Elderly mother kicks hoarding son out

A local in Dehua county in Fujian province moved in with his elderly mother after falling out with his three adopted children.

Su, 76, had a bad habit of collecting rubbish and began sleeping in the hallway after filling two rooms of his mother's house.

Well into her nineties, she was so repulsed by the junk she kicked him out late last year.

Su has since built a makeshift shed to fill with whatever he pleases on a nearby mountain.

(www.taihainet.com)

Heroic schoolboy caring for his troubled family

A primary school student in Shenzhaung village in Ningjin county, Shandong province, wakes at five each morning to prepare the day's three meals for his handicapped mother and blind 80-year-old grandma, who suffers from heart disease.

Shen Xinyue, 8, is assuming tremendous responsibilities because his father works outside the village to make money to support the family.

After his mother and grandma, who are both bed stricken, finish their breakfast, Shen then walks 2.5 km to attend school.

According to his mother Sun Jun'e, Shen learned how to prepare the breakfast for her and her mother-in-law at the age of two.

(www.qingdaonews.com)

(China Daily 05/15/2008 page7)