7-yr-old girl born without hands wins handwriting competition, see her handwriting (photos, video)
– Parents say they were worried sick about their daughter’s physical challenges
– There was huge relief, however, when she started dressing herself
– School principal believed in the girl and registered her for the handwriting competition
– Father says it will be impossible for young Anaya not to do anything she wants to do
Anaya Ellick, a seven-year-old girl born without hands, has won a national handwriting competition in the United States.
ABC News reports that the youngster mastered the art of writing by holding her pencil in between the ends of her arms and stays at a comfortable edge of her desk to write.
Anaya holds on to the trophy she won for having the best handwriting.
It was gathered also, that the girl had the option of using prosthetics, but she decided to use her own arms instead and became so good that she won the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship for beautiful writing in 2016.
Her parents, Bianca and Gary, according to reports, were bothered about the condition of their daughter, but were amazed when she learned early on in life to tie her shoes, dress herself, and attempted to do other things by herself before asking for help.
Tracy Cox, Anaya’s school principal, said: “There is truly very little that this girl cannot do.”
The handwriting that won her the award at the national competition.
The Greenbrier Christian Academy principal told ABC News further that: “She is determined. She is independent. She is a vivacious and a no-excuses type of young lady.”
It was gathered that the school principal personally registered the young girl for the competition (a national handwriting contest sponsored by Zaner-Bloser to promote legible handwriting).
Anaya beat 50 other children with intellectual, physical, or developmental disabilities and managed to win first place, a $1,000 prize.
Competition director, Kathleen Wright said: “We looked at her writing and we were just stunned to see how well her handwriting was, considering she writes without hands.
“Her writing sample was comparable to someone who has hands.”
Speaking also, her father says she wants to do things like play soccer, do karate and gymnastics, and if she could win first prize at a penmanship competition despite having no hands, it is clear that she can do anything she sets her mind to.
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