Qian Hongyan was just four when she lost both her legs. A speeding trucker left her for dead as she crossed the main road in her village of Zhuangshang in southern China.
For nearly two years Qian was immobile as she didn’t even have enough of her body left to sit up in a wheelchair. Doctors said her only hope of being able to move by herself again would be extensive surgery to allow her to be fitted with prosthetic limbs.Her parents couldn’t afford this treatment.
Qian’s granddad Yuan came up with a simple but effective treatment to get her moving again. He took a basketball the village boys had discarded and cut a hole just big enough for tiny Qian to fit into, padded the inside with stiff floor mats from his car, then propped her up inside. All of a sudden Qian was able to stabilize herself and was able to by move herself by rolling the ball in any direction she wanted. She supported herself using wooden handles.
From that day on Qian would not be stopped by any obstacle. She went back to school, started to play with her friends again, and started to get back the life of any girl her age. She began professional swimming training in 2007 and defied the odds of her double amputation to become one of the first members of the Yunnan Youth Swimming Club.
She won three gold medals in last year’s Yunnan Para Games and took a gold and two silver medals at the National Swimming Championship for the Disabled (Under 18) in 2009 before continuing impressively at this year’s Para Games.
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hey youtube? yeah no buddy..i don't think this is right (go watch this btw)
since im on a roll about tragedies:
i am sick to death of fourth wall breaks that are funny. i want fourth wall breaks that make me want to cry.
give me hamlet looking up during his monologue to see the audience and plead with them for help. give me orpheus, on the road back up from the underworld begging us to make sure eurydice is there, to tell him she is safe. give me orpheus turning when the audience stays silent.
give me someone, bloody and full of tears monologuing to the camera when the narrative has wound itself so tight that they can't escape it anymore.
"youre just watching me. help me. im dying and im rotting and im losing myself and you wont do a thing."
i want the tragedy to be the performance. i want the tragedy to be, truly, in the eyes of the beholder.
Sharing some snippets I felt compelled to draw after reading @howtobecomeadragon ’s wonderful fic “Come Back to Me and Forgive Everything”. If you’re in the mood to read something soft, funny and heart-rendingly sweet, go check it out! And since we’re at it, happy Pride Month! 🌈 ✨
MIKE WITH A HEART BIRTHMARK 😡🤬🫶💖✨✨‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Silly little bonus thing
First of all, I love your Byler art so anything you’re inspired to draw is great and I’m excited to see it. However, since you asked for requests, I will say I’m a sucker for season 5 predictions of Possessed Will™️ Byler content and offer that as possible inspiration.
It’s not byler but this inspired me to do a possessed Will/season 5 postery thing! This is just the sketch but I’ll tag you when/if I post the final. Also thank you for loving my art and the ask!
Wei to Opal: Wait you and Bolin are going through a rough period?
Wei:
Wei: Why don't I help you out and uh..
Wei:
Wei:
Wei: date him
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And generally in that order! I know Rocket would act like he was super embarrassed to be wearing it, but we all know he’s the Founder of the Groot Superfan Club. This design is a new one in our shop for everyone enjoying the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie! If you haven’t seen it check it out, it’s really fun and awesome! Design is available in 2 colors, Safari Brown and Sagestone Green with dark brown ink, $18 in our Etsy Shop.
Reblogging so I can read this later.
To-Do
nancy definitely taught them how to play with kajnaka (i forgot the english word so have the albanian one)
edit: marbles. thats the word. thank u guys
Finally transitioning from a Tumblr lurker to a sparse participant 20-something. She/Her/Hers
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