Hug of the Day: Inspiring Woman Born Without Arms Meets Child with the Same Condition
Jessica Cox, an extremely accomplished woman despite being born without arms, was promoting the documentary made about her life when she met a special fan.
According to The Mighty:
During the premiere of the film at EEA AirVenture, an airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Cox met RE, a very special little girl who also doesn't have arms. The two shared a moving embrace.
RE was also born without arms, and her mother drove six hours to get her daughter there to see Cox, according to another post on the page.
Cox and RE got to spend some personal time together chatting and hanging out. RE even got an autographed poster for Cox's film.
Here's more of the two of them interacting:
We're at AirVenture and just met RE, who was also born without arms. Her mother drove six hours to get her here ... and...
Posted by Right Footed A documentary film about Jessica Cox on Friday, July 24, 2015
Cox has met and overcome many challenges in her life, not the least of which was learning how to fly a plane. The Guinness Book of World Records gave her the award for First Woman to Fly an Airplane with Her Feet.
The trailer for Cox's documentary shows more of her extraordinary life: