Hi, I’m Aom and I’m about 37 years old. In my childhood, I was trained to perform various acrobatics. When I grew up, I spent most of my life carrying tourists on my back. I had some mental issues from the arduous training and sometimes the cruelty, and I had to be separated from my calves many times. I didn’t even like people approaching me sometimes.
I have to be honest, I don’t like loud noises and am terrified whenever there is a sound of a woodcutter or some other strange sound, it just makes me want to run away.
Once, I got so scared by a weird sound that I ran away and accidentally fell into a hole, injuring my leg.
I am a devoted mother and last year I lost my 3-year-old calf, Luna, to the Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV), a heartbreak I still carry. Everything changed when I was brought to an elephant rescue park in Thailand, where patience and gentle care help me heal and feel safe again.
