she was never taught to read or write.
She has cerebral palsy, so expectations were lowered for her.
She can’t stand. She can’t use her hands.
Her name is Huang Yang.
And yet, she has published her own book…
A book she wrote herself.
It’s titled: Greet You with a Smile.
It took her three years to write this book.
And, she wrote it using her nose and her chin!
She typed the story on her ipad and her mobile phone.
She taught herself to read while watching television programs
and by looking at a dictionary.
She has also written two short stories.
It was reported that Huang Yang must have tapped her ipad or mobile phone screen at least three million times, in order to write her book. While it was painful at times, she never stopped and her book was finally published.
This is a quote from the author, Huang Yang:
“Everyone encounters difficulties and setbacks in their lives.
Some feel down about it and some solve it optimistically.
Lying dead, or standing alive, it all depends on you.”
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