"The Hard-Luck Mother" Weeps and Asks "Why Does She Treat Me This Way?"
Lying on a stretcher, she was discarded by her daughter in front of her octogenarian father's house. Regarding the fact that he did not open the door for his critically ill daughter, the elderly man provided the following reasons: I am 81 years old with a monthly pension of more than 1700 yuan. Last year, when she was being treated in Anshan, I gave her over 10,000 yuan. One month ago, she called saying she was dying and needed money to buy funeral clothes, so I borrowed 2000 yuan and sent it to her.
Yesterday, Ms. Yu Shirong, suffering from cirrhosis, blindness, paralysis of the right side of her body, and other serious illnesses, was driven 600 miles by her own daughter and dumped in front of her father's house who is in his eighties.
When Zhang Yu reached the entrance of the building, she was shocked. There was a stretcher with someone lying on it, covered with a quilt, head facing inward and feet outward, with disheveled hair, calling her name. Although the light was dim, as an old neighbor, Zhang Yu still recognized her; she was Lao Yu’s daughter, Yu Shirong.
At this point, "the hard-luck mother" Yu Shirong beat her chest and wept bitterly: I am her mother! How could she be so heartless? Why does she treat me this way? Why?
"The Hard-Luck Mother's" Father: I Am Powerless
Repeated calls to your mobile phone were unanswered. Turning off your phone means you have abandoned your own mother! Even crows feed their parents, and lambs kneel to suckle, animals know gratitude, how can humans be so unfeeling?
Family Ties Cannot Be Turned Off
The reporter also attempted to communicate with Yu Shirong's daughter but multiple calls to her phone were transferred to voicemail and remained unanswered until 6:20 PM yesterday when the reporter finished writing the article.
She recounted: They forced me into the car, and at the time, I was only wearing my undergarments. They covered me with a blanket and placed me on the stretcher. I realized we were on the road back to Anshan. When we arrived at my father's building, they opened the car door, carried me out, dumped me at the entrance, and left.
At 10 AM, lying in the ICU, Yu Shirong had messy hair, was petite, and her forehead was full of wrinkles. Talking about her experience yesterday, she cried uncontrollably. Although she cannot see, Yu Shirong is not deaf.
At 3:53 PM, through the neighbors' descriptions, the reporter identified an elderly man at the building entrance. Approaching him, it turned out he was indeed Yu Jiguo.
On the evening of February 27th at around 7:30 PM, Zhang Yu (a pseudonym) living on the first floor of Building 17 on Construction Street in Tiandong District of Anshan City heard faint cries of “Sister Zhang, please come out! Sister Zhang, please help me!”
At 1 PM, Yu Jiguo, Yu Shirong's father, was not at home. Under the guidance of the neighbors, the reporter searched several places where the old man might frequently visit but still couldn't find him.
Neighbors who knew the situation advised: "Don't look for him anymore, don't wait, her father won't take care of her."
At 9 AM on the 28th, the seriously ill Yu Shirong was transferred from the outpatient department to the ICU.
Zhang Yu went to knock on the third-floor door of Lao Yu but got no response. A few minutes later, officers from the Liberation Police Station of Tiandong Branch of Anshan Public Security Bureau arrived. The police knocked on the door for several minutes without any response. Neighbors gathered downstairs clearly saw the old father peering out of the window but he refused to open the door. The police then called 120.
The woman lying on the bed spoke painfully about being abandoned by her daughter. Photo taken by reporter Zhang Rui.
Last year, I was still being treated in Anshan. In September, I returned to Dalian with my daughter, and at that time, I hadn’t yet gone blind. My daughter insisted I come along. A month ago, one eye suddenly lost sight, and not long after, the other eye also went blind, leaving me useless.
Please turn on your phone, let us work together to find a solution. No matter how much warmth society offers, it can't compare to the heartache of having an unfilial daughter.
Journalist of Anshan Edition Liu Zhihua
Journalist's Notes:
After graduating from high school, her daughter worked outside and later moved to Dalian, where she met her current boyfriend. She used to sell clothes but has stopped now, relying on her boyfriend for support. They rented a place, and her daughter feared the boyfriend, who found her very annoying and didn't want anything to do with her.
I am not in good health, with varicose veins, cerebellar atrophy, and cataracts in my right eye. With no one to take care of me, I am powerless to take care of my daughter.
Yu Shirong grabbed Zhang Yu's hand and cried, saying she had been thrown back here by her daughter from Dalian. Her daughter had already returned to Dalian, leaving her with no one to care for her.
They all say that daughters are their mothers' little warm sweaters. As a daughter, how could you bear to leave your own mother behind? Whether rich or poor, it doesn't matter. If poor, we can seek help from society together; if poor, just call 'Mom,' offer a bowl of water, and the elder's heart will be warmed. But abandoning a critically ill mother, how could anyone bear such a heart?