Josh Sundquist: 1MT1MT: One More Thing, One More Time
At age nine, Josh Sundquist was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and given a 50 percent chance to live. He spent a year on chemotherapy treatments and his left leg was amputated. When he was 13, Doctors declared him cured of the disease. He took up ski racing three years later. In 2006, he was named to the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team for the 2006 Paralympics in Turino, Italy.
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ABOUT Josh Sundquist
“Josh is the bestselling author of ‘Just Don’t Fall’ a motivational speaker, and a Paralympic ski racer. He has spoken across the country to groups ranging from Fortune 500 companies to inner city public schools to the White House.
Josh has served a two-year tenure as the National Spokesperson for the Combined Federal Campaign, an effort that raises over $300 million dollars a year for charities.
He has also been featured on the back of Doritos bags nationwide for being the founder of LessThanFour.org, the world’s largest social networking website for amputees.”
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