Evelyn Appiah, a 51-year-old visually impaired woman, has shared an emotional but motivational story of how she defied all odds to become a State Attorney after she lost her sight when she was seven months old.
According to Madam Appiah, one of three visually impaired people at the office of the Attorney General, said she lost her sight after an eye infection which was initially treated with breast milk.
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Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem show, Madam Appiah acknowledged she had come this far through the support of her parents.
“My parents, who had hope in me and did not want me to be a burden on society enrolled me at the Akropong School for the Blind and through my own determination, I have been able to rise to this level where I have worked at the Attorney General’s office since 2008,” she narrated.
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The State Attorney, who believes disability is not inability, urged people with disabilities to always focus on the bright side of life.
“People with disabilities must be able to break free from societal pressures which limit us to certain corners in life because we all have our God given talents we can work on to develop ourselves,” she urged.
Source: Adomonline.com | Gertrude Otchere