Oscar was born with a congenital birth defect that caused him to be missing his left foot, left hand, and four fingers on his right hand. Now, he is a skateboard icon.
Michael immediately became a left below knee amputee from a hit and run motorcycle crash. Now, he is New Jersey's 1st Amputee K9 Officer.
Tomás lost his left leg while riding a motorcycle due to a diesel truck with spiked lugnuts cutting him off. Now, he has become a competitive bodybuilder and the owner of Self Made Training Facility Costa Mesa.
Shane was fighting infections for several year that couldn't be controlled until the final straw of osteomyelitis took his right leg. Three years later, his left leg succumbed to the same fate. Now, he is an avid motorcycle rider & welder.
Jason lost his leg in 2011 to 3,000 lbs falling on on foot and ankle. He was 28 years old and had to relearn so much about life. His mission is to help other adaptive individuals kick life's butt.
SuZanne was a U.S. Army female veteran who lost her left leg from service connected injuries after 22 surgeries. She was in a very dark place until she met other amputees and found Amplife™ which started her journey to helping others and amputee modeling.
After serving as a first responder for 30 years and walking, jumping, kicking, gym rat, basketball, football, Bert found himself wheelchair bound as a double amputee and learning to walk like a baby. His courage will prevail and he will walk again!
Steven was traveling on his motorcycle to his cousin's place for a New Year's Eve Party. A car lost control. He hit it, went into the air, but his right foot got caught and ripped off. Now, he rides an average of 1,800 miles a month.
Tracy lost her left leg due to a 6" blood clot in the artery of her calf. After 23+ surgeries and months at a time in the hospital, she founded Life After Limbs to help others find their new footing, learn how to have fun and become happy again.
Justin's motorcycle accident was January 4, 2022, and his amputation was May 13, 2022. Since then, he has refused to stop. He completed his advanced open water diving certifications in Jamaica, went cliff jumping, paddle boarding, sky diving and many other activities.
Kara was diagnosed with Metastatic Osteosarcoma in March of 2017. After multiple lung surgeries and a limb salvage surgery, she had to have an amputation. The one thing that kept her going was swimming. Now, she is a swim coach and still swims 3-4 times a week!
Cassidy lost his right leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. It has been a long road with 9+ surgeries. Now, he is back to riding motorcycles every day, riding BMX with his kids, got back into playing ice hockey and plays with the team USA stand-up amputee hockey team.
Andrew lost his left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. Luckily, he had sponsors help him get back on the bike again and started racing. Now, he is an O&P Sales Manager and has raced in hundreds of cycling, triathlon and running events.
Cole's left foot was crushed with a skid loader at work when he was 32 years old. Now, he has overcome all this, drifts his Nissan 240sx, builds race cars all day and owns his own fabrication shop. He loves showing people life isn’t over after a tragic accident.
Ashley was giving an ex a ride home and that's the last she remembers. From the words of others, he threw chemicals on her, redressed her to cover the burns and left her to die. She hasn't been able to fit a prosthetic, yet. Now, she is a mother & a cannabis activist.
Cody was born with Usher Syndrome type two with a blindness and hard of hearing degenerative disease. At 12, he lost his right leg in a three wheeler and van collision. For him, the importance in life is laughter.
Jessica was born premature with an unknown rare bone birth defect and she wasn't supposed to make it at birth. This caused 60+ surgeries since age 3 and led to her right below the knee amputation. She loves to play basketball and coach children to help reach their dreams.
Jonathan lost his left leg due to a car accident after he got out of the U.S. Army. He was a skateboarder all of his life and now has a goal to get back on his board and skate professionally.
Danielle was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at birth, but lucky to be independent. After her baby's birth, her bones started to disintegrate and she decided to amputate her right foot. Now, she's proving that anything is possible.
John had his amputation below the knee due to a rare form of cancer called Epithelioid Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor. Now, he is cancer free, has been running again and is looking forward to a 24 HR trek.
Christopher had a terrible car accident. He died 3 times over the next 4 days and the doctors told his family, "he will not come off life support". After multiple surgeries, they put him back together. Now, he completed a MX Hare Scramble & is the Region IT Manager for a large auto supplier.
Kimberly rode motorcycles daily over 60k miles a year until May 6, 2019 when a near-fatal accident took her right leg. She was told the only thing she said for the first 3 days, "I would ride my motorcycle again."
February 25, 1991: a Scud missile killed 28 of his Army unit and nearly killed Tony. He almost lost both legs right then. Unfortunately, Drees underwent his 70th surgery to have his right leg amputated and other complications...
