{"id":143245,"date":"2023-11-15T16:22:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=143245"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:22:18","slug":"i-was-born-with-no-arms-and-dumped-at-an-orphanage-by-my-mum-now-cruel-trolls-say-i-look-like-a-t-rex-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/fashion\/i-was-born-with-no-arms-and-dumped-at-an-orphanage-by-my-mum-now-cruel-trolls-say-i-look-like-a-t-rex-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was born with no arms and dumped at an orphanage by my mum – now cruel trolls say I look like a T-Rex | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE world can often be a cruel place for people like Deborah Dahl.<\/p>\n

Born with a rare condition and abandoned by her birth mother, the disability<\/span> activist had a tragic early life but refuses to let that hold her back. \u00a0<\/p>\n


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In fact, the mum is eager to share her story with the world and raise aware about phocomelia \u2013 a condition she\u2019s had since infancy.<\/p>\n

The illness causes arms and legs to not grow properly, often resulting in the limbs being under developed \u2013 just like Deborah\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Rather than help her daughter life with no arms, Deborah\u2019s mum would refuse to take her home from the hospital and ultimately, abandoned her.<\/p>\n

For the next<\/span> four and half years, the young girl would remain in an orphanage until a family from the US decided to adopt her and bring her to the States.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s then that Deborah\u2019s life truly began, with her getting her first taste of independence – with the gentle encouragement of her new family.<\/p>\n

Starting with simple tasks, her adoptive mum encouraged her to use a hairbrush \u2013 a first for the then six year.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Truly decades later, Deborah recalled: \u201cWhen I was around five or six, my mum told me to hold a brush \u2013 probably with my hands.<\/p>\n

As a young girl though, she quickly realised that she could use her feet as hands, explaining: "I use my feet to open doors, reach a mug out of the cupboard, straighten my hair<\/span>".<\/p>\n

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Her new family also helped her as she underwent multiple surgeries to shave down the bones, which grew out of her skin.<\/p>\n

Though she found ways to navigate her disability, it\u2019s was harder to avoid cruel comments or stares from other kids.<\/p>\n

Leaving school didn\u2019t help either, with the activist revealing that she still received rude remarks whilst going about her daily life.<\/p>\n

"It's constant – sometimes a kid will be like, 'Ew, what's wrong with your arms?\u2019\u201d she confessed in the short documentary.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Deborah would later make the brave decision to start a TikTok channel \u2013 cleverly titled Deborah Look No Hands.<\/p>\n

With encouragement from her family, including husband Nathan and son Matthew, the disability influencer has amassed a huge 427,000 followers simply from documenting her life.<\/p>\n

Proving that nothing can hold her back, the mum-of-one also regularly shares her favourite recipes on her channel.<\/p>\n

Though trolls regularly target<\/span> her page, Deborah has learnt to see the funny side.<\/p>\n

After reading a particularly nasty comment, which compared her to a T-Rex, she decided to reply with a hilarious video.<\/p>\n

Wearing T-Rex arms on the end of her fingers, the Tiktoker made light of the incident and the video rapidly went viral \u2013 a first for her.<\/p>\n

Since then, Deborah has used her platform to raise awareness about her rare condition.<\/p>\n

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"People say what they want to say and it's up to you how you want to respond… I try to have a positive, funny outlook,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

She also hopes to represent those like her with limb differences, saying: "Maybe one day a kid with a limb difference is going to be scrolling TikTok and be like, 'Oh, she looks like me!' Now we have a platform where we can be like, 'We're here, we're taking up space!'"<\/p>\n


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