Your heart will break for this little boy and his heartbreaking story
- Toddler diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare form of liver cancer
- Mother abandoned the boy because she couldn’t cope with his cancer battle
- His father, Hu Xiaofei, is having trouble affording the surgery fees as the child’s medical bills have accumulated to one million yuan ($150,000)
- Hu Xiaofei said that his son was very optimistic in facing the cancer that he would give him a smile before going in the operation room.
Over a year ago, two-year-old Hu Haoyang, was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare form of liver cancer.
Any parent would move heaven and earth to make sure their child is as comfortable as possible, especially when they are ill.
But not in this case – little Hu Haoyang cries for his Mother in his hospital bed as he goes through excruciating treatment.
His Mother is nowhere to be seen.
She had abandoned the boy because she couldn’t cope with his cancer battle. Hu Haoyang’s family come from Yicheng, Hubei Province in central China.
The boy was first diagnosed with hepatoblastoma in May, 2016, after he was constantly struck down with fevers.
He received 3 sections of chemotherapy and had two-thirds of his liver removed at a Shanghai hospital.
Doctors then successfully cut the tumor, but unfortunately, the cancer had returned.
Medical experts then suggested that his family arrange a liver transplant for the child.
Hu Haoyang was transferred to Bayi Children’s Hospital in Beijing, China, where he is watched over by his grandmother.
His father, Hu Xiaofei, is having trouble affording the surgery fees as the child’s medical bills have accumulated to one million yuan ($150,000)
The Father earns a modest salary as a migrant worker.In order to cover the bills, the family had even borrowed roughly 700,000 yuan ($100,000) from family, friends and even loan sharks.
Hu Xiaofei said to a reporter from Yi Photos that his wife had left the family last November when Hu Haoyang, was preparing for his first surgery.
Hu Xiaofei claims that his wife stole 200,000 yuan ($30,000) that the family had raised to pay for their son’s medical treatment.
The woman apparently returned the money as the family threatened to report her to the police.
She left after a week and never came back.
The sad pictures of little Hu Haoyang crying and looking for his mother have touched people all over the world.
The boy’s father did not want to tell his son the truth, so he lied to him by saying: ‘Mother is out for work now.’
Hu Haoyang is now being looked after by his father and grandparents.
The brave little boy has already undergone over 20 rounds of chemotherapy and nine surgical operations.
Hu Xiaofei said that his son was very optimistic in facing the cancer that he would give him a smile before going in the operation room.
A donation page was set up to help the family on September 13. Thankfully, the donation has reached 91 percent to date, with an aim of 700,000 yuan ($100,000) until December 13.