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Wheelchair at 14 Didn't Stop Her Career and First Car

Wheelchair at 14 Didn't Stop Her Career and First Car
'Arthritis Put Me in a Wheelchair at 14. I Still Built a Career & Bought My Family's First Car' · thebetterindia.com

A woman named Himanshika has a sickness called arthritis that makes her joints, the parts of the body that help us move, hurt.

She got the sickness when she was very young, and by the time she was 14 she could no longer walk, so she had to use a wheelchair.

Even though moving was hard, Himanshika loved to write stories.

When she was a teenager, her parents sold a gold ring and borrowed money to publish a book she wrote.

That book helped her meet other writers, and soon she started working from home as a writer.

People hired her for her writing and didn't care that she used a wheelchair.

She saved her money and bought her own car, which gave her freedom to go where she wanted.

She also helped her dad open a small restaurant and paid for her sister's school.

Himanshika still has pain every day, but she does physiotherapy, eats carefully, and never gives up.

Her story shows that even when your body struggles, you can still build a meaningful life.

Key facts

Name
Himanshika Sharma
Condition
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
Wheelchair use
Since 2014, at age 14
Career
Freelance writing from home
First car
SUV bought earlier this year
Family milestone
Helped father open a small restaurant in 2024
Daily routine
45-minute physiotherapy every morning
Source
First-person account published by The Better India

Quotes

Himanshika's younger sister

young sister of Himanshika, later university graduate

“"Everyone cuts a cake on their birthday. Nobody cuts a samosa. This is different."”
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