ACADEMIC
STATUS: Grade One in middle school - as of fall of 2009
FAMILY
BACKGROUND:
In
1997 her father died in a traffic accident and in 1999 the mother
died of an unknown disease. She went to live with her aunt when
she was about 1 or 2 years old. In 2000 her uncle had an aneurysm
and his other brothers and relatives collected money and put him
in a hospital in Zhengzhou. They spent more than 200 thousand Yuan
(almost $27,000) for his medical care. Her grandpa died and her
grandma is living with her daughter in Nanyang but she has never
visited her.
The uncle and
aunt who have been caring for her have two children of their own.
Their son had quit school to help with the family and someone in
Zhengzhou is paying for their daughter's school fees. Her aunt also
has a steel plate in one of her shoulders as a result of an accident.
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