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Who needs hands?

Like a lot of people, the first thing Chassidy Young, 34, does when she wakes up is check her phone.

After reading her messages, scrolling through social media and responding to her followers, she tucks into breakfast, takes a bath and brushes her teeth.

Then she picks out an outfit before starting her day’s work as a disability advocate and influencer.

And she does it all without arms.

You see, Chassidy was born with tetra-amelia syndrome - an extremely rare congenital disorder thatabsence or malformation of the limbs.

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