23 Year old Acid Attack Survivor Wins our Heart With Her Courage
The story of 23-year-old Shaboo, an acid attack survivor has gone viral on social media after being shared on Facebook by 'Humans of Bombay'. What's different in Shaboo's case is that she was not attacked by a lover or a stranger but suffered burns when her own father attacked her mother. “When I was 2 years old, my father stormed into the house, where I was sitting on my mother’s lap and poured acid on her — half of which fell on me. I know this story from Doctor Gore, who treated me for the next few years because I don’t remember any of it — not even the pain. I just know that I lost my mother to that attack, and when my relatives heard of my condition — they disowned me. My father fled the city, and I grew up in an orphanage,” the post on Facebook saysn 1 The 'Humans of Bombay' are seeking financial support for Shaboo, who needs to undergo surgery for the reconstruction of her left eyelid, reconstruction of her nose and skin grafting. The mentioned in the post that the 23-year-old, who wants to study further and be an independent, self sufficient woman, doesn't like being referred to as a ‘victim’. Here's what the facebook post said - https://www.facebook.com/humansofbombay/photos/a.188058468069805.1073741828.188056068070045/729731437235836/?type=3&theater
