“Our daughter came into this world like every other child. Wrapped in the warmth of love, surrounded by hope, and unaware of the journey ahead.

But unlike most, she was born with a broken rule!

Two tiny feet were expected. She had only one. They called it tibial hemimelia – a rare condition. One of her legs didn’t form the way it was supposed to. She couldn’t walk, not because she didn’t want to, but because the very bone that helps us take our first steps was missing.

We only learned about this after the fifth month of our pregnancy. We were persuaded by the doctors that she could be treated once she is born. After running multiple scans, the doctor asked us to come back on her first birthday. We were told that every other part of her body was fully functional except her left leg below the knee. Now that was a relief!

But our daughter was not the one to stop!

The doctors said she couldn’t crawl like the other normal kids. But guess what? She did! She even gave walking a shot when she was around two years old.

After countless opinions and appointments, we were told that there were only two ways to sort things out. The first one was that she had to undergo more than ten surgeries to make it happen artificially, though success was not guaranteed. The other option was amputation and opting for prosthetics.

As parents, we were hesitant. Both options were painful, and all we wanted was to protect her from that pain. We explored all the options. From option A, B, C and all the way through Z!

We searched the world for answers. We found three other warriors like our daughter. All parents said the same. Amputate, and set her free. So we did.

It was the hardest decision of our lives. As parents, we couldn’t bear the thought of amputation, yet watching her suffer was worse. We chose the path that gave her a future, even if it broke our hearts. To mention, in our daughter’s life, it’s her uncle who stood by us completely to help her walk.

Now she walks, she runs, and she definitely will rise!”