When he retrieved the photo, Ma Kaijun, the son, couldn't help but cry. In the photo, his mother who was only in her 30s looked haggard and appeared to be over 50 years old. Her smile was reluctant, even somewhat stiff. Ma Kaijun said that his mother was the most beautiful woman in his heart, and her smile would encourage him to overcome all difficulties in life.
When their son, who had mistakenly drunk sulfuric acid and destroyed his esophagus, was about to undergo a major surgery, Li Daxu from Zhumu Village, Wuma Township, Fengjie County, was also diagnosed with stomach cancer at the hospital. In order to save her son, she concealed her own illness, continued doing heavy farm work, and worked hard to save medical expenses for her son. The other day, Li Daxu, praised by netizens as the "most beautiful mother", passed away, using her life to interpret the greatness of maternal love.
Upon learning that she would soon leave this world, ten days ago, Li Daxu proposed to take a "family portrait". On the morning of the day they went to take the photo, she took out all her clothes and chose a dark red coat, carefully combing her hair in front of the mirror. With the support of her husband and son, what should have been a five-minute journey took her half an hour. As the photographer's flash lit up, the smiles of the whole family were captured in the photo.
On the morning of the previous day, when Li Daxu woke up from a coma, seeing her husband and son by her side, she comforted them with her weak voice: "Life and death are normal, don't be sad." She held her son's hand and said: "Jun'er, you just had a major surgery, after I'm gone, you must listen to your father, take good care of yourself, and don't eat too hard things for the next two months." After saying this, she fell into a coma again and never woke up.
"I couldn't bear to let her go home and wait to die!" Ma Tianwen said that he and his son firmly opposed Li Daxu's discharge from the hospital, but Li Daxu actually threatened to stop eating. Helpless, they could only take her home. After repeated persuasion, she agreed to receive conservative treatment at the Wuma Township Health Center not far from her home.
After taking the "family portrait," Li Daxu's condition worsened. The doctor had to extract two or three kilograms of ascites from her abdominal cavity every two days. The severe pain made her sweat profusely, but she never groaned in front of her son.
In her dying moments, Li Daxu was still most concerned about her son's health and studies. To make her happy, the thoughtful Ma Kaijun borrowed several books from school, tearfully holding the books to the bedside, claiming that he was going to school. Li Daxu was very pleased upon hearing this and repeatedly instructed her son to take good care of himself, strive to get into a good university, and find a good job.
Li Daxu's husband, Ma Tianwen, introduced that last month, after being informed that she had late-stage stomach cancer while being treated at Daping Hospital, she remained very calm. She thought that continuing treatment in the hospital was "wasting money" and insisted on going home.