03/01/2023
Hello my name is Ma. Lourdes C. Martin, I am 28 years old and from the Philippines. I came from a simple family and had to work to survive from a young age. In 2019 my life changed forever. At the age of 25 while working far from my family I became the victim of a great earthquake, the building I was working in was devastated by the earthquake and began to crumble around me, I fell to the floor and hit my head and got a concussion, while laying there a steel beam fell on my right leg trapping me. When the rescuers finally found me they didn’t have the heavy equipment to cut and remove the beam, so they decided the only way to save me was to amputate my leg! They found a construction saw, and without any anesthesia they began cutting my leg to free me, I felt so much pain but I stayed strong because I knew I would live to see my family again. It has been a very hard and painful recovery and I still have nightmares about my past, but I have been making progress
meet one legged survivor,,i really want to show people that anything is possible, and life doesn't have to stop because of amputation, we can do whatever we want. there is nothing wrong with being different, no one is perfect
