Asya, who was born with spinal cord paralysis in Kayseri, shines light on her surroundings with her joy of life.

KAYSERİ (AA) – ESMA KÜÇÜKŞAHİN – 9-year-old Asya Kocakaya, who has congenital spinal cord paralysis in Kayseri and has been using a wheelchair for about 6 years, sets an example for those around her with her joy of life. Asya, a 2nd grade student at Mehmet İlgü Primary School, continues her life without breaking away from social life, with the support of her mother, despite the physical difficulties she experiences. Asya, who is loved by both her teacher and her friends, wants to be a doctor or a teacher in the future.

Asya’s mother, nurse Döndü Özkılıç, told the AA correspondent that she was informed that Asya would be born paralyzed in the 20th week, that she thought of it as a test and gave birth to her daughter. Explaining how she felt after learning that her daughter would be paralyzed, Özkılıç, a mother of three children, said, “We had some difficulties, both during the surgery period and in the field of education. We also have some difficulties in the social field.

Asya is a very good child, she is 9 years old now, I can say that she has been healing for us for 9 years. This process of acceptance was difficult after learning that she would remain paralyzed and that her life would always depend on someone.” he said. “She asks, ‘Mom, when will I walk?'” Stating that Asya had blisters on her head when she was born and there was a mass behind her head, Özkılıç said: “Her feet and legs became crooked when she couldn’t walk.

We started using the device and it was a physical therapy process. It was a difficult process for the family, but thankfully it all passes. Now that she’s grown up, she asks questions from time to time and says, ‘Mom, when will I walk, when will I go to the market like my sister?’ “Birds don’t have hands, fish don’t have feet. God created them so beautifully, and He created you so beautifully.” Asya also changed our perspective on the world.

In the past, we never realized what difficulties a disabled mother endured, but when we get into this world, we understand what is going on. We are trying to do whatever we can. It is a bit tiring, both materially and spiritually. – “He communicates very well with people” Özkılıç stated that he takes his daughter to swimming lessons 2 days a week, includes her in various social groups, and will start violin lessons soon.

Explaining that she is trying to raise her daughter as a social individual, Özkılıç said, “The area we live in, the society, challenges me in some matters, which I really struggle with as a working mother. Even though we encounter some difficulties in social areas when we go shopping, we can overcome them. Asya has also gotten used to these situations. We have also gotten used to knowing how to live a life with a wheelchair.

She spreads joy to everyone in her environment, her perception is very high. She communicates with people very well. She talks even to people we don’t know, she loves to talk. She likes to talk in this way. “It relaxes us, it relaxes us too.” he said. – “I love my friends very much” Asya Kocakaya said that she played with her toys and drew pictures when she came from school. Stating that she will start violin lessons, Asya said, “I go swimming two days a week.

I love swimming very much. I love my friends very much, especially Erva.” he said. Talking about the difficulties she experienced while using a wheelchair, Asya said, “One day we went to the market. There, a brother parked his car near the disabled ramp. He did not put a number or anything. We went into the market and asked everyone, thank God, we could find him. We told him to move his car. “We passed easily.” he said.

Asya stated that she wanted to be a teacher or a doctor when she grew up. His teacher, Semra Orhan, stated that they planned many activities according to Asya, that her student was a child who was loved very much by his friends, and that they helped him during breaks. Asya’s best friend, Erva Karayonca, said: “Asya is a very nice friend, very funny and entertaining. I love Asya very much, I never leave her with me. I also feel a little sad that we sit separately.

“Our places are determined by the draw, and luckily we got the same place.” he said.