Woman, 25, who was born with one arm and half her legs after her mother's attempted abortion failed says she doesn't want to 'waste time' and travels the world to 'live life to the fullest'

Daily Mail UK ^ | August 6, 2022 | Helen Roberts

[Morgana]

A woman who was born with one arm and half her legs has revealed how her mother told her the disabilities were due to an attempted abortion when the parent was a teenager.

Charlie Rousseau, 25, from Rouyn-Noranda, in Quebec, Canada, said she grew up feeling like a 'normal child' and 'didn't realise she was disabled' until she was a teenager.

However when she was in her teens, her mother told her that the reason she was born with her disabilities is because the parent had tried to have an abortion and claimed it went wrong.

The radio host told FEMAIL: 'The doctor allegedly told my parents to keep the baby even though the abortion process wasn't finished. They could've taken it further, they could've taken the hospital to court but we were living in a small town and my parents didn't want to make a big deal.'

However she has said she doesn't allow her disabilities to get her down, and instead has spent the last few years travelling the world.

Charlie grew up feeling like a normal child. She said her parents were determined to raise her like every other one of her school friends.

The 25-year-old said: 'I never realised I had a disability until I was 16. My parents sent me to a normal school and I had normal friends. I had a big character so I fitted in fine.

'It was only when I became interested in dating and fancying boys did I really accept my disability and that I was so different.'

Charlie said as she began growing up, and became interested in boys, she 'noticed she was disabled.'

She said: 'When boys tried to kiss me they had to bend down, I genuinely used to think will I ever have a boyfriend?'

[Mears]

“ It’s an age thing “

In your forties ?

LOL

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