Iowa Parents Receive Hateful Letter When Disabled Daughter Wins With Pet Goat At County Fair

Nov 15, 2019 by apost team

There’s a 12-year-old girl in Iowa who survived a life-threatening illness she was born with. Her name is Stella Turnbull, and the disorder that has debilitated her and left her dependent on a wheelchair is called spinal muscular atrophy.

Iowa’s Stead Children’s Hospital reported that the doctors who treated Stella never saw anyone with a case worse than hers. Her illness makes it hard for her to breathe and swallow, and digesting what she eats is a problem, too.

Despite all of this, this determined 12-year-old is doing well when you consider that she has lived years longer than her doctors ever expected.

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Stella is very fond of goats, and she has one as a pet. She had the desire to put him on exhibit at the state fair in Iowa, and when her parents found out, they decided they would do all that they could to make their daughter’s dream come true. Their efforts proved to be successful.

When Stella won first place at the Southern Iowa Fair, her parents were extremely happy. You see, Stella lives with the help of a feeding tube and oxygen machine, and everything she does is a struggle.

Even though she is disabled, she was able to train her pet goat well enough to win the competition. Considering that she is not able to groom her pet or feed it, winning the competition was an accomplishment her parents were very proud of.

Unfortunately, although Stella’s parents were thrilled about their daughter's accomplishment, other people were not, and some were shockingly unpleasant.

Stella worked hard to prepare her pet goat for the competition, and her parents worked hard to help her. So, when Travis and his wife read an insensitive letter they got from someone unknown, they were deeply upset.

Travis explained to WHO that Stella talks using her eyes. He said that they were aglow after she won the competition. She was extremely proud of herself, and so was Travis and his wife. Watching her do what she enjoys is something money can’t buy.

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