Quick update - the person lived. Depending on how you were chopped in half and your immediate blood loss, you could be (brain) dead in minutes (depending on how long the brain actually takes to die once deprived of blood flow). If however you were squashed in half and the squashing prevented all your blood from leaking out (such as being smashed by a rock in a mine collapse or being run over by a truck tire) you could live many years more. There is such a case of that happening to a man named Peng Shuilin. Peng continues to live to this day even though he was cut in half by a truck tire. In fact, he has even learned to walk again with a prosthetic lower body.



His survival and determination provide great hope and inspiration to those that have seen what he has overcome. Perhaps one day our advancements in medicine and science will allow us to regrow body parts or even survive worse things and still be able to lead a life worth living. After all, to those who love him or are inspired by his triumphs, he has managed to improve the lives of those around him.



What is even more amazing is that he has now opened his own store where he works and is a part of the community. It is called the Half man - Half price store. So when you feel like complaining that you have life rough and it has dealt you a bad hand, take some inspiration from someone who has had rough times also and still continued on.

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