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Whether she’s biking down the Pacific coast, taking her message to Washington, D.C., or climbing a volcano in Ecuador, Nicole is running around the world helping to elevate the voices of the disability community!

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Me and my 5 toes are now 17 miles in to our 100 mi Me and my 5 toes are now 17 miles in to our 100 miles in May goal as part of @rompglobal’s #ROMP100... and we’re feeling GREAT! Every run with my running blade is an absolute blessing, and I want to give that gift to other amputees. That’s why I’m raising $2,021 in 2021 for an amputee in need. Thanks to my 8 donors so far, we’ve raised $605, surpassing my May goal. 💪 But if there’s anything you know about me, I’m not one to stop... why not see what we can do this month and raise my full goal of $2,021!? Can we get 31 donors to each sponsor a day of my activity this month - at any amount - toward my 2021 goal? I’d certainly like to see us try. I’ll be running and hiking and lifting weights along the way, beefing up my calluses all in the name of Mobility for others. Please join me. Any size gift gets your name on the board (SWIPE ⬅️). Thank you for your support! #ROMP100 #MobilityMay #ROMPGlobal #WeJustFeltLikeRunning #RunForrestStump #MobilityForAll #amputee #prosthetics #runningblade #runner #feelgoodfriday #justkeeprunning #moveforward #giveback #adaptiveathlete #ossur #lifewithoutlimitations #donate #exercise #movementismedicine #mobility
Are you looking to challenge your fitness this mon Are you looking to challenge your fitness this month while getting active for a good cause!? We’re now 5 days in to @rompglobal’s Mobility May Do 100/Raise $100 Challenge and it’s not too late to join! We still have people signing up each day and I’d be honored to have YOU be part. This month we’re not only raising awareness for those who can’t get a prosthetic... but raising funds so they can! 9 out of 10 amputees have barriers to accessing prosthetic care and this month we’re doing something about it. With your help, we’ll fund over 15 prosthetics to change 15 amputees’ lives!! If you value your mobility, consider joining me this month by getting active and raising just $100 towards an amazing cause. Thanks for your consideration and support. Join my team or donate in the link in my bio! #RunForrestStump #ROMPGlobal #MobilityMay #ROMP100 #MobilityForAll #WhatsYourMountain #WeJustFeltLikeRunning
100 miles in May started yesterday for me! This mo 100 miles in May started yesterday for me! This month I’m using my mobility to give back to others and I hope you’ll join me in this effort for @rompglobal. My goal in 2021 is to raise $2,021 to fund 1 prosthesis for a ROMP amputee in need. One prosthesis, that seems so small you might think? Well think about the difference one prosthesis made for me. It completely altered the trajectory of my life, forever. Our gift will give someone confidence, restore their livelihood, allow them to play, to walk, to skip, to run! They’ll have the ability to explore the world, walk alongside their kids, cross a graduation stage, and live their life out with purpose. Now, that doesn’t seem so small to me. You can help me change someone’s life today by donating whatever you can. $10, $25, $100! It all means the world. This month I’d love to hit $500 raised. Will you help me reach this milestone? I’ve dropped the link to donate in my bio. This month I’ve committed to 100 miles of running and hiking and I’ll be posting along the way. Thank you for your support! #ROMP100 #MobilityForAll #MobilityMay #ROMPGlobal #WhatsYourMountain #RunForrestStump #WeJustFeltLikeRunning @merrell @zapposadaptive
I lost my leg 19 years ago as a result of an egg-s I lost my leg 19 years ago as a result of an egg-size tumor in my tibia. I’m privileged that I had the best treatment and best care imaginable. My doctors at the Mayo Clinic saved my life. I never for a second had to worry that I’d be able to walk again. Yet still, access to prosthetic care has always been a fight. My prosthesis has taken me places and allowed me to meet people that have made my life full. We’ve climbed to the top of Cotopaxi, a 19,347ft volcano, and traversed an entire coastline of the United States. We’ve run so fast we felt invincible. We graduated college. We’ve spoken in front of thousands of people. There’s nothing in my life I’ve accomplished without it. Knowing that 90% of amputees don’t have access to this level of empowerment makes me sick. There have been times when I’ve gotten injured and couldn’t wear my prosthesis. In those moments, it’s amazing how quickly my life turned from happy and empowered, to feeling depressed, forgotten, and alone. Freedom comes in many forms. Mobility is one of them. This injustice is long past due and we must come together to realize it. Prosthetic care is essential - from walking to running and everything in between. ROMP is working to change this and I’m proud to be a part of this team, sharing my story for Limb Loss Awareness Month! From our high-quality clinical care in Ecuador and Guatemala, to our prosthetic recycling program, to our Global Component Equity Initiative, ROMP fights for fair access to care. Join me and make a difference by collecting and donating prosthetic limbs, or getting active for Mobility May! Together, we can change this. 📍 Seattle, Washington #AwarenessStartsWithUs #LLAM #LimbLossAwarenessMonth #ROMPGlobal #MobilityForAll #WhatsYourMountain
Today marks the start of Limb Loss Awareness Month Today marks the start of Limb Loss Awareness Month and I’m excited to be teaming up with the Range of Motion Project @rompglobal on their awareness campaign #AwarenessStartsWithUs! 9 out of 10 amputees worldwide do not have access to prosthetic care. This is a horrific injustice we must solve and it’s time we put this issue front and center, especially during a month that is dedicated to individuals with limb loss. This month, I’ll be one of 14 amputees sharing my story about how my life has been transformed through a prosthesis. We believe prosthetics are not simply medical devices, but instruments of personal empowerment. Everyone deserves equitable access to healthcare. Everyone deserves access to their full potential. You can help this month by sharing your own story and taking part in our national component collection drive. Share why mobility matters to you or how your prosthesis has transformed your life. Donate or recruit others to donate new and used prosthetic components for our patients. Together, we can change this. Check out the link in my bio! #AwarenessStartsWithUs #LLAM #LimbLossAwarenessMonth #ROMPGlobal #MobilityForAll #WhatsYourMountain #amputee #prosthetics #access #healthcare #hiking #getoutdoors #movementismedicine #nature #trailrunning #runforreststump #lifewithoutlimitations #PNW #runner #hiker #unlikelyhikers
Thanks to @natharold for always getting me to try Thanks to @natharold for always getting me to try new things! It’s been at least a decade since I’ve been rollerblading and always had some issues with alignment/movement of my prosthetic leg in the boot. In the second pic you can see it leaning = hard to skate on. 😬 Well, with a good ole T-handle and some determination to have fun, we got it done! Nat was able to change the alignment on my leg so that I could skate without pain in my socket AND so that my wheels were perpendicular to the ground! AND IT WAS SO FUN! Video at the end to prove it. 😉☺️ Another new sport I love and will have lots of fun doing thanks to Nat and her willingness to help me make sure I have #nolimits. PSA: I am not wearing a helmet for this trial and that was a bad decision! Helmets are mandatory!! #runforreststump #amputee #wejustfeltlikerollerblading #access #physicalactivity #sport #exercise #disabledandproud #disability #iamadaptive #adapt #bemoreadaptive #goals #beyou #getactive #rollerblade #rollerblading
I think my soul was born in the PNW! There’s som I think my soul was born in the PNW! There’s something about feeling so small that makes you feel so alive. I’ll never get tired of these vistas and looking up at the towering trees above me. Each step I take is a blessing and I’m lucky to have my hiking buddy alongside me for laughs, stories, and cider. In 2021, we are putting our miles towards a goal: to give others their first steps. My team which is made up of some amazing people including @natharold @stephharold @truesuz @lpizzski @kathleenexplores and @paulhaidri will be moving 2,021 miles and raising $2,021 for prosthetic care for those without access. We are part of a larger group - @rompglobal ROMP’s 2021 Mobility Club - which now has 24 teams raising money and miles for mobility!! I’ve put the link in my bio and I’d be honored if you’d sponsor a few of our miles this year. We will share more photos and tales from the trails along the way. #runforreststump #rompglobal #2021rompclub #mobilityforall #prosthetics #amputee #hiking #pnw #access #healthcare #pnw #oysterdome #pugetsound #whatsyourmountain #whatsyourmeowntain #wejustfeltlikehiking
I’m so excited to share this challenge that I’ I’m so excited to share this challenge that I’ll be helping to lead as part of @rompglobal! We are looking for 21 ambitious team leaders to join our 2021 Mobility Club and recruit a team to complete 2,021 miles and raise $2,021 in 2021!! We have workplace teams, school groups, friends, and families dedicating their miles to mobility and helping provide prosthetics to those in need. Throughout the year we’ll be giving out prizes from @kleankanteen, @yeti, @ospreypacks, @honeystinger and more! We’ll also be updating you on the individual lives you’re helping and their first steps towards mobility. I know how important mobility is in my life. Dedicating my miles so that others can enjoy that too was an easy decision! I hope you’ll join me in this quest for #mobilityforall and either join or create your own team! Link in bio to sign up and learn more. Feel free to DM with any questions! P.s. 4th pic in is me and Natalie climbing down off of Cotopaxi back in 2018! We were so exhausted! Amazing shot by @silverlinefilms. #runforreststump #rompglobal #whatsyourmountain #access #healthcare #mobility #freedom #2021in2021 #2021challenge #exerciseismedicine #movementismedicine #amputee #prosthetics
Hello 2021! I’ve been so excited to share this u Hello 2021! I’ve been so excited to share this update in Forrest Stump’s journey... a dream coming to life! Forrest Stump has joined forces with @rompglobal and I’ve joined the ROMP Global Team as Associate Director of Development! The past two weeks have been incredible working together and I’m excited for many more to come. In 2018, when Natalie and I first climbed with ROMP in Ecuador as part of the Elite Team 🗻, it was clear there were incredible synergies in our work. Since then, we've found ways to partner and advance our shared vision of #MobilityForAll. Now, I am excited to bring this partnership even closer by joining ROMP's staff full-time. As part of my role with ROMP, I will bring Forrest Stump’s mission and advocacy programs, #WeJustFeltLikeRunning and The Rights of People With Disabilities to Exercise, helping to expand and unify our organizations' shared reach and impact. Over the next 5 years, our goal will be to raise $5-million to benefit 5,000 amputees in the US and Latin America who would otherwise not have access to prosthetic care. This level of impact will require new partnerships, geographic expansion, and community involvement. We can’t do this alone and I hope you’ll join us in this exciting mission of empowering others through mobility! Learn more through the link in my bio and follow @rompglobal if you’re not already! #runforreststump #rompglobal #united #joinforces #mobility #whatsyourmountain #ourrighttoexercise #queremoscorrer #ecuador #usa #latinamerica #advocacy #amputee #prosthetics #access #2021
19 years!! Cancer free. Leg free. And still going 19 years!! Cancer free. Leg free. And still going strong! 😊 Thankful for moments like these, the little moments that matter. Chasing bubbles, laughing, enjoying nature. I’m so glad my parents and I made the decision to amputate on January 21st, 2002 so that I could experience so many more moments like this. I’m also so thankful for the life being an amputee has given me. The amazing people I’ve met, the work I’ve been able to do. It’s given me such purpose and love. Thank you to so many who have helped me along the way, from surviving cancer to thriving as an amputee, and everything in between. It means the world. 🌍🦿 #amputee #disabledbutnotreally #iamadaptive #livelife #bubbles #nature #ampuversary #prosthesis #laugh #smile #move #forward #keepgoing #love #embrace #gratitude #anniversary #mlk #disabilityrights #grateful #cancer #osteosarcoma #survivor #fuckcancer
Happy Holidays from me and Nat! We enjoyed a littl Happy Holidays from me and Nat! We enjoyed a little escape from our Christmas quarantine today to breathe some fresh air and enjoy the swells off the Puget. 2020 has been one of the most challenging years. A year of balance: Ups and downs. Positives and negatives. Laughter and tears. Gains and losses. But we’ve certainly learned a lot and grown along the way. We’re so grateful to our friends and family who’ve sat next to us on this roller coaster of a year. You’ve made this year special for us and #ForrestStump. Wherever you’re spending your holiday, we hope the end of your year is filled with peace, joy, and happiness! Much love to you all! #runforreststump #happyholidays #pugetsound #washington #newyear #covid #covidchristmas #seattle #thankful #strength #power #purpose
Have you voted? 🗳 I’m thankful that the state Have you voted? 🗳 I’m thankful that the state of Washington respects the right to vote and makes it accessible to its residents. Make sure your voice is heard tomorrow! The only way our political leaders will know what our priorities are is if we tell them. They represent US! Tell them on your ballot. I’m voting for #disabilityrights #womensrights #lgbtqrights because this is important to me and my family! #IVoted2020 #amputee #disabledandproud #vote #election #getoutandvote #disability #access #inclusion #accessibility #healthcare #prosthetics #wheelchairs #ourrighttoexercise #abetterfuture #wejustfeltlikerunning #runforreststump
I’m truly lucky to have a partner that has suppo I’m truly lucky to have a partner that has supported my every dream. Whether it’s been climbing a volcano, starting a nonprofit together, or running a marathon, @natharold has always been there right by my side. She never gets enough credit for the incredible energy she puts in. She doesn’t like being in front of the camera - or behind it for that matter 😂 - but she deserves the spotlight. I want to give her a shout out for her amazing work on Forrest Stump’s #WeJustFeltLikeRunning campaign. She’s a woman of many talents... from designing the race bibs, to making my prosthetic running leg, to all the behind the scenes admin work. She gets the job done! Thank you Nat for your dedication to this mission and your passion to bring justice and equality to the disability community! Forever my SAG wagon. ☺️🌈👩‍❤️‍👩 #ourrighttoexercise #runforreststump #firstmarathon #running #runner #run #triathlon #swim #bike #amputee #disability #access #runningblade #bladerunner #equality #equalrights #justice #healthcare #athlete #lgbtq #girlfriend #partnerincrime #disabledbutnotreally #iamadaptive #goals #squadgoals
It’s been AMAZING seeing all of the posts, photo It’s been AMAZING seeing all of the posts, photos, and videos come flooding in to Forrest Stump from across the country for the #WeJustFeltLikeRunning movement! It’s one thing to share the numbers and stats... but it doesn’t really hit home until you start reading the names, the cities, and see the photos from everyone who participated. I wanted to share a few here of individuals from all over who exercised their body and their voice this weekend for #disabilityrights! If you haven’t yet, upload your race day photos and videos to our Dropbox so that you are included in our recap video to Congress!! (Link in bio). Let’s keep the effort from this weekend going strong. Advocacy is definitely a marathon, not a sprint. 😂💪 So sign our petition and share it with others!! Let’s get to 10K signatures!! 💚🌲🦿 #ourrighttoexercise #runforreststump #movementforchange #signourpetition #access #healthcare #equality #equalrights #prosthetics #orthotics #wheelchair #runningblade #amputee #spinabifida #cerebralpalsy #exercise #moveyourbody #advocacy #policy #athlete #running #runners #run #bike
On behalf of our entire team at Forrest Stump, THA On behalf of our entire team at Forrest Stump, THANK YOU! We are amazed and so incredibly proud of the amount of support and community that came together this past Saturday, 10/03 to race for disability rights! Because of you, we blew past the goals we set out for the #WeJustFeltLikeRunning campaign and accomplished some amazing results: - 629 registered racers - 23% of participants were individuals with disabilities - 6,691 miles pledged (enough to cross the USA more than twice!) - $12,624 dollars fundraised - 7,585 signatures on our petition (and counting!) We are tallying up more stats from race day and look forward to sharing more soon, including some surprise virtual awards! In the meantime, we want to hear from you! Can you upload your race day photos and videos to our Dropbox folder? (➡️Link in bio!) We will use these to create a race recap video for our community, and also share it with Congress. We want you represented! Given Congress is in the heat of an election year, we will be delivering our petition, event recap video, and policy paper to members after November 3rd so that it gets the attention it deserves. In the meantime, we will still be promoting our petition with a goal of reaching 10,000 signatures before we deliver it. We just surpassed our 7,500 signature milestone and we need your help to get to 10K. Will you sign our petition, and then share it with your family and friends? (➡️Link in bio!!) We need your help on this final push! Thank you again for your support of Forrest Stump’s inaugural, nationwide virtual race for disability rights! We are excited for what's to come and are proud to have you as fellow advocates in this fight for justice. #RunForrestStump #OurRightToExercise #disability #disabilityrights #access #awareness #inclusion #exercise #physicalactivity #amputee #wheelchair #handcycle #pushrim #orthosis #disabledandproud #runner #run #running #runnersofinstagram #goals #runacrossamerica #congress #signourpetition
Today was AMAZING because of all of YOU! Wow. I’ Today was AMAZING because of all of YOU! Wow. I’m speechless with the support and all of you who got out and moved for Forrest Stump’s #WeJustFeltLikeRunning today and raised your voice for #disabilityrights! Thanks to my Seattle contingent and amazing support crew, I was able to accomplish a lifelong dream of running a marathon. It also wouldn’t have been possible without my “not medically necessary” running blade. Individuals with disabilities should have the opportunity to accomplish their dreams just like everyone else and be able to participate in physical exercise that makes them whole physically, emotionally, and socially. I’m super proud of everyone who recorded some amazing firsts today and pushed themselves to get active. I want to give special kudos to our Seattle crew including @mallorieruns who ran her first half marathon today - 13.1 miles! - after just receiving her first ever running blade 6 months ago! To Lina @linagarada who has MS and pushes through muscle weakness and fatigue to be the best endurance athlete and teammate she can be. And to Erin @erinhundtofte who is conquering a new diagnosis of Celiac disease with incredible perseverance. Each of these ladies inspires me to fight for the disability community. I look forward to reading through each and every one of your posts over the next couple days and sharing what we accomplished on Strava! For now, I’m going to ice my legs and eat this giant pizza. Thank you all for your incredible support! We’re just getting started. #OurRightToExercise #RunForrestStump #disability #access #inclusion #equality #runner #firstmarathon #run #marathon #26.2 #runnersofinstagram #pushyourself #healthcare #getactive #friends #thankful #gratitude #community
It’s time! #WeJustFeltLikeRunning is here! Close It’s time! #WeJustFeltLikeRunning is here! Close to 600 people are signed up and logging miles for a purpose! Today, let’s exercise our bodies AND our voices by helping raise awareness and advocate for the disability community. Before or after completing your miles, or if you’re just now seeing this and you want to be part of today, our team would love it if you could help with one - or all - of the following ACTION STEPS: 1) Sign Our Petition! 🖊 (Link in bio 💪) 2) Post to Social Media (tag @runforreststump and use the hashtag #WeJustFeltLikeRunning and #OurRightToExercise) 3) Upload your race day photos and videos to our Dropbox. We will be compiling a video to Congress! (Link in bio 💪) Let’s exercise our right to exercise and make sure the disability community is not forgotten. Thank you for your support and being a part of this movement! #WeJustFeltLikeRunning #OurRightToExercise #RunForrestStump #virtualrace #disabilityrights #advocate #useyourvoice #voiceforchange #running #biking #handcycling
Obligatory pre-race gear post! We ready for #WeJus Obligatory pre-race gear post! We ready for #WeJustFeltLikeRunning, racing for disability rights! As I started to lay this all out, I began to think of each piece with a price tag: Shorts: $25 Singlet: $35 Socks: $6 Shoes: $120 Chews: $2 Gel: $2 Sunglasses: $100 Prosthetic running leg: $15,000 I think it becomes clear pretty quickly what we mean by #equitable access to physical activity. How can we ever expect amputees, or wheelchair or orthotic users to get to a starting line that costs them tens of thousands of dollars when for other people it might be a couple hundred? When you lace up and hit the starting line, do you ever look around and think about who is not here but could be? Do you ever wonder why? Physical activity should not cost tens of thousands of dollars to be able to participate. But that’s exactly the position individuals with disabilities are put in when insurance companies deny them access to assistive technologies needed for athletics as “not medically necessary.” I want to run just like everyone else. And this is what it takes me do that. It’s time we make exercise accessible for all. 🎤 drop. Sign our petition! Race with us! Let’s change this! #ourrighttoexercise #runforreststump #running #runner #run #advocate #policy #access #equity #equality #disability #amputee #prosthesis #bladerunner #ossur #lifewithoutlimitations #change #exercise #sport #physicalactivity #athlete #gear #letsrace #iamadaptive
WOOT WOOT! 1️⃣ day til race day! Join me and m WOOT WOOT! 1️⃣ day til race day! Join me and my friend, Team PossAbilities athlete, and advocate Zimri Solis @zimrisolis11 today (Friday, Oct 2nd) at 12pm PT / 3pm ET for an Instagram LIVE Q&A. We will be sharing why this cause is so important to us as amputees, what we’re doing on race day, and how you can help! We will also be answering any questions and addressing common FAQs. It will be both mine and Zimri’s first LIVE together and we’re excited and ready to have some fun. 😝💪 (Plus can I just give Zimri a shout out for being Dad of the year? Twin boys in 2020 and he’s rocking it!) If you can’t make ours and still want to learn more, head on over to @aeisenmenger3 and @kdonnewald IG who will be hosting a LIVE at 1pm PST! These two ladies are amazing advocates and will surely have both an enlightening and entertaining conversation about disability+exercise. They might also have a fun Friday fact that involves @sourpatchkids...which may or may not be their go to race nutrition! 🤣 Still time to sign up! Link in our bio. Let’s go!!! #ourrighttoexercise #virtualrace #wejustfeltlikerunning #runforreststump #instagramlive #disabilityrights #raceday #running #athlete #iamadaptive #bemoreadaptive #amputee #prosthetic #runningblade #access #runners #run #ossur #lifewithoutlimitations #disability #goals #keeppushing #workhard
FIRST MARATHON!! 26.2 miles here we come!! I am so FIRST MARATHON!! 26.2 miles here we come!! I am so pumped that this day is almost here. This bucket list item has been YEARS in the making!! For most marathon runners, yes there’s a lot of training and preparation involved. But what if I told you that for a person with a disability, the training was the easy part? Seriously, I’m not joking. Training for a marathon is EASIER than getting what you need in our healthcare system to be physically active as an individual with a disability. I went 16 years of my life, faced countless insurance denials, was in physical therapy twice a week with pain, quit my job, started a nonprofit, swam/biked/and ran a 1,500 mile triathlon... and then, and only THEN did I get what I needed to run safely and without pain. What is WRONG with this picture? There’s a reason 1 in 2 adults with disabilities get absolutely no aerobic exercise. There’s a reason obesity rates are 38% higher for children with disabilities, and that they are 4X less physically active than their peers. We make it EXTREMELY hard for someone with a disability to be active in our country, and then we blame it on their “inability to be active" as the problem. Well, I’m calling BS and saying No! Our limitation is not our disability. Our limitation is our healthcare system that discriminates and denies access to the assistive technologies and habilitative services our community needs to be active. It’s time we step up for this community! I’m calling on everyone. If you’ve ever taken your mobility for granted, if you know how important your mobility is for you, your family, your children...then speak up. Sign our petition, join our virtual race on Saturday, donate to Forrest Stump. There are many action steps you can take to help (link in bio)! Let’s show Congress that it’s time for change one mile at a time! #ourrighttoexercise #virtualrace #runforreststump #equalrights #signourpetition #athlete #access #amputee #disabilityrights #iamadaptive #prosthesis #bladerunner #running #firstmarathon #marathon #run #congress #runner #runnersofinstagram #disability #wheelchair #orthosis #sport #exercise #goals #marathontraining
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