Not sure if this has been posted before, but that's one strange story
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5624943/Woman-21-paid-5-000-leg-amputated-said-best-decision-life.html
tldr - a youth circuit karate champ in England gets an ingrown toenail removed, which leads to complications including sepsis in her foot. She loses the lower leg (willingly) to get out of the wheelchair, goes on to become a parathriathlete, and is set to compete for a spot in the ParaOlympics 2020.
Next races on the schedule: none at the moment
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5624943/Woman-21-paid-5-000-leg-amputated-said-best-decision-life.html
tldr - a youth circuit karate champ in England gets an ingrown toenail removed, which leads to complications including sepsis in her foot. She loses the lower leg (willingly) to get out of the wheelchair, goes on to become a parathriathlete, and is set to compete for a spot in the ParaOlympics 2020.
Next races on the schedule: none at the moment