Most people could forgive Guo Shijun if he gave up on his dream of a university education: because of his full time commitments to caring for his paralysed father and sick mother, he is spread incredibly thin.
Most people would forgive him, but it is possible Shijun wouldn’t forgive himself, as instead of giving up his studies, he persuaded university officials to let his father to stay in his dorm for the full term, after he was paralysed in a building accident.
Shijun still managed to get a place at a top university, and, impressed with his dedication in the face of insurmountable odds, they let him bring his father to university with him to lighten his load.
You know darned well zerocare is going to force hospitals to send everyone home asap. How many of our “I want bright, shiny, new” young ones will do this? A must read to laugh if you think those special snowflakes are tough enough?
February 9, 2014 at 12:27 pm
Didn’t our employer-given HMO’s already force the hospitals send everyone home asap?
But yes, I agree, very few of us would try to do this here.
February 9, 2014 at 2:53 pm
Yes X, they have had those rules in place but it isn’t just HMOs. It’s all plans. The devil is always in the pesky details. If anyone screws up and lists you as “observation” for anymore than 23 hours determined by the time after midnight you walked in, that would be a problem at payup time. If you insist on having a specialist for something that the ER can do, they might not be in network and you get a nasty bill. I remember when I was forced to stay in the hospital for x amount of days because no one wanted to be liable if something went wrong. Stats are stats and now it’s off to your own bed. If you look at any insurance plan, they offer x amount of skilled nursing visits. It has been this way for awhile.
I seriously doubt that you would find many institutions or students who would go to the length that this young man has. He is an inspiration to all.
February 9, 2014 at 4:14 pm
Ahhhh…what a sweet story.
February 9, 2014 at 6:17 pm
We know that they exist, but the msm refuses to talk about what good people are doing. There is beauty in this story.
February 9, 2014 at 6:20 pm
What a blessed person Guo Shijun is, to be giving 110% Not exactly little I-want-it-it’s mine boy or girl; not mr/ms quick-fix; not a base ment-dwelling bot sponging off his parents.
February 9, 2014 at 6:25 pm
You have to read the last link. It’s hysterical, but funny.
There is a special place in heaven for this young man.
February 9, 2014 at 8:34 pm
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Very funny “commeny at that link. Especialy liked his phrase “teenaged slackassery.”
February 10, 2014 at 7:32 am
He is a wonderful writer. Too bad he stopped.
February 10, 2014 at 5:32 am
Not disagreeing with the son’s devotion to his father but I’d blow my brains out before I would live like either of them (esp. the father). & btw who is caring for his sick mother? Elves?
February 10, 2014 at 7:33 am
It’s amazing. I think many of us would have given up. I have a friend who lives in China. The life is very hard for them so any glimmer of better is the lottery.
February 10, 2014 at 12:02 pm
The grandparents are caring for the mother but they could not handle both of the young man’s parents. My understanding is that his mother is ambulatory but had mental health problems develop as a result of her illness. I would imagine, odd as this may seem, that is was decided that caring for his father would be easier to handle logistically with his schooling. While the physical demands of caring for the father would be harder on the grandparents.
February 10, 2014 at 12:50 pm
I found the story amazing in today’s world. A family working in tandem to make sure that the future is bright for the young man. Really uplifting.