Bomb Survivor Double-Amputee Aims for the 2021 Paralympic Games: ‘My Destiny’

Bomb Survivor Double-Amputee Aims for the 2021 Paralympic Games: ‘My Destiny’
Courtesy of Shelly Shepherd
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Nearly 16 years ago, a baby girl survived an explosion when her impoverished birth parents detonated a bomb inside their home in Vietnam. She lived but lost her legs.

After being adopted by a loving family from the United States, Haven Faith Shepherd, an inspiring double-amputee swimming star in the making, has found ways to own her identity as a differently-abled person.