Rare disease China ‘doctor in a wheelchair’ from top university, inspires students
Academic who cannot walk, needs help dressing, washing, and eating, has not allowed illness to crush his dreams
A 30-year-old man in China who has battled a rare muscle disorder since childhood has earned a PhD from the prestigious Tsinghua University, providing inspiration to many.
Chen Bin is now a psychology teacher at a college in his hometown of Huizhou in southern China’s Guangdong province, reported the Huizhou Daily.
Netizens affectionately call him “a doctor in a wheelchair”.
He was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder characterised by muscle weakness, when he was seven years old, and has been unable to walk since he was 12.
He is also unable to hold heavy objects and needs help to complete daily chores, such as getting dressed, washing and eating.
But thanks to his parents’ persistent support, Chen excelled academically.
