“When I was small, my parents occasionally took me outside. But as I got older, it became more difficult.   Imagine a big man being carried by his parents or his wife in public places? Why would I want people to see me like that?”

Not only does Trung suffer from a life without sunshine, he also has to suffer from a life without happiness.

“I’ve never been happy with myself. I am a man, but I can not do anything to help my wife, who has to work hard all day by herself on the field, and my son, who dropped out of school at 5th grade so he can work to earn some extra income. My legs are useless, but it does not mean that I am useless too!”

The day Trung knew that he was going to get a wheelchair, he immediately sat down, and – for the first time in his life – he started to plan for the future of his family.  This is what he told me:

“With this wheelchair, I won’t need any help to go outside anymore. I have decided to learn to become an electrician. My wife won’t have to work as hard, and my son can return to school.”

Trung didn’t known exactly where or when he is going to learn his job, or where he is going to work after that yet, but there’s one thing he knows for sure right now:

“I will no longer think of myself as a useless man.”