Ten-year-old girl who had to have her foot amputated does a series of BACKFLIPS with her prosthetic
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[–]HeyImSancho[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
QUOTE: "A talented ten-year-old is going viral for performing backflips - with her prosthetic leg. JaMiyah Robinson from Columbia, South Carolina, was born with a rare condition called femoral deficiency, which made her left leg much shorter than the right. When JaMiyah was five her mother, LaShawn Jacobs, had to make the devastating condition to have her daughter's foot amputated. Five years later, JaMiyah is thriving as a dancer and gymnast, who can do backflips on her prosthetic limb."
This girl has the potential to go a long way; her parents, are showing her it's up to her, and that she can. I don't know, and actually don't think she'll be able to do back flips for 'ever', as it would seem that the end of her leg, the nub; may not always like taking the impact; perhaps her spine, as you can see just a slight bit of distortion. The point however is, that this will give her an internal fortitude that will always give her strength when the 'going get's hard'. This little girl won't have to think about 'pulling up her bootstraps' to keep going, it'll be hardwired in. That's personal responsibility at it's finest, and her parents rock!
[–]FormosaOolong 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
I can't help but think about how this awesome little girl gets basically a broomhandle with a shoeform at the end for prosthetics, whereas fancy southafrican wife murderer Oscar Pistorius got super-high-tech athletic ones. I hope the attention from the video gets her a better leg!
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