Posted : March 2014
Author : the admin
A parent’s devotion to their children can sometimes be one
of the strongest natural forces in the world, and Yu Xukang, a proud and loving
father in Yibin county in China,
is no exception. Every day, he travels a total of 18 miles to ensure that Xiao
Qiang, his disabled 12-year-old son, can go to school.
Xukang’s day begins at 5 A.M., when he wakes up to make the
day’s lunch for his son, Qiang. He then carries his son 4.5 mi (7.2 km) to the
nearest school that would accommodate him and walks back home to work, making
the same trip again to pick him up and take him home.
Qiang cannot make the trip because his legs and arms are
twisted. ‘My son with his disabilities is not in a position to walk on his own
and it also means that he can’t ride a bike,” explains Xukang. “Despite being
12 he’s just 90 cm tall. But I am proud of the fact that he is already top of
his class and I know he will achieve great things. My dream is that he will go
to college… I know that my son is physically disabled but there is nothing
wrong with his mind.”
Qiang cannot make the trip himself because his legs and arms
are twisted
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That’s why Xukang wakes up at 5 AM every dy to carry his son
for a total of 18 miles to and from school
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Image credits: © Central European News
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“Despite being 12 he’s just 90 cm tall. I know that my son
is physically disabled but there is nothing wrong with his mind.”
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Image credits: © Central European News
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“I am proud of the fact that he is already top of his class
and I know he will achieve great things. My dream is that he will go to
college.”
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Image credits: © Central European News
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The Chinese government, having heard of the distance Xukang
travels every day, has offered to rent out an apartment closer to the school,
and the school has begun preparations for accepting boarding students.
~Blog Admin~
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