"I really regret it," he says, adding that he wants to get artificial limbs in the future so he will be able to walk.
After his failed self-immolation on Dec. 2, he was sent to a hospital and received a "critically ill" diagnosis, as there were burns across a large surface of his body as well as in his respiratory system. After four major surgeries, his organic function gradually returned to normal.
"At first, I thought I was a hero, but now, I am an idiot," he wrote in his notebook by a picture of a sunflower.
Doctors and nurses accompany him around the clock, and when the nurses change his dressings, he always thanks them, says Deng Jinju, China's top burn care expert who supervises Sangdegye's medical treatment. The Gansu Provincial Hospital covered his medical fees.
"I feel sad when I see him, as he is at the tender age of 18," Deng says.
Namgyal, Sangdegye's grandfather, hopes that other families will not have to deal with such a tragedy.
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High-profile divorce saga ends
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