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Uma Silwal, 18 lives in a village called Godawari, high about the city in the Kathmandu Valley
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“We used to have a farm house which has been in our family for four generations"
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Uma's mother has been working on the house for the past four months
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Uma Silwal, 18 from Godawari, Nepal
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Uma chose to keep her disability a secret and disguised her limp with the excuse she had damaged her leg in the earthquake
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After some initial treatment Uma began to spend most of her time at home
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To prevent the prosthetic from rubbing her leg Uma must wear a bandage on a protective layer over her stump
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“Mandeera knows all about me. She is my best friend. I tell her everything"
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Uma in the National Botanical Gardens of Nepal in Kathmandu
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"I love trekking and I try to walk as much as I can on my prosthetic. I don't want people to even notice that I'm disabled as they will treat me differently."
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"I had two paths when I had two legs, now I only have one and the path is much clearer"
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Since her experience Uma has decided to change her degree to social work