Woman born without limbs is still able to cook, write and even sew

Amy Brooks, from Pittsburgh USA, runs her own YouTube channel, which she uses to show how she manages to do everyday tasks without any limbs

Amy Brooks has no limbs but she is able to cook, write, photograph and even sew.(Image: Nick Childers / Barcroft Media)

Amy Brooks was born with no limbs due to congenital tetraphocomelia, a birth defect that affects all four limbs.

But she hasn’t let her disability become a barrier and is able to cook, write, photograph and even sew.

Amy’s biological mother feared that she was going to miscarry her so was prescribed a concoction of medication to prevent that from happening.

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She was abandoned by her biological parents shortly after birth – who cruelly asked hospital staff to put her in a room and not feed her.

Amy pictured eating when she was a child(Image: Barcroft Media)

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Luckily, she was almost immediately adopted by the loving Brooks family and has spent her life being as independent as possibe.

Amy, from Pittsburgh, US, runs her own YouTube channel, “How Does She Do It?”, which she uses to show how she manages to do everyday tasks without any limbs

The 37-year-old said: “I obviously have to do things a lot differently than someone who is completely able-bodied but I’m able to do things just in a different way.

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Amy pictured outside her home with her mother Janet, father Richard and her brother Noah(Image: Nick Childers / Barcroft Media)

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“Doctors in the beginning definitely doubted that I would be independent, my parents didn’t accept that answer so they always encouraged me.

“My YouTube channel wasn’t something I really wanted to do at the time, being in front of the camera is daunting but I thought it was also another avenue of being an encouragement to others.”

Though nothing comes easy to Amy, throughout the years she has become more and more independent and is now even learning to drive.

Amy runs her own YouTube channel, which she uses to show how she manages to do everyday tasks without any limbs(Image: Nick Childers / Barcroft Media)

All her YouTube videos are self-produced as she is able to set up the video equipment with no help.

She said: “I don’t know if I would call myself a photographer, but I do like to take photos, I use my mouth, my chin and my shoulder for everyting.”

Though Amy does get some mean comments on social media platforms, most of the feedback she receives is positive.

“I only focus on the positive, meeting their negativity with more negativity is a waste of breath and time to be honest.”

Since writing the first part of her autobiography in 2014, Amy has been doing motivational speaking.

Amy said: “I love to be able to share my story with others, not because I feel like I do anything great, but I believe that my message is an important one for people out there, that we’re here for a reason and each one of us has a purpose.”

Amy pictured at home when she was a child(Image: Barcroft Media)

Amy’s biggest achievement to date is learning to sew.

She said: “It’s something that I didn’t think that I was able to do, it’s an extreme challenge but I love to do it.”

She enjoys sewing handbags, which she sells online through Facebook .

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Her parents have always pushed to her to be independent but never thought she would take it this far.

Janet said: “I didn’t want her to have a cushion life, but I never ever dreamt that she would be as independent and do as many things as she can do now”.