India, Sept. 9 -- A Chinese man born blind and abandoned on the streets of Guangxi has defied all odds to become an aircraft engineer in the United States after being adopted by an American family. Wei Min Patrick, now based in Alabama, overcame years of neglect and hardship to build a life defined by resilience and achievement.

Patrick revealed on mainland social media, as reported by South China Morning Post, that his grandfather attempted to abandon him three times, including once when he was pushed into a lake before being rescued and sent to an orphanage. His sister, though living far away, was his only source of affection during those early years.

At the age of seven, Patrick was placed in an orphanage where he eventually lost his...