Chinese brothers pull 86-year-old mother in farm cart for 36km to go home after surgery because of her violent motion sickness

The elderly mother was recovering from a surgery, making it crucial that she not get sick on the commute home

On the way to the hospital, the woman got motion sickness so bad that she vomited blood

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Two brothers in China carried their elderly mother for three dozen kilometres to make sure she didn’t get sick. Photo: SCMP composite

Published: 9:00am, 12 May 2022

Two brothers in China went through an intense ordeal in late April to help transport their sick mother home because she suffers from severe motion sickness, making motorised vehicles an unfeasible transport option.

Liu Bo and Liu Guang transported their 86-year-old mother on foot by pulling a handheld steel cart for 36km over seven hours to reach her home in a neighbouring city in Shandong province in eastern China.

The mother, Xu Guizhi, had been in hospital for surgery to treat an unknown illness and had been discharged to continue recovering at home. But her motion sickness is so extreme that it could cause a lot of pain to drive her home.

“My mother will vomit after less than 30 minutes in a car or even an electric tricycle,” Liu Guang, the elder brother, said. “She can only ride a rickshaw without feeling sick, but it does not have enough room for her to lie down.”

Two brothers decided a hand-pull cart was the best way to help their mother get home. Photo: Weibo

According to the elder brother, she vomited blood from severe motion sickness when they took her to hospital.