Ivy Gunter
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Ivy S. Gunter (born June 22, 1950 in Bellevue, Ohio[1]) is an amputee, fashion model, osteosarcoma survivor, inspirational speaker, and fitness enthusiast. She is the author of the book On the Ragged Edge of Drop Dead Gorgeous.[2][3]
In early 1980 she was diagnosed with bone cancer in her right leg, leading to its amputation.[4] Five months after surgery, she returned to filming, with wigs and a prosthetic leg. She returned to modeling shortly thereafter. Gunter was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Royster, Jacqueline Jones (2003). Profiles of Ohio women, 1803-2003. Ohio University Press. pp. 203. ISBN 9780821415085. http://books.google.com/books?id=tV3CKGuGoRkC&pg=PT219&lpg=PT219&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ Phiffer, Cindy (September/October 1999). "Ivy Gunter - Supermodel". Coping with Cancer. http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/celebrities/celebrity_article/ivy_gunter. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Ohio Women's Hall of Fame Bio". ODJFS. http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/women/halloffame/bio.asp?ID=116. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ King, Dean; Jessica King, Jonathan Pearlroth (1998). Cancer Combat. Bantam Books. pp. 18. ISBN 9780553378450.
