In 1995, Peng Shuilin (彭水林）went to Shenzhen from Hunan to work.
When his body was cut into two from his navel down by a lorry on 9 March 2004, it was little short of a medical miracle that he survived.
When his body was cut into two from his navel down by a lorry on 9 March 2004, it was little short of a medical miracle that he survived.
It took a team of more than 20 doctors to save his life. Skin was grafted from his head to seal his torso – but the legless Mr Peng was left only 78cm tall and less than 40 kg.
He recovered after 7 months and was discharged from hospital.
Bedridden for about 3 years, doctors in China had little hope that he would ever be able to live anything like a normal life again.
In late 2007, the Association of the Handicapped helped him to open a convenience store (半截人便利店）in Changsha.Doctors at the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing found out about Mr Peng's plight in early 2007 and devised a plan to get him up walking again.
They came up with 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 to it.
On 25/11/2009, Hangzhou Daily reported that his business is able to support his family of three (he is married with a son) he can make around 2,000 - 3,000 yuan a month.He is 50 and he is confident that he can live until 80.
Source :Hangzhou Daily News 杭州日报
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