Special parents need help
About 185 million people in China are aged above 60 years, and quite a few of them are single-child parents who have lost their children. Such people require special care, as the sorrow of losing their only child could impair their physical and mental health, and make their remaining life miserable.
The number of single-child families that have lost their children is estimated at nearly 1 million, and it is increasing by about 75,000 a year. The capital alone has 3,900 such families with 7,746 parents, the Beijing family planning commission said.
Their condition is totally different from couples that have never had a child. They have poured all their love and attention (and money) on their only child. Therefore, a deep sense of hollowness will keep haunting them for the rest of their lives.
