Running helped Amy deal with a divorce, an alcoholic father, quitting college due to financial concerns, and enduring sexual assault as a teenager.
Also, she experienced a motorcycle accident in 1994 that crushed her left leg.Doctors tried everything they could to avoid amputating it, including multiple skin grafts and over thirty surgeries.
However, after three long years, her ankle started to fuse, and she lost her foot function. Therefore, she finally opted to become an amputee but vowed to never give up her passion in life.Shortly after the below-the-knee amputation, she kept that promise to herself and hit the trails once again.
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