Boy takes care of his ill father | 男孩照顾重病父亲

On Dec. 8, in the In-patientDepartment of Thyroid and Breastat the Zhongnan Hospital ofWuhan University, Wu Yanxi, an8-year-old boy, chatted with hisfather, who was suffering fromuremia, while massaging his legs."Dad, we're going home today.Please get better soon so that wecan go out and play together."Beaming, Wu Kun, the boy'sfather, agreed with a nod.

12月8日，武汉大学中南医院甲乳外科住院部，8岁男孩吴彦希边给患尿毒症的父亲按摩双腿，一边陪他聊天：“今天要出院回家了，你快点好起来，陪我出去玩。”爸爸笑着答应了他。

▲ The boy keeps his father company beside the bed. Photo by Hu Dongdong

Wu Kun, aged 33, has beensuffering from uremia for sevenyears. Diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism half a yearago, he has difficulty walking. InNovember 2021, Wu Kun and hisson set out from Laifeng County,Enshi Tujia and Miao AutonomousPrefecture, to Wuhan to see adoctor. Because of his father'sphysical weakness, Wu Yanxihandled all the admission procedures on his own.

彦希的爸爸吴坤，今年33岁，患尿毒症7年。半年前，又患上甲状旁腺功能亢进，行走困难。今年11月，父子俩从恩施来凤出发到武汉来看病。因为父身体乏力，入院手续全部是小彦希独自操办。

While diligently taking care of his father, the boy stillretains his lively and optimisticpersonality. He has brainteasers for the nurses andinvites people to watch him play games on his mobilephone. Noticing the depressionof his father, he would pick upa cow puppet and wave it infront of his father to encouragehim, "Be brave, dad! You willovercome any difficulty."

细心照顾爸爸的同时，彦希依然保留了活泼乐观的天性，他会笑着和护士阿姨玩脑筋急转弯，也会捧着手机请大家看他打游戏。看到爸爸情绪低落，小希就拿起护士阿姨送他的玩偶牛，对着爸爸挥了挥：“勇敢牛牛，不怕困难！”

（Edited by Ye Shiyu）