Nigerian woman recycles prosthesis so amputee children walk again
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 [July 26, 2022]
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian mother of
two Crystal Chigbu wept for days after her daughter was born with a rare
limb condition that doctors said needed an amputation. She was not so
sure.
But as her daughter Beulah grew and started asking why she could not
walk like her friends, the parents had to make the hard decision to
amputate the girl's leg and fit her with a prosthesis.
After hearing other parents talk about their experiences, Crystal
started Irede Foundation, an organisation that recycles prosthesis and
donate them to children in need in Nigeria.
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Beulah Chigbu, Crystal Chigbu's daughter and the one who inspired
her to start the Irede Foundation, reads a book while wearing a leg
prosthesis in her home in Lagos, Nigeria July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Seun
Sanni
 (Reporting by Angela Ukomadu,
Editing by MacDonald Dzirutwe and Lisa Shumaker)
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