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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.
| Jo Beckwith | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | Jordan Beckwith | ||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | ||||||
| YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2018-present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 1.01 million [1] (April 2024) | ||||||
| Total views | 503.61 million[1] (June 2023) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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Last updated: 19 June 2023 | |||||||
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]
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] Beckwith appeared in a 2024 commercial for the migraine medication Nurtec ODT, which also featured Lady Gaga.[7]
As of May 2024, Footless Jo has 1.01 million subscribers. Beckwith also has 118,000 followers on Instagram and 744,200 followers on TikTok.[2]
Beckwith lives in Colorado.[8] 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.[9] She underwent below-knee amputation on October 11, 2018, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.[10][8]
On August 27, 2015, Beckwith married Brian Thomas.[11] The two divorced in 2022.[12]
Beckwith is a stroke survivor. She suffered a cerebellar occipital stroke on January 28, 2024, while practicing jiu-jitsu.[13]
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