I find hope in helping others despite my spinal challenge

Nafisa Khanbai. [Photo: Standard]

Nafisa Khanbhai, 43, was born with spina bifida. And while this throws many curve balls her way, she has learned to smile through her pain and make other lives better.

I was born with a crack in my spine, a condition doctors referred to as spina bifida. My skin was torn above my hip, right where the cracked spine jutted out. That day, my parents were told that I would use crutches for the rest of my life since the lower part of my body had failed.