No Legs! And Living My Dream Life!
Take a seat, because this story will catch you off-guard... and inspired!
"I was mocked and laughed at, because I look different, and kids are not always taught at home that children are different, and we need to love everyone no matter what they look like," says double-amputee, Neo Kirchway.
A young girl from Botswana, with both her legs amputated as a toddler, decided to chase her dreams, no matter the hardships. Dancing her way into social media fame, and becoming a Mother of 4 children, happily married and now living her dream life in the USA!
It's not a fictional tale, but the true-life story of Neo Kirchway - our guest this week.
No frills, no make-up or Hollywood glam, just pure Love & Joy - a mother's Love, to be specific. @NeoKirchBaby is the most unlikely hero of our times!
Listen to our podcast this week to find out how she made it happen!
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ABOUT NEO KIRCHBABY
My name is Neo and I am a double amputee mother with twin boys named Caleb and Joshua (4 years) and a one year old boy named Michael. I am from Botswana, Africa. I grew up in a village called Molepolole which is the largest village in Botswana (about 65,000 people). I was raised by a single mother who worked very hard to provide for my brother and I and to give us a chance to succeed.
I was raised by a single mother who worked very hard to provide for my brother and I and to give us a chance to succeed. One of her jobs was working in a Chinese restaurant and only made 70 Pula per month ($7)!!! But she worked hard and kept expenses down and managed to provide for us. She now has real estate properties as well as livestock!!! She taught us to waste not and cherish the things we have and to share. One time my husband, while we were dating, mailed my favorite candy bar (Hershey’s Cookies and Cream) overseas. I would share the bar with my two nephews and we would only eat one little square per day and make it last 2 weeks. It was soo good!
I’m very close to my older brother, Moshe (Moses), and he has been my male figure in life. He graduated from the University of Botswana and is a successful accountant/auditor in Gaborone – the capital city. He has a lovely wife and five kids and enjoys going to the Lands (cattle-post) and raising his cattle – like a shepherd!
One of the things my mother strove to do was to teach us to work hard. As a result I did well in school and was awarded a scholarship to travel abroad and go to university in Canada (Carleton University).
I had never flown before, nor been exposed to that kind of climate, nor been away from home that long- what an adjustment! Making friends with my fellow international students was easy and helped with the homesickness.
While attending Carleton, in my free time I would surf the Net- something a village girl from Botswana had never done before – and I was amazed at the wealth of information. I had found wonderful tutors to help me make it through Calculus 2, Econometrics, and other realms of Academia. I had also found sources of entertainment…. KOREAN DRAMAS!!! (Something a village girl from Botswana had never done before:)
And I had found online friends as well which led me to visit America for the first time. And that caused me to meet my husband….
Find out more at: www.neokirchbaby.com