EP 2 - This quad-amputee became a blade runner at 36 and is now preparing for the Paralympics

A rare bacterial disease led to the amputation of Shalini Saraswathi’s limbs when she was in her 30s. At 36, she took up running and is now preparing for the Paralympics to be held next year. She is also a motivational speaker and blogger with her own original series on Firework. Shalini has been releasing five videos every week since the end of August and the page clocked over 2,57,154 unique views in less than a month’s time with one video having views over 200,000, and others with over 13,000 views. Read more at: https://yourstory.com/herstory/2020/08/quad-amputee-blade-runner-paralympics Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/yourstorycom Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourstory_com Twitter: www.twitter.com/YourStoryCo YouTube: www.youtube.com/yourstorytv Write to us: [email protected] This story was originally reported by Nirandhi Gowthaman on 31st Aug 2020 with edits by Rekha Balakrishnan. Hosted by Julius Sharma!