Walked into Li Tianqiu's house, with a rosy face He Liling Wearing clean clothes, sitting quietly watching TV. When you see a guest entering the house, you will show 8 teeth and say hello with a standard smile. On the surface, you wouldn't know that He Liling is an "amyotrophic person", which is entirely due to her husband Li Tianqiu's careful care over the past 11 years.
Li Tianqiu and his wife met and got to know each other through romantic youth, stayed together through twists and turns, and warmed the "aggressive" wife with the warmth of love and home; the couple's support taught their daughter to be filial and always be grateful.
11 has been taking care of the same day, keeping the promise of keeping together until old age
Every day, Li Tianqiu makes nutritious meals for his wife, moves his hands and feet to unblock his blood, and does trauma-free respiratory treatment... From 7 am to 11 pm, the house is about 80 square meters. It is Li Tianqiu's activity space, but the small space can also make him tired and sweaty. Li Tianqiu has been taking care of his wife for 11 years and cannot move. He said that he is willing to take care of her.
Behind the willingness is Li Tianqiu always keeps his promise to his wife: to keep together until old age.
Li Tianqiu moves his wrist for his wife. /Photo by Foshan Daily reporter Lu Yuyi
1988, Li Tianqiu, who works in a textile factory, met his teacher He Liling. Every day after get off work, Li Tianqiu called He Liling's house by phone from the factory and asked her to have dinner. Although phone calls were quite popular at that time, Li Tianqiu insisted on writing down the details of his daily relationship with He Liling and sent it to her as a love letter. Nowadays, a thick stack of "diary-style love letters" are well preserved and hidden at home.
Li Tianqiu talked about the sweetness of the past, and He Liling, who was listening on the side, would always laugh out loud. Li Tianqiu and his wife . The two of them have gone through 20 years of dullness and romanticism, and a bad news broke the dullness of life.
In 2007, He Liling developed daily diseases such as fever and sore throat . She went to many hospitals and was diagnosed with motor myotropic neurological atrophy in 2008, namely " ALS ". When his wife could no longer take care of herself, Li Tianqiu resigned from her position as a bus driver and took special care of He Liling.
The inability of injury hit He Liling's confidence in survival, and she had no choice but to commit suicide. "You have to see your daughter get married and start a career, and see three generations living together." Li Tianqiu often chats with his wife, telling the Wenchuan earthquake, giving He Liling hope to survive.
"I haven't returned to my hometown in Liuhe for 8 years. Some people say that I have forgotten my roots and do not miss family affection." Li Tianqiu has trouble saying that he is afraid of getting sick and spread it to his wife. If a friend with a cold wants to visit him, he will turn him out. Under Li Tianqiu's meticulous care, He Liling, who was told by the doctor that she only had a lifespan of 3 to 5 years, has gone through two five years and has now entered her 11th year.
care is meticulous and gratitude, and affecting his daughter
Li Tianqiu can always see He Liling's meaning of looking up and looking up, and his care is always meticulous and meticulous.
Once upon a time, why did Li Tianqiu trim his nails, but he hurt his wife because of presbyopia. He couldn't fall asleep for several nights. Li Tianqiu said that at that time, she felt that she had not taken good care of her and was hurt. She was really guilty.
In order to take good care of his wife, the important task of cutting his nails was handed over to Li Tianqiu's daughter. Li Tianqiu's daughter often goes home to take care of her mother and cooks for her to eat from time to time. "In order to graduate from college early and make money by working and making money, my daughter gave up the postgraduate entrance examination." Li Tianqiu said that his wife was ill and her daughter was in the college entrance examination, but her daughter lived up to the expectations and was admitted to Guangdong Academy of Fine Arts with high scores. Among them, Guangdong Academy of Fine Arts single exam color subject got full marks. Nowadays, my daughter is a master of arts and crafts, and has started an art training class, and the family's life is getting better and better.
Li Tianqiu feeds his wife water. /Photo by Lu Yuyi, a reporter from Foshan Daily,
"I hope time will go slower and her illness will get worse." Whenever Li Tianqiu talks about the past of his wife's illness in the early stage and the death he faces in the future, Li Tianqiu will always choke up and tears appear in her eyes.
He Liling had already told Li Tianqiu that if she passed away, her body would be donated to the medical school for research. Li Tianqiu said that this is a consensus between husband and wife, and we must always be grateful.Over the years, he has been particularly grateful to the government, relatives and friends for their help and funding, so he can survive the difficult period of not being able to make ends meet. He hopes to make some contributions to others and the country.
24 hours a day, Li Tianqiu almost circled He Liling, and only belonged to him from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. In the past two hours, Li Tianqiu went to the gym near his home to exercise, and he had almost never been sick in the past six years. "If you don't have a good body, how can you take care of her?" 55-year-old Li Tianqiu said that he hopes to stay with her until she is old and not sick or painless.
text | Foshan Daily reporter Lu Yuyi Correspondent Lu Xiaoping
edit | Chen Lingling
