GUANGZHOU : “There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.”
This is a widely quoted saying by the famous physicist Steven Hawking.
Hawking continued to explore the universe with great perseverance after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Recently, the 22-year-old Fang Jianze, who suffers from a rare muscle disease called EDMD, a similar syndrome with Hawking, broke his limits and won an HSA (Handicapped Diving) diving certificate.
Fang became the country’s first diver with muscle disease. Inside his “frozen” body, the fire of life is burning; on his “frozen” body, the wings of his dreams are growing.
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Fang Jianze was born with Emery Dreyfus Muscular Dystrophy(EDMD). The muscles in his arms and legs began to shrink, his body was gradually frozen. He has only been able to sit in a wheelchair since he was three years old.
“The school didn’t have wheelchair-accessible stairs. My parents carried me with my wheelchair upstairs every time I went to the classroom,” Fang said. “I was accompanied by endless frustration, and I was unable to take care of everything by myself. Everytime I wanted to do something, I needed someone’s help.
“I didn’t even dare to go to the bathroom. I could wait for a day to pee because I didn’t want to bother my classmates,” he said. The tremendous pain stimulated Fang to make a change and become a person who can live by himself. – Agencies
