His parents died early, so Dang Trong Dinh (born 2003, from Nghe An ) lived with his grandparents since he was a child. After graduating from high school, Dinh decided to go to work to earn money to support his family and at the same time nurture his passion for learning photography.

For 2 years, the young man traveled everywhere, from North to South, doing many jobs such as waiter, worker, kitchen assistant.

In early 2024, Dinh unfortunately suffered an electrical work accident that forced him to amputate both of his forearms. This incident still shocks him every time he thinks about it.

“I don’t know what words to use to describe my feelings at that moment. From a healthy person, I suddenly lost both arms. And when I woke up, I had to face the shock, the irreparable loss,” Dinh said.

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Dinh's photo before and after the incident moved netizens

At first, after the incident, Dinh felt hopeless and depressed. But thinking of his grandparents and aunt who were always by his side, he told himself to be strong and stand up, taking the saying “being alive is a blessing” as his motto in life.

For the first 4-5 months, he needed help with all his activities. After that, Dinh persevered in practicing, learned how to eat and drink by himself... He searched for videos online, observed how people in similar situations lived, and thanks to that, he had more motivation to overcome the difficulties.

Video of a young man with two missing forearms in Nghe An showing off his talent in making fried sweet potatoes

Having a passion for photography and having experience in the kitchen, in early February 2025, Dinh created a TikTok channel to share daily life and culinary videos.

He does most of the work himself: setting up the camera, cooking, and editing the videos. Occasionally, his aunt and kind neighbors help with heavy or manual tasks, like setting up tripods or carrying pots and pans.

At first, Dinh chose rustic, familiar dishes such as salted elephant foot yam, fried sweet potato, bean sprouts, and stir-fried núc nác flowers with beef.

Each video is only 2-3 minutes long, but it usually takes him several days to complete, from preparing ingredients, cooking to filming. Some weeks, he can only post 1-2 videos.

Some rustic dishes that Dinh makes himself

Some dishes, like bean sprouts, he had to make over and over again, even taking a whole week to get it right.

During the cooking process, Dinh also often has to change the camera angle and choose the camera position to ensure the most beautiful and impressive frame.

Each video is meticulously made, from the cooking method, dialogue to camera angle and film color. Thanks to that, his videos quickly attracted millions of views, along with a series of encouraging and complimentary comments.

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The guy wants to spread optimism through each cooking video

Dinh said that everyone's care and support is the motivation for him to overcome adversity and move towards a positive life.

“The incident has made it difficult for me to stabilize and balance my life, but I hope to spread energy and optimism to people around me, especially those in the same situation.

I want to convey the belief that living and working is also happiness. When people look at me, they can see that even though I am missing both arms, I can still live happily, live healthily and do many useful things for society,” Dinh expressed.

Photo, video: Trong Dinh

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/chang-trai-nghe-an-mat-2-tay-vi-tai-nan-lam-video-nau-com-que-hut-trieu-view-2436403.html