Mr. Chi was fitted with a prosthesis several months later after the accident. He had no other choice than to continue driving trucks with his artificial leg in order to take care of his large family. He succeeded to cope with his job until 1980 when he had to stop since he could not renew his driving licence, because of his handicap.

He then taught one of his sons to drive a truck and accompanied him in his journey. Mr. Chi so continued until his sixties to maintain his family. “Without my artificial leg, subsidized by the ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled, I would never be able to fulfil my obligations as a head of family”, Mr. Chi said this with a strong conviction in his voice and on his face, all wrinkled.