| Jo Beckwith | |
| Birth Name: | Jordan Beckwith |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | YouTuber |
| Channel Url: | FootlessJo |
| Channel Display Name: | Footless Jo |
| Years Active: | 2018-present |
| Views: | 503.61 million |
| View Date: | June 2023 |
| Silver Button: | y |
| Gold Button: | n |
| Diamond Button: | n |
| Ruby Button: | n |
| Red Diamond Button: | n |
| Stats Update: | 19 June 2023 |
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.
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.[1]
Beckwith began her YouTube channel, Footless Jo, during her recovery from amputation in 2018.[2] 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. Footless Jo focuses on amputation, disability, and mental health. Beckwith's second channel, Trauma Talk, which she stopped posting to in 2021,[3] explored living in the aftermath of trauma.
In 2021, Beckwith partnered with Shades for Migraine in a media campaign to raise awareness about migraines.[4] She has said her migraines, which began in her 20s, are more debilitating and difficult than being an amputee.[5] Beckwith appeared in a 2024 commercial for the migraine medication Nurtec ODT, which also featured Lady Gaga.[6]
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.
Beckwith lives in Colorado.[7] 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.[8] She underwent below-knee amputation on October 11, 2018, at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.[9]
On August 27, 2015, Beckwith married Brian Thomas.[10] The two divorced in 2022.[11]
Beckwith is a stroke survivor. She suffered a cerebellar occipital stroke on January 28, 2024, while practicing jiu-jitsu.[12]