My go-to fashion uniform would be shorts and some really cool sneakers. — Lauren Wasser Cool Copy Share Image
I'm an athlete - my legs were everything. I had no idea what my life would be like without them. — Lauren Wasser Athlete Copy Share Image
I stand not just for a disability, but I stand for women and women's rights. — Lauren Wasser Disability Copy Share Image
I begged my mother to not allow them to take it. We did our best, but unfortunately, I had to lose my… — Lauren Wasser Best Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I loved basketball. My dad introduced me to basketball when I was a baby. — Lauren Wasser Baby Copy Share Image
Because we are women, we have to fight for everything. We need to stick together. — Lauren Wasser Everything Copy Share Image
I used to look at fashion from a superficial standpoint, and I can admit now that I wasn't so nice of a… — Lauren Wasser Fashion Copy Share Image
I can do both of the things I love, which is raise awareness for TSS and work as a model to help… — Lauren Wasser Awareness Copy Share Image
All of a sudden, I don't have a leg. I'm in a wheelchair. I have half a foot; I can't even walk… — Lauren Wasser Bathroom Copy Share Image
I'm more beautiful than I've ever been because I've experienced so many things, and I can relate to so many different people.… — Lauren Wasser Beautiful Copy Share Image
I read the personal stories everyone shares with me - those stories inspire me to keep going, and in doing so, I… — Lauren Wasser Hope Copy Share Image
The letters TSS that I once read in the fine print buried on the bottom of tampon boxes soon came to define… — Lauren Wasser Boxes Copy Share Image
I have a golden leg that I am completely proud of, but my left foot that has an open ulcer, no heel,… — Lauren Wasser Body Copy Share Image
Your body is a vessel. It doesn't really matter. It's what you leave here and how you influence other people's lives -… — Lauren Wasser Body Copy Share Image
Social media forced us to look at the bigger picture. More people are standing up saying, 'Hey, wait, this is beautiful, too,'… — Lauren Wasser Beautiful Copy Share Image
They say that it's rare, and for the longest time, I felt alone being a victim of TSS. It not only left… — Lauren Wasser Alone Copy Share Image
My left foot is severely damaged from TSS, and I'm probably going to have to amputate my left leg. I could be… — Lauren Wasser Chance Copy Share Image
I want to educate women about the potential risks of using tampons. — Lauren Wasser About Copy Share Image
Had I known all the info about TSS, I would never have used tampons. — Lauren Wasser About Copy Share Image
My goal is to keep going and reach as far as possible to beat all odds placed before me. — Lauren Wasser Beat Copy Share Image
Had I known toxic shock was real, and had I seen someone that had either lost limbs or spoke about it publicly,… — Lauren Wasser Lost Copy Share Image
The identity that I knew was completely stripped of me. I hid, and I hated life; I hated everything. The sun would… — Lauren Wasser Everything Copy Share Image
I want the image of disabled people like myself to change into a picture of strength. Fashion needs to redefine its idea… — Lauren Wasser Beauty Copy Share Image
I hope to continue to open more doors and inspire more people, especially other amputees, to know that they are beautiful, too. — Lauren Wasser Beautiful Copy Share Image
I think getting rid of my leg was getting rid of the past and getting ready for my journey ahead. — Lauren Wasser Ahead Copy Share Image
Every time I turn on the TV, it infuriates me. You'll see an ad for Advil or Viagra and hear some monotonous… — Lauren Wasser Beach Copy Share Image
Toxic Shock Syndrome cost me my leg, but, years later, I have since dedicated myself to raising awareness about TSS prevention. I… — Lauren Wasser Awareness Copy Share Image
For five years of my life, I was just getting by - every day was painful. I couldn't wear heels, I couldn't… — Lauren Wasser Day Copy Share Image
It wasn't until my girlfriend, photographer Jennifer Rovero, took hundreds of pictures of me as I recovered from my amputations that things… — Lauren Wasser Beauty Copy Share Image
