Kellie Lim, a 26-year-old who lost her three limbs to a bout of bacterial meningitis in her early childhood, will step close to her destination to be a pediatrician this Friday when she graduates from University of California. Walking her way through a pair of prosthetic legs and relying on the power of her single hand, Lim is focused to study allergies and infectious diseases in children.

"Just having that experience of being someone so sick and how devastating that can be - not just for me but for my family too - gives me a perspective that other people don't necessarily have," says Lim.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Lim lost her both legs, one arm and three fingertips of the other hand at the age of 8, after she suffered a bout of bacterial meningitis, an infection of the fluid in the spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain.

After spending five months in hospital's supportive care, Lim returned to regular school, learned to write with her left hand. Having refused to wear a prosthetic arm in public, Lim now performs all her medical procedures with her left hand, including taking blood samples and administering injections.

Described as calm and competent by her teachers and fellow students, Lim will begin her pediatric residency at UCLA Medical Center next week.