Shuffling along the road, holding tightly onto her grandmothers hand, every step three-year-old Yu Yu takes is painful. The toddler suffers from an undiagnosed condition which causes her feet to grow at an alarmingly rapid rate.The youngster is forced to walk barefoot as her poverty-stricken family are unable to afford shoes big enough for her. Yu Yu's feet are constantly swollen and heavy, making moving around extremely difficult. An x-ray clearly shows the deformity, which forces her feet to curve outwards.
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