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Chen Jianxin experienced the worst days of his life during the summer of 2010, when the then 18-year-old Yanqing native was involved in a car accident that left him with severe paraplegia.

Afterward, he remained at home in the district of Beijing, rarely meeting anyone, on the verge of tears most days.

His grandparents, who were in their 80s, took care of him, and because he was unable to move, were forced to carry him when he needed to make use of other parts of the house.