Jami Goldman
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Jami Goldman an American athlete, author of the book Up and running: The Jami Goldman story. Jamie also appears in a commercial made for Adidas, she might also be spotted in a movie called A.I. by Steven Spielberg.
Goldman lost her legs to frostbite in a car accident in February, 1988, in northern Arizona. Like many people who lose a limb, Goldman refused to give up on herself. Self-pity is not in her character. She learned to use artificial legs, and while she was adjusting, she earned a BA in child development in 1996 from California State at Long Beach.
In April 2002 she married a longtime friend, Beau Marseilles, who became, in her words, "the love of my life." She now signs her name Jami Goldman-Marseilles.