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Isabelle "Izzy" talks about how she's overcome challenges of amputations at a young age and been resilient in everything she does. Push the boundaries and discover what's possible. The future is exciting! Instagram (@itz.izz), Twitter (@itz_izz) & subscribe to her YouTube channel (Isabelle Weall) Isabelle Weall is a 14-year-old quadruple amputee from Derby, England. She got Meningitis in September 2010 aged 7 which left her with part of all four of her limbs having to be amputated. However, she doesn't let this stop her. Isabelle attends mainstream school, competes in trampolining, and has her own YouTube channel where she shares videos about life as a quadruple amputee. These include how she does her makeup, her trampolining successes and so much more. Isabelle believes that whatever happens to you that you should never give up and be a determined resilient person to achieve your goals in life.
Verna Marzo says she'll never forget the embarrassment of being stuck outside her Calgary condo building — in the cold for almost two hours, waiting for someone to let her in — because as a quadruple amputee she can't open the doors on her own, and her condo board has refused to install automatic doors she can use.
This is an incredible feat for even the most able-bodied, but for a quadruple amputee to conquer Kilimanjaro,
Her successes began when she survived the septicaemia even though there was only a 5% chance, and she has continued to succeed at every turn as a quadruple amputee. Corrinne Hutton summitted for
Anyone else would have said that it was too difficult; anyone else might have given up. Corinne pushed through the pain and discomfort and did the seemingly impossible as a quadruple amputee:
You may be wondering: what would motivate someone like Corrinne Hutton, a quadruple amputee, to do one amazing feat after another. Well, in her own words: “Subconsciously, I must feel the need to prove a point. I need to show other people that I can do more than they think I can.”
She told us: “As a quadruple amputee I use a wheelchair in the home and for longer distances outside which are too far for me to walk. I am supplied with a wheelchair from the NHS which I use for outside."
“I’m so pleased Meningitis Now has this fund. My life as a quadruple amputee is so expensive and having this little bit of help really makes a huge difference to me and my family."
A quadruple amputee mum has become a model after defying her 1 per cent odds of survival.
After almost losing her life to sepsis, Kia Brazil, from Wisconsin, US, has beaten the odds and even kickstarted a modelling career after the life-threatening illness caused her to become a quadruple amputee.
However, since almost losing her life and becoming a quadruple amputee, Kia is determined to use her experiences as a positive and has started a modelling career.
