It seems that every day we\u2019re inundated with tragedy via news sites and social media.<\/p>\n
Bad news sells, we all know this, and yet I can\u2019t help but get a bad taste in my mouth when I reflect upon the fact that we don\u2019t do more to change that.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s with this in mind that we, here at Newsner, are committed to giving you the good with the bad; the inspirational with the sad. In this story, you\u2019ll get a bit of both.<\/p>\n
It concerns a burn survivor, 29-year-old Ngo Quy Hai, who today owns a prize bakery in the city of Kon Tum, Vietnam, where he was born. Yet his life wasn\u2019t always so positive. Far from it, in fact \u2026<\/p>\n
Hai was only a toddler when a terrible accident would change the course of his life forever. As per reports, he was pushing a baby walker in the kitchen when he accidentally fell into an open wood stove, resulting in serious burns to a large portion of his body.<\/p>\n
\u201cBaby walkers were common back then and there wasn\u2019t knowledge about how dangerous they can be,\u201d Hai explained.<\/p>\n
After the accident, Hai was rushed to Children\u2019s Hospital 1 in Saigon. He stayed there for a total of their two years, undergoing treatments and intensive care to save his life.<\/p>\n
This poor little boy was forced to endure numerous reconstructive surgeries, but even so, he was left with scarring that served as a permanent reminder of the most painful day of his life.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s more, Hai had suffered significant mental trauma as a result of the accident. When he left the hospital, he was bullied for his looks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt alone growing up and didn\u2019t have many friends,\u201d he explained. \u201cI felt ostracized from society. When I tried to find work, I was mocked and ridiculed. I didn\u2019t leave my house at one point for almost two years.\u201d<\/p>\n