Parents emptied life savings to send her to art school.
Zheng Huamei was born unable to use her hands. That's enough to make daily life a struggle for most, and would lead many to go through life with a defeatist attitude. But not Huamei. She's learned how to pursue a dream using her feet. That dream? Creating beautiful paintings.
Huamei, who lives in China, has learned how to tackle daily tasks without her hands. For example, she can chop lettuce using only her feet and toes:
But while that may be remarkable in itself, the art she creates with those same feet is even more so. So is her story: her parents emptied their life savings to send her to an art school:
ITN has the story:
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