Cancer Survivor, Paralympic Gold Medalist and Mum; the story of Kelly’s life is best described as a triumph over adversity. At the age of 15, after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer in her right knee, she was forced to make a decision that would change the direction of her life. In November 2004, faced with the option of amputation or radical surgery to remove the cancer Kelly had her right leg amputated. Having learnt to walk again Kelly’s passion turned to running and this is where she focused her next life goal – to be the best above-knee amputee 100m sprinter in the world. Along this journey Kelly became the first above-knee amputee woman to climb to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro in 2009. At the 2012 London Paralympics Kelly achieved her ultimate goal by winning the gold medal and setting a new world record in the long jump and also claiming silver in the 100m sprint. Away from the track, Kelly became a mum for the first time with her little boy Max born early 2016. There’s no question that Kelly Cartwright is Made Tradie Tough!