From the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest or going on to win a gold medal in the Olympics after losing his shooting hand!\r
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7. Sparsh Shah\r
This Indian singing prodigy was born with an incurable disease that makes his bones so brittle that a good handshake could cause his bones to break. He has suffered 125 frures in his 12 plus years of being alive. While he could hide from the world Shah has decided to do the opposite. In new he participated in and won the prestigious talent competition Young Voice of NYC and has won many awards for various singing and speech competitions. The talented youngster went viral earlier this year when he released a great cover of Eminems new hit song Not Afraid.\r
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6. Arunima Sinha\r
A former national level volleyball player, Arunima Sinha was on top of the world until she was pushed from a running train while resisting thieves in new. As a result of the accident, the bottom half of her left leg had to be amputated. While still being treated, Sinha resolved to climb Mount Everest, and she didnt wait long to complete this goal. She reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 21, new, a climb which took her 52 days, becoming the first female amputee to climb the mountain.\r
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5. Amy Purdy\r
At the age of 19 Amy contred a rare form of berial meningitis, forcing doctors to amputate both of her legs below the knee. Incredibly, seven months after receiving leg prosthetics she began snowboarding and quickly won third in a snowboarding competition at Mammoth Mountain. She would go on to win a bronze medal at the new Paralympic Games in Sochi. She also became very well known when she competed on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars and finished in 2nd place. You can find her in plenty of advertisements as she has become one of the most commercially successful Paralympic athletes in the world. \r
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4. Kyle Maynard\r
Born with a rare condition that left his body unable to develop fetal limbs, Kyle Maynard could have easily given up on life, but has instead become an incredible example of the limitless bounds of the human spirit. He has always been an athlete; he played nose tackle in youth league football and won 36 matches in his senior year of high school as a wrestler. He has won a slew of awards and, in January of new became the first quadruple amputee to climb Mount Kilimanjaro without assistance. We are all fortunate that Kyle decided to take up athletics because he gives us a clear example of the f that we are all capable of accomplishing great feats in life with the right amount of will, spirit and confidence.\r
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3. Claudio Vieira de Oliveira\r
Doctors told Claudios mother that he would not be able to survive after he was born with a rare condition of the joints that left him with severely deformed limbs and an upside down head. Amazingly, Claudio not only survived, but has since been able to live a life filled with success and accomplishment. He succeeded in school, qualified as an accountant and is an international public speaker. Due to his unusual shape he cant use a wheelchair so, starting at the age of 8, he began to walk on his knees. Despite his condition he has also taught himself how to operate his phone and turn on his radio and computer without assistance.\r
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2. Paul Smith\r
Though it has been almost a decade since this amazing artist passed away, Paul Smith will live on through his incredible artwork and his courageous life story . Born in 1921 he spent almost his entire life suffering from severe spastic cerebral palsy, which made it impossible for him to attend school and difficult to do everyday things like eat and bathe himself. He didnt learn how to walk until he was 32, but by this time he was well on his way to perfecting his unique craft, typewriter art. Remarkably, Paul was able to create stunning works by using a group of symbols on his typewriter (@#$%^*()). \r
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1. Janine Shepherd\r
Skiing is what defined Janine Shepherd when she was an Olympic bound medal contender for Australia in 1996. Her dreams were derailed while on a training bike ride in New South Wales. She was hit by a truck, leaving her with a broken back and neck. Lucky to be alive, doctors told Shepherd that she had permanent damage to nerves in her central nervous system and that she would never have feeling from her waist down again. Of course doctors couldnt account for “Janine the Machines” spirit as she would overcome these seemingly insurmountable odds and go on to walk again. She would also find a new love in the sky and eventually earn her pilots license.
