She Survived A Grenade Blast At 13 & Wrote A PhD Thesis With One Remaining Finger. This Is Malvika's Inspiring Story
Dr Malvika Iyer lost both her hands in a grenade explosion at the age of 13. The bilateral amputee celebrated her 30th birthday on February 18 2020 and tweeted her survival story. The tweet has now gone viral with everyone lauding Iyers bravery and courage.
In this world of chaos, a lot of human beings suffer at the hands of other people's actions. Such is the story of 30-year-old Malvika Iyer who had the devastating misfortune of losing both her hands in a grenade explosion. She was only 13 years old at the time.
Hailing from Bikaner, the bilateral amputee celebrated her 30th birthday on February 18, 2020 and tweeted her survival story. The tweet has now gone viral with everyone lauding Iyer's bravery and courage.
After a fire at an ammunition depot, a grenade had landed in the now-disability activist's garage. Iyer had the misfortune of holding the grenade which left her with no hands, severe injuries to her legs and paralysis of the nerves.
Happy birthday to me ??
¡ª Dr. Malvika Iyer (@MalvikaIyer) February 18, 2020
Today I want to share with you an excerpt from a speech I delivered at the United Nations. When the bomb blew up my hands, the doctors were under a lot of pressure to save my life so they made some surgical errors while stitching back my right hand. pic.twitter.com/Bia56IN12u
In her tweet, she shared an excerpt from a speech she delivered at the United Nations. She further spoke about the errors that were made during her surgery back then and how it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for her. She wrote"
'When the bomb blew up my hands, the doctors were under a lot of pressure to save my life so they made some surgical errors while stitching back my right hand.'
The error she mentioned was that the medical authorities were under so much pressure to perform the surgery that Iyer was left with a protruding bone that wasn't covered in flesh. She added,
'The stump has a bone protruding out which is not covered by any flesh. If I hit my hand against something, I'll die of pain.'
I truly believe that every cloud has a silver lining and my life has been one such example. I celebrated writing my PhD thesis and now I'm thrilled to share my website that I made with my very own extraordinary finger. https://t.co/o8gg1qHirp pic.twitter.com/d0zYj4wdrC
¡ª Dr. Malvika Iyer (@MalvikaIyer) February 18, 2020
However, she was persistent in not giving up and made the best of her unfortunate situation. She added,
'But that very mistake has proven so incredible that the bone acts like my only finger. That's how I type!'
She further shared that the protruding bone is what helped her write her PhD thesis and the website she wanted to share with the world which was only possible thanks to her "extraordinary" finger.
Dr Malvika Iyer is now a national awardee, an international motivational speaker, a disability activist and World Economic Forum global shaper.
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Despite facing such steep odds at the tender age of 13, Dr Malvika Iyer emerged a true winner, and her story is an inspiration to many who might have gone through a similar ordeal. She is an absolute example of bravery, persistence, courage and hard work.
