Huynh Thi Lieu (middle) and her children and grandchildren who have unique hands and feet
The family of 71-year-old Huynh Thi Lieu has become famous for their unique hands and feet.
Lieu’s late husband, Danh Van Cot, was born with only three fingers on his hands and two toes on his feet. And this deformity has run in the family to many of their children and grandchildren."My husband's parents and his four siblings weren’t like him, but seven of our nine children have inherited his limbs," Lieu said.
With long and curved toes, they can only walk on bare feet
According to the elderly woman, despite facing lots of difficulties in life and work, and living with modest income, her husband and children have never felt inferior or developed a complex. And people around them have never teased or discriminated against them, but just see them as different.
"With long and curved fingers and toes, they can only walk on bare feet and do simple manual work," she said. "My husband and I were too poor to afford our children's study so they are all struggling to earn their living with simple manual jobs."
They are all struggling to earn their living with simple manual jobs
One of her grandchildren, eight-year-old Danh Phuc, can write beautifully with his three fingers. Phuc likes school and is always among the best students in his class.
"I have a big dream but I won’t share it with you now," he said. "I will try my best in studying to make my dream come true."
"I hope that my grandchildren will have a better life than their parents," the grandmother said. "The disabilities haven't seemed to have affected them much. They are studying well at school and will be able to do lots of work in the future."