ROGERS Nick

Classification
T62, F62 (IPC, 17 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (valleysword.wordpress.com, 12 Oct 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (valleysword.wordpress.com, 12 Oct 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born without a fully formed fibula in both legs, a medical condition known as bilateral fibular hemimelia. Both his legs were amputated at age one. (sunjournal.com, 03 May 2015)

General
HELPING VETERANS
He intends to work in physical therapy where he hopes to work with veterans who have lost limbs in action. "I run a lot with the Wounded Warriors. I have a lot of friends on the Wounded Warrior's softball team. Their perseverance really inspires me. I was born this way so I've literally never known anything else. I can't imagine what it's like to have a limb your entire life and then just one day it's just gone and have to relearn how to walk. Having them out there running with me and all the progress, it's really inspiring. It blows me away." (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2018; valleysword.wordpress.com, 12 Oct 2017)

AMBASSADOR
He has served as an ambassador for the Never Say Never Foundation, a non-profit organisation aimed at helping youth with physical impairments and limb loss. The foundation gave him his first pair of running blades. (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2016; Facebook profile, 02 Dec 2016; timesdelphic.com, 30 Apr 2016)