One-year-old Amaya has caudal regression syndrome (CRS), a rare disorder which affects how the lower part of the body develops in the womb. Mum Jaylynn Stringer, 26, and dad Chris Ramsey, 28, found out their daughter would be born without legs during the 20-week scan.
The tot arrived via c-section on December 17 2021, at East Tennessee Children's Hospital, weighing 8lbs 9oz. Doctors discovered she had one non-functioning foot attached to her hip - which needed amputating at just three weeks old.
She underwent a total of seven surgeries and was finally able to go home after two months on the neonatal ward. Despite the difficult start to life, Jaylynn said her little girl is "full of personality" and able to crawl like other children her age.
