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The extraordinary, ordinary life of Minda Cox
 
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Minda Cox spent six months studying in Botswana in 2012 as a Southwest Baptist University student. (Credit: Cox family)
 

Minda Cox spent six months studying in Botswana in 2012 as a Southwest Baptist University student. (Credit: Cox family)

Minda Cox was born in a village in India 33 years ago and adopted 22 months later by a nurse from America. She was born without legs and arms, an extremely rare birth defect known as congenital amputation.

 
 

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