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Mother-in-law cares for daughter-in-law for 17 years after accident

A Chinese woman, Xuan Fengying, has been caring for her daughter-in-law, surnamed Xu, for 17 years after Xu fell into a vegetative state. Xu became incapacitated in 2009 after a truck accident in Shandong province, just one month after her marriage. Xuan has committed to her care, stating that her daughter-in-law is like her own child and could not be abandoned. AI

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Mother-in-law cares for daughter-in-law for 17 years after accident

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

    ‘Mum, good’: Chinese woman wakes vegetative daughter-in-law after 17 years of care

    A woman in eastern China has been devotedly caring for her daughter-in-law for 17 years, ever since she fell into a vegetative state, moving social media users. The younger woman, surnamed Xu, fell into a vegetative state in 2009 after being struck by a truck in her village in Qi…