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Iran armless woman lives independent life with feet

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-01-25 11:33

Zohre Etezadolsaltaneh, 49, works on a painting using her foot at her home in Tehran Jan 24, 2011. Etezadolsaltaneh, a retired special education teacher, was born with no arms but lives the life of an independent woman who has been doing cooking, painting, weaving kilims and taking care for her mother who is a cancer patient. She gets $600 per month as pension from the government and lives by the mantra "To want is to succeed." [Photo/Agencies]

 

Zohre Etezadolsaltaneh,49, poses for a picture beside her painting at an exhibition in Tehran Jan 23, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]