although he was born with a rare condition known as congenital amputation, where fibrous bands prevent the development of fetal limbs, Maynard decided to pursue involvement in sports, first in youth league football, where he played nose tackle for the Collins Hill National Eagles at age 11.
Beckwith began her YouTube channel, Footless Jo, during her recovery from amputation in 2018. [3] In 2019, the channel became more prominent following a video she released titled, "How I Said Goodbye to My Ankle". That video went viral and garnered over 8 million views. [2] Footless Jo focuses on amputation, disability, and mental health.
Mills in February 2018. Travis Fieldyen Mills (born April 14, 1987) is a retired United States Army soldier who became a quadruple amputee while serving in Afghanistan. He speaks across the country, motivating others to live by his motto: "Never give up.
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Schmitt was born in Toronto without fully-developed limbs. When her mother enrolled her in kindergarten at Berner Trail Public School, the principal refused to let her enter the school for fear she would be dependent on the teacher.
John Robinson on mountain. John D. Robinson is a congenital quadruple amputee, author, entrepreneur and disability advocate from New York. He is the subject of a public television documentary, "Get Off Your Knees: The John Robinson Story", along with a companion autobiography, "Get Off Your Knees: A Story of Faith, Courage, and Determination", [1] published in 2009.
During his recuperation in the hospital, he saw a television programme about a female channel-swimmer, who Croizon said inspired him. [2] [4] He began a regimen of swimming, training for over five hours per day with the Maritime Gendarmerie, the French marine police, in the sea near La Rochelle. [3]
The collection of self-portraits was inspired by studying her own body and her experience being an amputee. A retrospective of her work, titled 19872017, was shown at Gateau Festa Harada, a candy factory and gallery, in 2017. [2] Her show On the Way Home, which consisted of all new work, also took place in 2017 at The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma.