Jo Beckwith
Personal information
Born
Jordan Beckwith
NationalityAmerican
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018-present
Subscribers889 thousand[1]
(June 2023)
Total views503.61 million[1]
(June 2023)
Websitewww.footlessjo.com
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 19 June 2023

Jordan 'Jo' Beckwith is an American YouTuber and advocate also known as Footless Jo. She is a below-knee amputee whose content focuses on disability and mental health awareness.

Early life

When she was 13, Beckwith fell off a horse while riding in Colorado Springs, fracturing her ankle. She subsequently underwent many surgeries, but remained with chronic pain and limited functionality.[2]

Career

Beckwith began her YouTube channel, Footless Jo, during her recovery from amputation in 2018.[3] In 2019, the channel became more prominent following a video she released titled, "How I Said Goodbye to My Ankle". That video went viral and garnered over 8 million views.[2] Footless Jo focuses on amputation, disability, and mental health. Beckwith's second channel, Trauma Talk, which she stopped posting to in 2021,[4] explored living in the aftermath of trauma.

In 2021, Beckwith partnered with Shades for Migraine in a media campaign to raise awareness about migraines.[5] She has said her migraines, which began in her 20s, are more debilitating and difficult than being an amputee.[6]

As of April 2022, Footless Jo has 688,000 subscribers. Beckwith also has 40,000 followers on Instagram and 71,800 followers on TikTok.[2]

Personal life

Beckwith lives in Colorado.[7] In 2018, at age 27, Beckwith began considering amputation after being told that an ankle replacement, the other treatment option, would only delay amputation for another 1.5–5 years.[8] She underwent below-knee amputation on October 11, 2018, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.[9][7] She was married to Brian until their divorce in 2022.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Footless Jo". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Hancock, Amanda (2021-08-05). "Colorado Springs woman known as 'Footless Jo' shares her journey of life after amputation". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. ^ Hein, Alexandria (2019-02-14). "Colorado woman pens 'breakup' note on foot before amputation". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. ^ Trauma Talk (2021-05-25). "I'm Closing This Chapter - Thank You Forever 💜 (not clickbait)". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ Association of Migraine Disorders (2021-05-25). "Shades for Migraine Partners with Rising Influencers to Empower People with Migraine". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  6. ^ Knott, Kylie (2021-06-18). "Living with migraines: women change diet, schedule to cope with attacks". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  7. ^ a b Walters, Isolde (2019-02-14). "Woman writes 'break up' note on foot before amputation". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  8. ^ Footless Jo (2020-07-12). "My Amputation Accident: Horseback Riding Fall That Cost Me My Leg..." YouTube. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  9. ^ Oliveri, Natalie (2019). "'Why I decided to amputate my foot': 'Footless Jo's' brave leap of faith". honey.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  10. ^ Footless Jo (May 2022). "why I disappeared for two months [CC]". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
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