The accident could have broken Christine's spirit, but instead, it fueled her determination to continue pursuing her passion for sailing. With the support of her family and friends, Christine underwent rehabilitation and learned to adapt to her new reality. She was fitted with a prosthetic leg, which she nicknamed "Pegleg."
No story of uniqueness comes without pushback. Some in the medical prosthetic community have criticized Christine for "romanticizing" a less functional device. A few rehab doctors have argued that her success is an exception, not a model for new amputees. Christine's response is characteristically blunt: "I never said everyone should use a peg leg. I said everyone should have the freedom to choose what works for their body and soul." Amputee Christine Peglegl
For those unfamiliar with the name, is not your average motivational speaker or clinical prosthesis user. Christine is a dynamic adventurer and a former competitive dancer who lost her lower leg in a traumatic agricultural accident in her early twenties. Rather than retreating from the physical world, she chose to embrace a very specific, almost anachronistic form of mobility: the traditional peg leg. The accident could have broken Christine's spirit, but