MAAJABU YA DUNIA;Meet The Inspirational Schoolboy, Aged Seven, Who Is Sole Carer For His Paralysed Dad
Ou Yanglin, who is just seven-years-old, has been looking after his 37-year-old father, Ou Tongming, for over a year after his mother abandoned them, leaving the home with the boy’s sister.
Tongming
was paralysed from the waist down in 2013 after her fell from their
second storey home in Wangpu village, China, while decorating.
His
young son was forced to grow up fast when he was left alone with his
dad, faced with his duties as a son as well as a student.
Yanglin
feeds his father every morning before going to school and has learnt to
cook rice and buy vegetables from the local market, with the family
living on the dad’s £30-a-month disabled persons subsidy.
The boy told reporters that he hopes to “grow up soon” in order to earn money for his dad.
His
story soon went viral on Chinese social media, with supporters calling
for a charity fund to be set up in the boy’s name to provide additional
financial assistance for the family.
