Donate to Farah Ahmedi

Hello, my name is Farah Ahmadi and I live in Chicago Illinois. You may have heard of my story in, The Story of My Life or the newer edition, The Other Side of The Sky. I lost my left leg by stepping on a land mine when I was seven years old in Afghanistan. I received a prosthesis then which helped immensely and later received another one as a teenager. I am now 36 years old and in need of another prosthesis to function in the Windy City.

I was in a contest for Good Morning America when I was seventeen years old and barely understood english. I was made to sign a contract that rid me of any rights to royalties. This was not made clear to me as a refugee to America and at the time I thought I was special for being picked for a contest that awarded me $10,000. This contest resulted in the rights to the book owned by Carrie Cook. You will also find in the book that I speak lovingly about Alyce Litz, since then, she has allegedly received money for my book as well. I am transparent because I didn’t expect my life to go this way. I didn’t expect that in 2005, my story would be published by Simon & Schuster, and that people from all over the world might hear my story and yet a white rich woman benefits from my pain. I still believe in the beauty of America and I still believe that my story is not over but now I need help.

I set up this Gofundme page with the hope that those of you who have read my book will send me support. If I have touched you in some way, please consider donating to this page. I need a new prosthetic, help to heal the bulging discs in both my neck and my back so that I can continue advocacy for those who have lost limbs like me from landmines, and I also need new housing with one floor only. I currently live on a second floor apartment and due to my physical limitations I have become increasingly isolated.

My desire right now is to heal my body, move on from the way that I was mistreated by Good Morning America, and above all, reduce my pain so I can continue to be mobile and take care of my children. I do not want to end up in a nursing home early because of the limitations in my body. The heart always yearns for more and right now, I am yearning for help from those who have been touched by me so that I can be the light I was made to be, I need you now.