Father and Son with Missing Limbs to Finally Get Prosthetic Ones after Their Intimate Photo Went Viral
- Munzir El Nezzel and his son Mustafa are victims of war-torn Syria and their photo touched many
- Mustafa was born without limbs as his mother was taking medication for an illness, which affected his growth
- Their award-winning snap saw well-wishers raise funds for them to receive prosthetic limbs in Italy
A father and his son are finally going to be able to use artificial limbs after great intervention saw them get the help they needed.
Munzir El Nezzel and his son Mustafa touched many hearts after their award-winning picture went viral and symbolised the plight of the people in war-torn Syria.
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The snap, taken by Turkish photographer Mehmet Aslan - titled Hardship or Life, captured a beautiful moment between Munzir, who lost one leg, and his son who has no limbs.
According to Aljazeera, the duo were both affected by the brutal conflict in their country, as the 35-year-old dad had his leg amputated after a bomb attack.
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His six-year-old son was born with a congenital disorder which was caused by the medication taken by his mum while pregnant after she fell ill due to nerve gas.
Intimate photo wins award
The aforementioned photo was declared Photo of The Year at Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) in 2021 and also made headlines in Italy.
This saw people raise about N47.588m to assist in providing Mustafa and Munzir with prosthetic limbs.
SIPA organisers asked the Catholic diocese to assist in providing documents that will see them move to Italy and on Friday, January 21, the two arrived in Rome together with Munzir's wife and their two daughters.
In an interview, Munzir said he was grateful for getting a chance to take his kids to school and one day see his son stand up on artificial legs.
Specialists also said the father will recover most of his mobility in just weeks but it will take longer for Mustafa due to the expected challenges.
Woman gets glasses and foodstuff from men her young son works for
Meanwhile Legit.ng has previously reported that a woman got foodstuffs and other goodies from her son's boss.
The Nigerian woman received large amounts of food and doctor's recommended glasses from the kind man and it was a huge surprise to her.
The man was said to have been moved to action after discovering that the young man only came to work to enable him to get the glasses for his mother.
Source: Legit.ng
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