Heartbreaking video shows disabled man 'suspended on ropes by poverty-stricken family for decades'
This upsetting footage appears to show the life of a man who suffers from cerebral palsy and lives in poverty.
At 47-years-old, he hangs from a specially-constructed web of ropes and wires, reportedly because his family cannot afford to get him the help he needs.
The video shows a thin man with his hands and feet tied in foam plastic bags and hanging, suspended in the air by the bed with specially-made steel.
Thought to be named Hoe Ba Quat, the man has been pictured with his mum Cao Ba Quat, who says the family hasn't got the money to change his life for the better.
The hanging is intended to stop him from rubbing his body on his bed to scratch, which can cause bleeding wounds.
His plight has captured the imagination of his fellow Vietnam residents.
It has gone viral , with web-users sharing images and the video of how he lives.
Cerebral palsy affects the control of movement and posture.
The man also apparently suffers from paralysis of limbs.
But instead of the specialist help which medical treatments may offer him, it appears the man is trapped in a nightmarish existence in desperate need of help.
The story has been spreading on Facebook talking about the tragic situation of the man's suffering.
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The picture makes you breathless: The man for 47 years lives the scene hanging in the middle of the house
Explaining the fact that Quat had to hang up in the air with plastic cushions, Ms. Cao Thi Thu Huong (Quat's sister) said that for the past 47 years, her younger brother has always suffered from physical pain. Quat's seizures, limbs still have pain and rot every day due to inactivity. Every time he was in pain, Mr. Quat struggled, rubbing his body on the bed, the ground or any other object next to it to be "scratched itch", so the bleeding wounds were all over his body. . In addition, in order to facilitate eating, cleaning and changing positions to prevent fatigue and itching for Mr. Quat, the family used the method of hanging him up in the air with many ropes tied together.
“Each bath of Quat's body takes about a week. Disassembling plastic ropes and cleaning each part, even rotting places and putting the ropes in the air is a problem for a woman like me. The family lacks a man, so it can be said that this is my hardest job. However, I love you and love my old mother, so for the past 47 years, my mother and I have been dedicated to taking good care of Mr. Quat, ”said Huong.
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