‘Nanjing fat brother’ still struggling half a year after getting stabbed trying to stop a violent rampage in China
- Qiu Shaochun was stabbed trying to subdue a man who went on a crazy rampage directed at his ex-wife
- Seven months later, the man still wears an incontinence bag because he cannot control his bowels
A man in China who was severely injured while attempting to stop a violent rampage at the end of May has yet to recover fully and must wear a fecal bag to manage his uncontrollable bowel movements.
Internet users affectionately called him “Nanjing fat brother” due to his large size, and the Nanjing Good Samaritans Fund covered his medical costs.
However, despite his new-found fame, Qiu said he was “extremely depressed” in the first two months after his discharge, but he has recovered with the help of his girlfriend, Liu Jia, who he hopes to marry.
Qiu said in a social media post that he wished to become healthy as soon as possible after he undergoes a second surgery next year.
“I cannot control my bowel movements like ordinary people,” he said in a video released last week. “Doctors installed a connector for the ostomy bag [to collect my excrement], and my family members have to help me change the bag frequently. It has created a strong smell at home.”
He wrote in the post that he felt “disoriented and touched” over the past seven months because he had never thought he would become a Good Samaritan.