LIFE WITHOUT LIMBS Meet the tragic girl born with no arms or legs who lives in a plastic BOWL… and is in constant pain
A TEENAGE girl who was tragically born without limbs suffers from chronic pain daily, and is lives in a plastic bowl.
Even though Rahma Haruna was born healthy, when she turned six months old, she started to suffer the traumatic symptoms of a mystery condition.
The illness, which has prevent her arms and legs from developing, has left the
19-year-old limbless.
19-year-old limbless.
Her mum, Fadi, from Kano, Nigeria, explained: “From six months when she learnt how to sit that was when it began. She didn’t learn how to crawl.
“She started with a fever and that was it. Then stomach pains. Then her body parts like hands and legs.”
When her chronic pain flares up, Rahma is left completely incapacitated and heavily relies on her family.
To transport the teen around the village, her caring family carry her around in a plastic bowl.
Much of the responsibility is taken up by Rahma’s 19-year-old brother Fahad, who lovingly dotes on his older sister.
Protective Fahad confessed: “I help her in many ways. Bathing her is another thing I do, and taking her out every day.
“I feel happy whenever I see people helping her. I like taking to our relatives. She feels happy when we visit them.”
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