Wang Gongxia is feeding her husband who has muscle atrophy. Correspondent Xia Wenjing, Sun Shengcui, reporter He Fangfang. In Jinyu's house, the only appliance is an old-fashioned refrigerator in the living room, but it is very clean. Wang Gongxia's home is in Luogang Community, Luogang Street, Baohe District. When the reporter arrived at her home, she was feeding her husband Wu Junsheng on a wheelchair. On a large table, there were two plates, one with sweet potatoes and the other with soy milk.
Happiness froze in an instant
At the age of 18, Wang Gongxia, a girl from Liu'an, graduated from junior high school and went to work in a furniture factory in Hefei, where she met and fell in love with Wu Junsheng, a young man from Hefei. After knowing each other for six years, Wang Gongxia married Wu Junsheng, and their love bore fruit the following year. Wu Junsheng was an excellent carpenter with endless work outside. Wang Gongxia was diligent and enthusiastic, managing the small family well. The adorable little boy brought more happiness to this happy family.
When their son was five years old, one day when Wu Junsheng was eating, his hands suddenly couldn't hold chopsticks and started shaking uncontrollably. In the following month, the symptoms became more serious, and Wu Junsheng could no longer handle carpentry tools. Subsequently, after checking at the hospital: Wu Junsheng had muscle atrophy, and the most severe motor neuron muscular atrophy syndrome, which was medically untreatable. The couple embarked on a long medical journey.
He is my husband, if I don't take care of him, who will?
In places where Wu Junsheng couldn't see, Wang Gongxia secretly wiped her tears. Many people in the village came to persuade Wang Gongxia, saying that she had taken care of him for so many years, which was already commendable. She always smiled and shook her head, "He is my husband after all, if I don't take care of him, who will? I don't want this family to break up, just endure and move forward." Whenever she encountered difficulties, Wang Dajie would remember what her mother told her, "When you married him, he was fine. Now that he is sick, you can't look down on him. You have to take care of this family."
The hardest thing is feeding him, every time it takes over an hour. "You can't hurry, if you do, he will choke. Nowadays, the muscles in his tongue and throat are also starting to shrink, he can only eat soft things, no hard ones at all." Eleven years ago, at the age of 29, Wu Junsheng got muscle atrophy, starting from his hands, gradually losing basic body functions, thus losing his ability to speak. Now he can only lie on a wheelchair, babbling like a child, only Wang Dajie can understand his meaning.
Her understanding son is her biggest hope
From going to the toilet to sleeping, from wearing clothes to sitting on a wheelchair... Every movement of Mr. Wu requires Ms. Wang to carry him. Ms. Wang looked at Mr. Wu and sighed, "I can't leave for even a step, we haven't been apart for over ten years."
"The child is introverted and doesn't like to talk." As soon as the conversation turned to the child, Wang Gongxia opened up immediately. "My husband and I have been seeing doctors outside for many years, and our child was entrusted to relatives since he was five years old until junior high school when he lived with us." In Ms. Wang's heart, the child is the greatest hope of this family.
"I feel the most guilty towards him, I can't be like other parents, no one to pick him up or drop him off, no one to help him with homework, everything has to be done by himself." At this moment, Mr. Wu emitted a buzzing sound, with tears streaming down his face. What comforts the Wang couple greatly is that their son has been very filial and understanding since childhood.
(Communicator Xia Xianjing, Sun Shengcui, Reporter He Fangfang)