Wow! Lady Born With No Arms and Knees Finds Love

The entrepreneur, who runs her own weave company, has defied all the
odds stacked against her even learning to type and brush her teeth with
her toes.

A woman born with no arms, knees and just seven toes who was told she
wouldn’t make her 18th birthday has revealed her joy at planning her
wedding.

Jlissa Austin, 30, from Houston, Texas, stands at just three feet four
inches tall and says she thought she was destined to be alone, until she
met the love of her life, Johnathon Shorter.

The entrepreneur, who runs her own weave company, has defied all the
odds stacked against her even learning to type and brush her teeth with
her toes.

And the happy couple say they’re just like any other, with Jlissa’s disabilities not affecting their love life.

Jlissa and Johnathan, who is a five foot six inch-tall able-bodied man,
share an apartment together in Houston and are currently planning their
dream wedding for the summer.

Jlissa said: ‘Me and Johnathan are very good together. We’re so in tune.

‘I didn’t think it would ever happen to me – meeting someone like this. It feels so good to know that Johnathan is by my side.

‘When people see us walking around together, some of them shake
Johnathan’s hand and say “I salute you, you’re doing a good job”. But we
don’t experience issues with people judging our relationship too much
thankfully.

‘We’re both really looking forward to our wedding, now.’

Johnathan mainly helps Jlissa with eating, getting in and out of cars
and reaching things that are too high for her in their apartment.

Johnathan said: ‘Jlissa is a great person and a great friend. She is so lovable.

‘We are a complete team now. We met 13 years ago through mutual friends.
We became friends at the start and then just grew to love each other.’