2009 top ten news

Top 10 heart-warming moments 2009

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-17 13:56

1. Marching Mom

Chen Yurong and her son Ye Haibin. [cnhubei.com]

What others thought was just an exercise routine to lose weight was, for Chen Yurong, a way to save her son's life.

The 51-year-old Hubei native knew she had to improve the condition of her liver, which had accumulated too much fat, so she could let doctors cut part of it out - and transplant it into her son's body.

So in February she went on a diet, taking in rice and vegetables only, and marched about 10 km every day along a dike near her home in Jiang'an, central China's Hubei Province.

Seven months later, she lost 8 kg and her liver was fit enough for the transplant.

The result, which was even broadcast on national television CCTV on Nov. 3, was a successful 14-hour operation to save her son from life-threatening liver disease.