‘He’s going to die anyway’: Woman in China divorces ‘heartless’ husband who refuses to sell home to save gravely ill son

A mother desperate to save her sick son and unable to raise the money for his treatment is divorcing her husband for refusing to sell their house. The mother was working two jobs in a bid to cover her son’s treatment costs of US$144,000, but her monthly pay of US$1,400 was not enough. — SCMP

A woman in China who is divorcing her husband after he refused to sell their home to pay for life-saving treatment for their critically ill 22-year-old son has gone viral on mainland social media.

The unidentified woman, from Fujian province in southeastern China, has been trying to raise nearly 1mil yuan (US$144,000) to pay for an operation needed by her son, who has the rare blood disease aplastic anaemia. Unable to find the money, she wanted to sell her home, which she co-owns with her husband, but he refused, Star Video reported.