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‘I wanted to ease his burden’: 10-year-old boy in China gives 3-year savings as Father’s Day gift to help pay for younger sister’s cancer treatment
- The boy had saved 713 yuan (US$107) of pocket money over three years in his piggy bank
- He decided to donate the money after seeing how much help the family had received through charity
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A 10-year-old boy in northern China gave his family a tear-jerker Father’s Day present when he donated his entire savings, 713 yuan (US$107), to help pay for his five-year-old sister’s leukaemia treatment.
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The boy, Zhang Chenguang from Henan province, had saved the money for three years and gave it to his father as a gift for the special day.
His sister, Zhang Jiayah, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in May this year, and the family was told the cost of treatment would top 400,000 yuan (US$60,000).
The parents, who are unemployed, reached out to the local Red Cross charity for financial help.
The Red Cross called for public donations for the family and coordinated local organisations, such as the kindergarten where the girl went to and neighbourhood committees, to run charity drives. Through their efforts, the family was able to pay for the leukaemia treatment.
When the boy heard that the donations of strangers had helped his family pay for the treatment, Zhang decided he would also contribute and give his piggy bank to his father as a Father’s Day gift.
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