Crystal Chigbu via the IREDE foundation is providing prosthetic limbs for children.
Lagos, Nigeria Crystal Chigbu cried herself to sleep for many nights after giving birth to her daughter, Beulah, in 2009.
Doctors in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial center, had informed her that Beulah had been born with tibial hemimelia, a rare medical condition characterized by a missing or shortened tibia, or shinbone."We were told when she was six days old that we needed to amputate her right leg but we didn't immediately. I cried a lot and went through the pain of 'What will I tell people?' and 'Will she be able to go to school?'" Chigbu told CNN.
Building prosthetic limbs in Nigeria 00:45The legislation also stipulates a 5-year transitional period before it is compulsory for public buildings and structures to become accessible for people with disabilities. But Chigbu says the law will only be effective if it is broken down into easy to understand language for the public in schools, hospitals, and religious centers.Prosthetic limbs for display at The Irede Foundation"Let us institutionalize the bills that have been passed ...
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