First grader born without hands wins penmanship competition
CHESAPEAKE, VA (WVEC) — A first grader from Greenbrier Christian Academy, who was born without hands, has won the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship.
“Out of this world, people always say ‘oh my gosh she is beyond her years how she speaks, everything that she does,'” said Anaya’s mother, Bianca Middleton.
Anaya was born without hands and does not use prosthetics. In order to write, Anaya chooses to hold a pencil between her two arms, standing up to get the right angle on the paper.
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