3/22/2005: Girl with no legs gets around

Undertoad · 03-22-2005, 12:22 PM

Another day, another xoB/WaPo image. The official cap says Qian Hongyan, 8, crawls with two home-made props and part of a basketball at Zhuangxia Village in Yannan Province, China. The girl lost both of her legs in a traffic accident in 2000 at the age of three.

"This is kind of a downer depending on point of view," xoB says. Yup. It's sad that it happened; it's sad she doesn't have a better way to get around. But she looks well, doesn't she? Kind of a strange contrast between her well-kept face, dressed hair and clean, nice clothing, and her rudimentary means of getting around.

lookout123 · 03-22-2005, 12:24 PM

fascinating. it looks like she lost much more than he legs. it looks like her torso has been shortened as well. if so, what of the organs inside?

Trilby · 03-22-2005, 12:38 PM

Wow. Remind me, when I begin to sing the blues, of this incredible girl. Just *wow*
She must have a colostomy and urostomy...

sandra77 · 03-22-2005, 12:46 PM

That is really quite a picture & it does bring mixed feelings. I am amazed at the ingenuity that worked out the setup with an old basketball!! She does look like she is doing very well and that is another thumbs up for her attitude.

Sandra

Clodfobble · 03-22-2005, 12:47 PM

I don't get the basketball. Is it actually attached, just for cushion and height, or does it roll?

Happy Monkey · 03-22-2005, 12:49 PM

The former.

mrnoodle · 03-22-2005, 12:52 PM

i'm thinking the rest of her torso must be inside the b-ball. don't see how she could keep it attached, otherwise. so maybe it's not for cushion, but keeps her clothes from getting torn as she moves around.

Clodfobble · 03-22-2005, 01:14 PM

It does say "part" of a basketball, so yeah, maybe the top is open.

Elspode · 03-22-2005, 01:34 PM

This is one of those pics that you look at and suddenly, there is absolutely *nothing* really, really wrong in your world by comparison.

What a nervy kid.

lookout123 · 03-22-2005, 01:36 PM

ooooh. that makes a little more sense i suppose. see, in america someone would have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to come up with something that accomplishes no more or less than what she has. where she is they said, "hey, hand me that basketball." creativeness and ingenuity.

can you imagine how strong her shoulders and arms must be?

Wormfood · 03-22-2005, 01:39 PM

Hope she can stay upright when she's doing something with her both hands...
So dont pump up the ball please..

chrisinhouston · 03-22-2005, 03:21 PM

Perahps Rawlings or Wilson could come to her rescue, it would make a great headline.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2005, 03:51 PM

When I saw the picture I thought stoic, not pathetic; confident, not desperate; adjusted, not beaten, generally a perfect picture of the adaptability of the human spirit.
But then looking again when I went to email it to UT, I thought maybe I'm cockeyed, maybe this will bum everyone out.
So naturally, I dumped it on him to decide.

Your responses sound like I was right in my first impression.

Happy Monkey · 03-22-2005, 04:02 PM

Reminds me of Johnny Eck.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2005, 04:09 PM

C'mon HM, you say she reminds you of Johnny Eck, then give us a link with no picture.

03-22-2005, 12:22 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/22/2005: Girl with no legs gets around Another day, another xoB/WaPo image. The official cap says Qian Hongyan, 8, crawls with two home-made props and part of a basketball at Zhuangxia Village in Yannan Province, China. The girl lost both of her legs in a traffic accident in 2000 at the age of three. "This is kind of a downer depending on point of view," xoB says. Yup. It's sad that it happened; it's sad she doesn't have a better way to get around. But she looks well, doesn't she? Kind of a strange contrast between her well-kept face, dressed hair and clean, nice clothing, and her rudimentary means of getting around.

03-22-2005, 12:24 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	fascinating. it looks like she lost much more than he legs. it looks like her torso has been shortened as well. if so, what of the organs inside? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-22-2005, 12:38 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Wow. Remind me, when I begin to sing the blues, of this incredible girl. Just wow She must have a colostomy and urostomy... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-22-2005, 12:49 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The former. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-22-2005, 12:52 PM	#7
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	i'm thinking the rest of her torso must be inside the b-ball. don't see how she could keep it attached, otherwise. so maybe it's not for cushion, but keeps her clothes from getting torn as she moves around. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-22-2005, 12:46 PM	#4
sandra77 Antagonistic Antagonist Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 22	That is really quite a picture & it does bring mixed feelings. I am amazed at the ingenuity that worked out the setup with an old basketball!! She does look like she is doing very well and that is another thumbs up for her attitude. Sandra

03-22-2005, 12:47 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I don't get the basketball. Is it actually attached, just for cushion and height, or does it roll?

03-22-2005, 01:14 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It does say "part" of a basketball, so yeah, maybe the top is open.

03-22-2005, 01:34 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	This is one of those pics that you look at and suddenly, there is absolutely nothing really, really wrong in your world by comparison. What a nervy kid. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-22-2005, 01:36 PM	#10
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ooooh. that makes a little more sense i suppose. see, in america someone would have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to come up with something that accomplishes no more or less than what she has. where she is they said, "hey, hand me that basketball." creativeness and ingenuity. can you imagine how strong her shoulders and arms must be? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-22-2005, 01:39 PM	#11
Wormfood Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	Hope she can stay upright when she's doing something with her both hands... So dont pump up the ball please..

03-22-2005, 03:21 PM	#12
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Perahps Rawlings or Wilson could come to her rescue, it would make a great headline.

03-22-2005, 03:51 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When I saw the picture I thought stoic, not pathetic; confident, not desperate; adjusted, not beaten, generally a perfect picture of the adaptability of the human spirit. But then looking again when I went to email it to UT, I thought maybe I'm cockeyed, maybe this will bum everyone out. So naturally, I dumped it on him to decide. Your responses sound like I was right in my first impression. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2005, 04:02 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Reminds me of Johnny Eck. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-22-2005, 04:09 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	C'mon HM, you say she reminds you of Johnny Eck, then give us a link with no picture. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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