James Parr: From Diagnosis to Amputation, Shifting the Narrative on Disability

This episode of Tell Me More features James Parr, who shares his journey from being diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in his early 20s to having his leg amputated just months later. He opens up about adapting to life with a disability, navigating identity shifts around body image, sexuality, dating, and confronting society’s perceptions of disability. Through it all, James highlights the power of mindset, resilience, and self-acceptance, offering a perspective that challenges the idea that disability is something to be pitied, and instead shows how it can become a new normal filled with purpose, growth, and possibility. Produced by Headon.agency