This illness shows me how precious life is

Pang Jihong, 47, from Shandong province, cares for her 46-year-old husband, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

When my husband's illness was confirmed in 2015, I couldn't control myself. I burst into tears in the toilets of Peking University Third Hospital. After, I put on some lipstick and pretended to be calm.

The same day, we met another ALS patient. He almost collapsed when he heard his "death sentence". My husband, an optimist, comforted him for almost an hour, and they both laughed.