Syrian girl born without legs gets prosthetics for the first time

496 views · Published 11 December 2018 · 1:34 · Indexed 14 October 2026

Channel: Middle East Eye · 2018 · News & Politics

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Maya Berhi, a 8-year-old Syrian girl who was born without legs got her first prosthetic legs after her images of walking on tin-cans went viral.

A Turkish doctor offered to make Maya prosthetic legs for free and now she walks on them after a five-month treatment and training process. #Syria #SyrianCivilWar #Refugees

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