Xie Farong is from Baoshui Village, Zundao Town, Mianzhu City. Like many farmers in China, she is contented with what she has. Her husband and daughter did not suffer injury in the earthquake. Xie Farong, a polio sufferer, did not fret over why the heavenly gods chose her again. “Many were injured and many died at that time. There was a severe shortage of medical workers. My upper limbs were fractured and my right shoulder was dislocated. My waist was injured from being crushed, and various soft tissues of my body were damaged. I was a handicapped person. The moment I learnt I was injured, I thought I won’t be able to make it. I didn’t have much medical knowledge and many patients around me had to undergo amputation.” Xie Farong went as far as thinking that in case she died she would donate all her good limbs to those in need.
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