Rosa Chivian, 9, is a Shuar Indian and recent amputee from deep in Ecuadorian Amazon jungle. Since her people believe that "accidents" are curses from evil spirits, her family fled with Rosa to another province to escape the shame of being "cursed." Now the family is living at the Hospital Vozandes del Oriente in Shell, Ecuador, as Rosa undergoes rehabilitation and learns how to transcend the stigma attached to her malady.