Chinese cancer patient battles to stay alive so wife can get residency permit
Terminally-ill Wu Shuliang says he must stay alive until summer of next year to ensure his wife and son’s future is secure in Shenzhen
A terminally-ill cancer patient in Shenzhen is taking heavy doses of pain-killing drugs to try to stay alive until the middle of next year so his wife qualifies for a permanent residence permit in the city, according to a newspaper report.
Wu Shuliang, 39, has lung cancer and was granted his household registration in Shenzhen in June 2013 after working as a security guard.
His wife will qualify for a permit if he lives until next summer and has been resident in the city for three years, the Yancheng Evening News reported.
Doctors told him at the beginning of last year that he only had three to six months to live.
“Death is a relief for me, but after I die what will happen to those still alive?” he was quoted as saying.
“I hope I can survive until June next year. I would feel very relieved.”