Chinese TV hostess dies after rejecting cancer treatment while pregnant to save unborn son
Thousands of social media users in mainland China moved by sacrifice of mother Qiu Yuanyuan, 26, who refused cancer therapy to protect her baby, and died 100 days after giving birth to son.
The sacrifice of a Chinese television presenter, who died of cancer after refusing chemotherapy treatment while pregnant to stop her unborn child being harmed – has touched the hearts of thousands of people on the mainland.
Qiu Yuanyuan, 26, from Zhengzhou, in the central province of Henan, died on Wednesday – exactly 100 days after giving birth to her son, Niannian.
After getting married, becoming a mother was her biggest wish
The story of her selfless act has been one of the hottest topics on China’s microblogging site Weibo since yesterday, and reached more than 10 million views by this morning.
Thousands of Weibo users, moved by her great courage and love for her baby son, posted comments commemorating Qiu and wishing her son a long and healthy life on Qui’s Weibo page.
“After getting married, becoming a mother was her biggest wish,” Qiu’s husband, Zhang Qixuan, told the Zhengzhou Evening News.
“She chose to save our child; she understood that not everything in life can be perfect. And she said she had never regretted her decision.”
She chose to save our child; she understood that not everything in life can be perfect. And she said she had never regretted her decision