His life, which started in a small village in China, was shaped by years of pain and poverty. Li Chuangye, who contracted polio when he was just seven months old, became unable to walk. Li, whose dreams of education were taken away from him at a young age, later fell into the hands of begging gangs and lived on the streets for years.
But he did not give up. He learned to read and write at the age of 16, then entered medical school. Today, he is known as the 'miracle doctor'.
Let's take a closer look at that story, which is no less dramatic than a movie...
Source: BBC