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AVM survivor with one arm welcomes baby boy (video)

Friday, November 29, 2019 at 5:48 PM by Khadijah Thabit

- A Nigerian lady with one arm identified as Maryanne Michael has welcomed a baby boy

- Michael, who is an entrepreneur and social media influencer, came to the attention of Nigerians after she asked for help to amputate her arm

- Willing Nigerians donated funds for the lady and she successfully amputated her arm

- The new mom, who is also a survivor of a rare condition called AVM (arteriovenous malformation), recently showed off her newborn online

Legit.ng had reported months ago that a Nigerian lady identified as Maryanne Michael, who is a survivor of a rare condition known as AVM (arteriovenous malformation), had received financial help from Nigerians to amputate her arm.

The AVM survivor, who has one arm, has now become a mother to a baby boy. Michael announced the birth of her child to her fans and friends on social media.

Michael, who is an entrepreneur and social media influencer, lights up her Instagram page with cute videos of herself. She sometimes shares videos of herself dancing and being silly.

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In a recent video, she showed off her newborn son. She noted that people would say her baby boy looks like his father.

The new mom also thanked Nigerians for their best wishes and prayers for herself and her beautiful family. She asked people to start sending their push gifts.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a Nigerian writer identified as Sugabelly on Twitter recently gave her two cents on starting a family. According to her, someone had asked her for financial help for their newborn child and she was surprised to see that the amount needed was N50,000. Sugabelly then asked if people who cannot afford N50k should be having children.