Toddler without arms meets first-ever armless pilot

A 3-year-old girl born without arms got the chance to meet someone who looked just like her— and happens to be the first-ever armless pilot.

RE Pranke of St. Paul, Minnesota, met Jessica Cox, a motivational speaker born without arms, on July 24, at the premiere of “Right Footed,” a documentary about Cox as she overcame adversity to become an accomplished martial artist, airplane pilot and advocate for the disabled.

Pranke’s mother, Karlyn, first learned of Cox when she found out at 20 weeks of pregnancy that her daughter, Ruth Evelyn, would be born without arms, ABC News reported. She and Cox connected on Facebook, leading to a photo of RE and Cox sharing a hug.

“The top question I get as a speaker is ‘How do you hug?'” Cox told ABC News…

Read more at http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/07/29/toddler-without-arms-meets-first-ever-armless-pilot/

You can read the story of Jessica Cox on our January 30, 2013 posting here.