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Boy fattens up to save his father's life

An 11-year-old boy has taken up a mission to save his father's life in an unexpected way - by eating as much as he possibly can. The father is in need of a bone-marrow transplant, and the hospital will only do it if the donor is a certain weight (45 kilograms), according to video-sharing site Pear Videos. Lu Zikuan, the eldest son in the family, from Xinxiang, Henan province, is now gaining weight as quickly as possible to meet the requirement. He has ballooned to 42.5 kg from 30 kg. "Even if it hurts, I'll still eat," Lu said.

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