She Lost Both Legs and Built a Life Beyond What Most People Dream | Amy Purdy episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 8 MIN

She Lost Both Legs and Built a Life Beyond What Most People Dream | Amy Purdy

from The Daily Motivation · host Lewis Howes, Amy Purdy

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1892DM Amy Purdy was 19 years old when she walked into a Las Vegas hospital feeling sick. Within 24 hours, every organ except her heart and brain was failing. Doctors told her parents she had less than a 2% chance of living. She was put into an induced coma for two and a half weeks while her body fought septic shock. Her last memory before going under was watching her dad sign the life support paperwork while everyone around her was crying and she was gasping for air. When she finally woke up, she was still hooked to a room full of machines with tubes down her throat. Her feet had turned black. She'd lost both legs below the knees and nearly lost her hands. And somehow, even in the worst moments, part of her brain was thinking, "Aren't we all taking this a little too seriously?" That spirit is what carried her through everything that came next. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Amy Purdy walked into a hospital feeling sick and was fighting for her life within 24 hours, given less than a 2% chance of survival. What she lost, what she survived, and how she rebuilt will change the way you think about every obstacle in your life.

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