When Aicha first started walking, her grandmother noticed that the little girl's legs were bowing. As she grew up, she loved being with other children — even though she couldn’t keep up. But a free surgery on board a Mercy Ship in Senegal changed her trajectory. “She can now do almost everything with her friends,” said Aicha’s grandmother Mymoona. “She can start school next month. I hope she learns as much as she can.” Watch Aicha’s brave journey through surgery, rehabilitation, and all the way back home.
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