At six months old, a car accident left Assiatou with severe burns and a tightly contracted ankle. As she grew up, she adapted by walking on her heel. She was able to continue making the journey to school, but it was painful and exhausting. She felt her dreams would always be limited by her injury. “I couldn’t see behind or in front, couldn’t see left or right," she said. "I was caught in a trap." Then one day, she heard that Mercy Ships was visiting her country of #Cameroon. Learn what happened next in Assiatou's story: https://www.mercyships.org/assiatou/ #GlobalHealth #GlobalSurgery #MercyShips

Posted by MercyShips at 2022-05-09 12:53:49 UTC