It's shocking news, a news about motherly love and despair. An 83-year-old mother, in order to stop her 46-year-old mentally handicapped son from suffering, ended his life with sleeping pills. Why would she do it?Is she guilty or not?What is her son's life?What's her mood like?
These are the questions we want. Let's take a look at the story of this tragic family.
1. The difficult life of a mentally disabled son
This son's name is Li Guosi, and he is a person with Down syndrome, and his intelligence is only a few years old. When he was born, he was judged by doctors to be "better than dead" because his brain was underdeveloped and his body had various defects.
His mother, Wang Wanlan, is an ordinary factory worker who has always wanted a healthy child with her husband, but unfortunately never conceived. It wasn't until she was 37 years old that she unexpectedly became pregnant, and she and her husband felt that it was a gift from God, so they treated the child as a treasure.
However, their happiness was soon shattered when they discovered that their son could not speak, can't walk, can't communicate with people, and is completely different from other children. They took their son to seek medical treatment, only to get a cruel diagnosis: he had Down syndrome, a genetic disease that could not be **, and his intelligence would never exceed the level of a few years old.
Their hearts are broken, but they don't give up, they keep using their love and patience, taking care of this special son. They taught him to speak, they taught him to do arithmetic, they taught him to do simple manual work, and they hoped to give him some joy. They also took him out to play, took him to the park, took him to morning tea, hoping to make him feel the beauty of this world.
Although their son is not smart, he is very well-behaved, very obedient, very cute, he can call mom and dad, he can greet people, he can laugh, he can cry, he can express his emotions. Their son is their hope, their support, and their all.
Second, an old mother's helpless choice
However, the good times did not last long, and when their son was 30 years old, his condition suddenly deteriorated, and his health began to weakenHis muscles began to atrophy, his teeth began to fall out, sores began to grow on his body, and his pain began to intensify. He couldn't walk anymore, he couldn't talk anymore, he couldn't eat anymore, he could only lie in bed, moan, and wait for death to come.
His mother, Wang Wanlan, also began to get older, and her body began to have various problems, she suffered from heart disease and high blood pressure, frequent dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath. She has to turn over her son every day, bathe him, feed him, change his dressing, and massage him, her energy and physical strength are not enough, and her life is not fun at all. Her husband died when her son was 30 years old, and her eldest son had a family of his own, and her relatives and friends advised her to send him to a welfare home to make it easier for her.
However, she didn't want to, she didn't feel at ease, she felt that only she could give her son the best care, she felt that only she could give her son the most love, and she felt that only she could accompany her son to the last road。She gritted her teeth, she must persevere, she can't let her son be alone, she can't let her son suffer, she can't let her son down. However, her health was getting worse and worse, her mood was getting lower and lower, her hope was getting less and less, and her despair was getting more and more. She began to worry about what would happen to her son if she left firstShe didn't want to leave this heavy burden to her eldest son, she didn't want her son to be left out in a welfare home, and she didn't want her son to be helpless in the world.
She began to think that if only euthanasia was available, she would go with her son, and she would not have to suffer anymore and would be able to rest in peace. She began to plan that if she ended her son's life with sleeping pills, she would stop him from suffering and let him sleep peacefully. She got into actionShe used insomnia as an excuse to get 60 sleeping pills from the hospital, she crushed the sleeping pills and put them in her son's porridge, and she also added honey, for fear that her son would suffer bitterly.
She coaxed her son to finish the porridge, she hugged her son, and she said to her son, "Call Mom, let's go." She heard her son call softly "Mommy", she saw her son gradually close his eyes, she felt her son's breathing getting weaker and weaker, she felt her son's heart beating slower and slower, she felt that her son's life was slowly leaving him, and she felt her heart break little by little. She cried, she cried so much, she cried so much that she couldn't breathe, she cried so much that she wanted to go with her son. She doesn't know if what she's done right or wrong, she doesn't know if she loves or hates, she didn't know whether she was saving or harming. All she knew was that she had lost her son, she had lost everything she had, and she had lost the meaning of her life.
3. The indifference and ignorance of a society
After this incident occurred, it aroused widespread concern in the society, with some sympathizing, some accusing, some questioning, and some reflecting.
Some people say that this is the greatness of a mother, who in her own way, gave her son the last warmth, gave her son the last relief, and gave her son the last dignity。Some people say that this is the sin of a mother, who used her own hands to take away her son's life, her son's rights, and her son's future. Some people say that this is the sorrow of a society, the life of a mentally handicapped son is so difficult, so painful, so helpless, and the choice of an old mother is so helpless, so desperate, and so lonely. Some people say that this is a social responsibility, and we should pay attention to these special groups, give them more care, give them more support, give them more help, so that they no longer suffer, let them no longer be lonely, and let them no longer despair.
All of these statements have a certain amount of truth, a certain emotion, and a certain value. But do we really know them?Do we really care about them?Do we really help them?Are we just watching the hilarity, commenting, venting, and then forgetting that they exist?Are we just talking empty words, making appearances, doing formalities, and then ignoring their predicament?Are we just passing the buck, making excuses, making excuses, and then running away from their problems?Are we just being apathetic, ignorant, selfish, and then ignoring their needs?
Fourth, the challenge and reflection of human nature
This incident is not only a personal tragedy, but also a challenge to human nature and a reflection of society. What should we think of this event?What should we do with these people?What can we do to improve the situation?
These are all questions that we need to think about, we need to answer, and we need to act。We can no longer be silent, we can no longer be indifferent, we can no longer be indifferent. We have to use our voices, our actions, and our strength to speak for them, to do things for them, to cheer them on. We should use our sympathy, our understanding, and our respect to warm them, accompany them, and encourage them. We must use our wisdom, our innovation, and our cooperation to solve for them, to improve for them, and to bring hope to them. We must use our conscience, our justice, and our courage to shout for them, defend their rights, and make decisions for them. We are to use our love, our hearts, and our souls to move them, to bless them, and to serve themPrayer.
We want them to know that they are not alone, they are not helpless, they are not useless。They are our relatives, they are our friends, they are our compatriots. They are our pride, they are our wealth, they are our strength. They are part of us, they are all of us, they are the meaning of our lives.
Ending: A mother's choice, a son's fate, a social test, a human awakening.
It's a heartbreaking story, and it's a sobering one.
We can't let this story happen again, we can't let this tragedy happen again, we can't let this life make life meaningless. We must use our love to save them, to protect them, to accompany them. We want to use our love to change the world, to create the future, to realize our dreams. We need to use our love to prove our existence, to show our worth, to show our humanity. We must use our love to light up this darkness, to warm this cold, to illuminate this life. We have to use our love to be a loving person, to be a useful person, to be a meaningful person. We want to use our love to make this world a better place, to make this life more exciting, to make this story more touching. We must use our love to write our endings, our legends, and our history.