Love, courage in China: woman ‘talks’ to dead mother on WeChat, girl overjoyed by dad’s return, observant man saves neighbour’s life
- A woman sends herself messages from her dead mother’s WeChat account to keep her memory alive and as a way to deal with her death
- A sharp-eyed man saves the life of a neighbour after noticing she had not hung any washing for days and suspected something was wrong
A woman whose mother died three years ago from a disease has posed as the mother on WeChat ever since so she can still “talk” with her.
The woman, surnamed Qiao, said it was a way to comfort herself and help her accept the reality that her mother has died, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Qiao, who lives in Hubei, central China, said when her mother was alive they got along like “close friends” and that she kept no secrets from her mother. Her mother was a “gentle and positive” person and told her family to be strong and upbeat while she was tortured by the disease in her last days, said Qiao.
The woman sent messages on WeChat such as: “Mum, Happy Mother’s Day!”, “Today is my brother’s birthday. Thank you Mum for giving birth to us”, and “I am in love but I have not told the male members of our family. I only want to share with you because you will definitely give me advice and tell me to protect myself”.
In June, after Qiao sent a message to her mother on WeChat that she has moved to a new flat including pictures of the place, she used her mother’s account to reply “Perfect” along with cheering emojis.
“I want to let my mother know that I can look after myself and live a good life now,” she told CCTV.
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