Five-year-old Sonny John Baul was born with only one leg. His inner agility allowed him to behave like the normal child that he is, but not without the expected limitations. 

Thanks to supportive parents (his father works as a security guard and his mother serves as a medical staff), Sonny John gets to engage in physical activities despite the limitations.

Sonny John has looked forward to that opportunity not just to walk with two legs, but to fulfill a fervent desire to play badminton. 

This Christmas, Sonny John experiences the sensation of running, the joy it rouses, the resonance of feet hitting ground, the thrill of being able to move about with bigger, bolder steps.

Daisy Jane Omega, 30 years old, had wished the same; that she would be able to get to experience the thrills and spills of running.

Daisy Jane is an active member of the Philippine Accessibility Disability Service Dragon Boat Team. The team is a consistent champion in international competitions, the recent of which was in Thailand. 

Despite this achievement, she still felt a lack of fulfillment as she was born with only one leg. 

Daisy Jane, just like Sonny John, loves to be in various sports events. Her mental toughness is reflected in her conviction that living on one leg should not stop her from pursuing her interests. When taken on a more realistic perspective, she knows these interests are limited given the circumstance. 

Daisy Jane and Sonny John have congenital amputation. They are persons born with only one leg, called a "uniped."

They would want to be more physically active beyond the expected unipedal movement which is what is normal for their condition.

This Christmas the two unipeds are #FeelingBlessed because a concerned group “walked so others could run.”

Sonny John and Daisy Jane were fitted with running blade prosthetics as their best Christmas presents ever.

Running blades have curved shape and carbon fiber construction. Big thanks to the cutting-edge technology in materials engineering, these prosthetics are made light and springy compared to traditional prosthetics. 

Daisy Jane said having a running blade for a leg is heaven. After 30 years, the chance to run came finally.

Sonny John and Daisy Jane are two of five differently abled persons in Cebu who received such impactful Christmas gifts from a Japanese national in coordination with John Paul Maunes, founder of Philippine Accessible Disability Services (PADS), Inc.

Ken Endo, chief executive officer and company founder, said that he needs 20 more recipients who are interested to get running blades as his way of sharing his blessings. 

As soon as they sported on the running blades, Sonny John and Daisy Jane started hitting the ground and enjoying the rebounds that push them forward. With the help of fellow amputees, getting to know their running blades came to them in a breeze.

Indeed, it cannot be determined what a person is capable of doing until opportunity cuts through limitations.