Single mum not letting disability stop her from making a living


Doing her best: Zarina proudly showing off her business licence. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: A wheelchair-bound single mother is not letting her physical condition diminish her life or prevent her from making a living.

Zarina Safian, 36, who has no arms and legs, earns her livelihood by peddling kuih tepung pelita in an electric wheelchair around Tasik Sri Rampai in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, to support her family.

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