China woman with bone cancer grieves loss of family support after mum calls her a ‘burden’

A woman from eastern China courageously battled bone cancer alone after her parents severed ties with her upon learning of her illness, prompting widespread reactions online. Xia Shiwei, 23, hailing from a village in Anhui province, fainted while taking her college entrance exams in 2021. Despite her condition, she insisted on completing her test and was subsequently diagnosed with bone cancer. The illness progressed quickly, leading to the amputation of her right leg a year later. Her mother...