Gift to science overrides taboo
August 25, 2012, Saturday
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XIN Lincui, 98, had her last wish fulfilled.
When the Gumei woman died recently, her body went to the Medical School at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The school recently held a memorial service for Xin to thank her posthumously for her gift to medical research. Donating bodies for scientific study is relatively uncommon in China.
Xin's bequeathal made her son Ge Ziming proud. "She said she had never made any great contribution to the society and this was the last significant thing she could do," Ge said.
Xin lived her final years at the Gumei medical center, where her son said she received loving care and treatment.
"The center even held a birthday party for her on her 90th birthday," said Ge. "And it was at the party that my mother decided to donate her body to science."
Ge said the family at first didn't support her idea because of the traditional Chinese view that cutting a body after death is taboo.
"My sister, who lives in Chongqing, phoned to try to dissuade her," Ge said. "But in the end, it was my sister who was persuaded by our mother."
At the memorial service, the Shanghai Red Cross presented a certificate to Ge. It praised Xin for "having spirit that shines like the sun and the moon, and having a loving heart as eternal as the universe."
When the Gumei woman died recently, her body went to the Medical School at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The school recently held a memorial service for Xin to thank her posthumously for her gift to medical research. Donating bodies for scientific study is relatively uncommon in China.
Xin's bequeathal made her son Ge Ziming proud. "She said she had never made any great contribution to the society and this was the last significant thing she could do," Ge said.
Xin lived her final years at the Gumei medical center, where her son said she received loving care and treatment.
"The center even held a birthday party for her on her 90th birthday," said Ge. "And it was at the party that my mother decided to donate her body to science."
Ge said the family at first didn't support her idea because of the traditional Chinese view that cutting a body after death is taboo.
"My sister, who lives in Chongqing, phoned to try to dissuade her," Ge said. "But in the end, it was my sister who was persuaded by our mother."
At the memorial service, the Shanghai Red Cross presented a certificate to Ge. It praised Xin for "having spirit that shines like the sun and the moon, and having a loving heart as eternal as the universe."
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