HALF MAN The Story of Peng Shuilin In life we
keep complaining about what is or why we don’t have. Half the time we
seem dissatisfied, though full-bodied and free to choose. Fat people
say,”I want to be slim.” Skinny people say,”I want to be fatter.” Poor
people want to be rich and rich are never satisfied with what they
have.PENG Shuilin is 78cms high. He was born in Hunan Province,
China. In 1995, in Shenzhen, a freight truck sliced his body in half.
His lower body and legs were beyond repairSurgeons sewed up his torso.
Peng Shuilin, 37, spent nearly two years in hospital in Shenzhen,
southern China, undergoing a series of operations to re-route nearly
every major organ or system inside his body. Peng kept exercising his
arms, building up strength, washing his face and brushing his teeth. He
Survived against all odds. Now Peng Shulin has astounded doctors by
learning to walk again after a decade.Considering Peng’s plight, doctors
at the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing devised an
ingenious way to allow him to walk on his own, creating a sophisticated
egg cup-like casing to hold his body, with two bionic legs attached. It
took careful consideration, skilled measurement and technical expertise.
Peng has been walking the corridors of Beijing Rehabilitation Centre
with the aid of his specially adapted legs and a resized walking frame.
RGO is a precipitating gait orthosis, attached to a prosthetic socket
bucket. There is a cable attached to both legs so when one goes forward,
the other goes backwards. Rock to the side, add a bit of a twist and
the leg without the weight on it advances, while the other one stays
still, giving a highly efficient way of ambulation. Oh so satisfying to
‘walk’ again after ten years with half a body! Hospital vice-president
Lin Liu said: “We’ve just given him a checkup; he is fitter than most
men his age.” Peng Shuilin has opened his own bargain supermarket,
called the Half Man-Half Price Store. The inspirational 37-year-old has
become a businessman and is used as a role model for other amputees. At
just 2ft 7ins tall, he moves around in a wheelchair giving lectures on
recovery from disability. His attitude is amazing, he doesn’t complain.
“He had good care, but his secret is cheerfulness. Nothing ever gets him
down.
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