038 - Finding Your Grit and Grace With Double Amputee Marathoner Jami Marseilles

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Surviving 11 days in a snowed-in car is an enormous feat in and of itself, but achieving what Jami Marseilles has after having both her legs amputated as a result of this harrowing ordeal is an entirely new level of powerhouse. Jami is a mother, a teacher, an author, and the first woman bilateral below-the-knee amputee to have completed a full marathon (and she’s done two!). Everything she does is achieved with grace, positivity, and humor, and her skills as a teacher extend way beyond the classroom; every human being on the planet can learn invaluable lessons from Jami about the power of the mind, and how to turn a tragic experience into something miraculous. This episode will leave you feeling inspired to tackle any challenge that comes your way! </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Points From This Episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jami describes what she was like as a child.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The accident that changed Jami and her friend Lisa’s life forever.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Treatment that Jami receives post-accident, and how this differed from Lisa’s treatment.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Jami and Lisa found ways to drink water during their 11-day ordeal. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When Jami realized she was going to lose her legs and why she decided on the below-knee amputation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">An experience Jami had in the hospital after her amputation that gave her a lot of her confidence back. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What Jami gained from moving away from her hometown.</span></li> <li style="f