While the pandemic may be responsible for some of the most distressing news stories we’ve ever heard, it likewise creates a space for brilliant moments of inspiration to shine through. Amid the chaos and confusion, we’re able to take comfort in stories of selflessness and humanity as we unify to help one another and fight for the same cause.

One such heartwarming tale comes from a 32-year-old girl from Malaysia.

Norfarrah Syahirah Shaari was born without arms, but this extreme disability has not kept her from giving her heart back to the community that she adores. In fact, she has never let this stop her from her day to day life. She has risen against all odds and exists as a beautiful story of perseverance. And she’s using her strength to step up to help during these uncertain times.

Shaari is making face masks to help protect healthcare workers on the frontlines during the Coronavirus outbreak – and she’s sewing them with her feet.

She told the New Straits Times:

“I have to learn to adapt to the demands of everyday life using my feet. I learnt tailoring by myself eight years ago because I needed to make special clothes for myself. Some even ask, how do I even thread a needle? Well, it was very difficult at first and required a lot of patience but I managed to do it. Now it takes me only a second to thread the needle using my feet.”

It became abundantly clear to her that her local community was not equipped with enough PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), to which she immediately stepped in to help with.

The woman, from Perak, Malaysia, is currently helping out the staff of Teluk Intan Hospital and Teluk Intan health clinic. She is an administrative assistant at Kolej Komuniti Teluk Intan (KKTI), and her college has created a social responsibility program to help support the community.

She goes on to talk about the program:

“A total of 35 people are involved, including 25 volunteer tailors from the KKTI area. We expect to make 252 isolation gowns using 400 metres of fabric. We divided the fabric to sew the gowns at our homes and offices. Each volunteer has a different role. Someone will measure and cut the fabric, another will draw the polar and someone else will sew the PPE. I can sew eight PPE gowns a day. We will collect all the PPE on Monday before distributing them to the frontliners. I feel proud to be part of this programme and this is the little thing we can do to help our healthcare workers.”

Shaari, even with her disability has likewise admitted that she knows God would not give a burden to someone bigger than they could bear, and she is happy to contribute to the movement.

She posts updates to her Facebook to hopefully inspire others in these dark times.

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Sources: Inspiremore, Upworthy, New Straits Times