Amazing Story: This Doctor Lost Both Her Legs on Age 4, Yet She Realized her Dream of Becoming a Responsible and Caring Doctor

Dr Li Juhong measuring BP one of  her clients at her Clinic

• Li Juhong has cared for patients in Wadian village, Chonqing, since 2001

• 37-year-old lost her legs in an accident when she was just four years old 

• Learned to walk again aged eight using her hands and wooden stools

A woman who had her legs amputated when she was younger has defied the odds and fulfilled her dream of becoming a doctor in a rural Chinese village. 

Dr Li Juhong attending to an elderly patient

37-year-old Li Juhong has been hailed a hero for treating residents for the last 15 years. She lost her legs in an accident when she was just four-years-old, reports thePeople’s daily Online. 

So far she has helped over 6,000 people in and around her hometown of Wadian village, Hechuan District, in south-west China’s Chongqing. 

Dr Li Juhong and Her Husband

+6Li lost her legs in 1983 when she was on her way to nursery, she ran out onto the road and was caught under the wheels of a truck. Both legs needed to be immediately amputated. 

Since her accident she has been determined to remain mobile, and by the age of eight she learned to walk again with the help of her hands and wooden stools.

Growing up, Li had always wanted to be a doctor, so she left her village to get a degree in medicine. 

In 2000 she graduated from college, then she was appointed to work at the village clinic a year later. 

Li soon married a man named Xing from her hometown. 

Her loyal husband carries his back to reach distant and people unable to attend her clinic

Xing quit his job to help around the house, he also carries Li to jobs when she is not able to travel by herself.

Xing even carries Li on his back to neighbouring villages so she can check up on elderly people unable to get around, or they cannot travel to her.

Wadain village has more 300 houses and is home to over 1000 villagers, Li has helped almost every one of them throughout the years.

Speaking to local reporters, Li said: 'I just did what I felt I had to do. Even if I'm not honoured for my work, I would still continue to do my job as a rural doctor.' 

Source: Daily Mail Online