[AMP-L] The Story of China’s Basketball Girl

[Wayne Renardson]

via The Sun Daily:

A Chinese Paralympian and double amputee who learned how to walk 
with a help of basketball is an inspiration to many. Qian Hongyan, also 
known as 'basketball girl' attracted the attention of public in 2005 when 
a picture of her walking with the help of a basketball and 
wooden-handled paddles went viral.  

The now-26-year-old girl lost both her legs in a car accident involving a 
large truck in 2000 at the age of four in Luliang Country, in 
southwestern China´s Yunnan province. Her grandfather cut open a 
basketball, filled it with cotton and placed her inside so she could learn 
to walk again and that´s how she earned her nickname "Basketball Girl."  

The rest of the story, with photos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/ybdkhcfu

Wayne R.