Pushing Boundaries with Amputee Author Laurie White
Updated: Dec 12, 2022
My guest on Episode 95 of the Power Your Platform Podcast today survived a severe gunshot wound while on active duty as a police officer, and who now shares her story of hope and resilience with audiences everywhere.
Laurie White is a retired RCMP Officer who was shot in the leg with a sawed-off shotgun in 1998 while stationed at her first posting in Kitimat, BC.
At the time, Laurie was attempting to execute a search warrant at the residence of a sex offender.
The damage from being shot was so severe, that Laurie’s leg had to be amputated 5 inches below the knee.
After only 10 months of rehabilitation, Laurie successfully returned to full, unrestricted general policing duties with a prosthetic leg.
In the year 2000, Laurie received the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal as well as the Medal of Velour from the International Association of Women in Policing.
Today, Laurie is a keynote speaker for a wide range of audiences, and recently published her memoir called, “10-33, An Officer Down Steps Back Up.”
In today’s episode, Laurie and I talk about how she transformed her trauma, loss, and grief into a story of hope, resilience, and post-traumatic growth.
