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| Kechi before the accident |
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| Kechi after the accident |
She has overcome the many challenges that have sprung up as she chased her dreams. When she stepped on the America’s got Talent stage to perform recently, many in the crowd did not know what to expect. Before them stood a woman who had obviously been in an accident and when she mentioned that she had sustained her burns in a plane crash, intrigue set in. Would this be another contestant who wanted to use her condition to garner pity? Immediately this woman began to sing with so much confidence and self-belief, the hall erupted with applause.Confidence is something that Kechi Okwuchi has plenty of even though this wasn’t always the case. In 2005, the now 26-year-old was a passenger in the ill-fated Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 plane crash that took the lives of 107 people leaving Kechi and one other person as survivors.
She suffered third degree burns over 65% of her body and had to undergo several difficult surgeries in order for her to continue living life as normally as possible. And living a normal life is what Kechi is determined to do. In 2015, she graduated top of her class from the University of St. Thomas, America with a BBA in Economics. She even delivered the Commencement Speech. Since then, she has worked with a non-profit organization in Houston while also nursing a desire to work with either the United Nations (UN), World Bank or the World Health Organization (WHO).
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I met this amazing lady on social media, Tic Toc. Let me tell you, she's definitely something special! I can hardly wait to read her book, MORE THAN MY SCARS (out on May 23,2022). She's the survivor, of a devastating plane crash! 107 other people perished! She is truly something Amazing. Bless all of her endeavors!
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