"The so-called happiness is a stupid father who meets a foolish son."
--Luo Shujian
This is the story of a father pushing his son with cerebral palsy to run more than 40 marathons, this is a Chinese version of Dick's father and son story, which is also a story about love and protection.
11-year-old Rochberg:
Hello.
I am your father Luo Shujian. Although I haven't heard you call me "Daddy" so far, perhaps, this life is impossible.
On December 8, 2009, my mother and I were looking forward to the day you were born, but before we could be happy, we were hit hard.
"Birth without crying, severe asphyxia for 15 minutes, neonatal ischemia hypoxic encephalopathy."
I knew every word in the medical record book, but I couldn't believe it when they were all together.
Cerebral palsy?!
We'll take you to the big hospital, go find a specialist, and if one doesn't work, we'll find two. Some experts say that not one or two million can be cured. Some experts say there is still hope.
As long as there is hope, you cannot give up. No matter how difficult rehabilitation training is, it must be insisted.
Just like uncle gave you the name "Zhibai", taken from the "Analects of Zihan": "Years are cold, and then after knowing the pine cypress" also withered", it is also hoped that you can be strong.
So every morning at seven o'clock, kneel for 5 minutes each, squat for 5 minutes, kneel on both legs for 5 minutes, stand for 5 minutes, bend down to pick up things 30 times, squat down and stand up 30 times, climb 300 times on the stomach...
You don't even know how many times you've cried, and your mother has cried, wiping her tears and saying to continue.
On day 818, you learned to walk! It was such a hesitant step, I hugged your mother and cried together, and then laughed together.
But just after seeing a little hope, the second critical hit came again.
Three months later, the complication of brain damage, epilepsy, came to you again. Doctors say this is also the most difficult to control "LGS syndrome" (atonic epilepsy) in childhood epilepsy.
Don't twitch, but as you walk, you'll suddenly fall backwards, fall twenty or thirty times a day, and the scar on the back of your head won't get better.
Rehabilitation training also stopped. It is not realistic to want you to learn anything, and being able to control epilepsy is the greatest comfort.
Then one day by chance, I saw the video of Dick's father and son in the United States, and I was very shocked.
When Rick was born with a tangled umbilical cord, resulting in a severe brain injury due to lack of oxygen, his father Dick discovered that Rick loved sports and pushed him to participate in 1130 running races and more than 200 triathlons.
In 2011, near the starting point of the Boston Marathon, a statue of Dick's father and son was erected to encourage those who bravely faced hardship.
Rick is like another you in the world.
I found that you also like to be lively, you like to listen to a sound, the nearby troops train running exercises, you are always happy to dance, and you have to follow behind.
At that time, I decided that I would also take you to run a marathon!
They say, you've got a handful of old bones, okay?
No way? Then practice. At four o'clock in the morning in Jinhua, I have seen it for many months in a row.
On November 1, 2015, you don't remember, right? This was the day we ran the marathon for the first time, in Hangzhou.
You look very happy, laughing and laughing, waving your little arms from time to time.
In December, Wenzhou Marathon. The following March, Wuxi Marathon, April, Hengdian Marathon, June, Lanzhou Marathon, September, Beijing Marathon...
Now 5 years later, we have run more than 40 marathons together, great!
On the day of the marathon, you will wake up very early, and every time you take you out, you will be very happy.
Even if you don't go far, I can lend you my legs and arms and show you the outside world.
There are also doubts.
They said, how to push the child out of the run, you just want to be famous, right? Want to show sympathy?
Actually, I don't care what people say.
It's like life is hard, and I didn't think about seeking donations. Because of this group, I have seen too many people, and it is not easy than our family.
At least we haven't reached the point where we can't live.
But also because I have seen too many such special families, most of the parents live very depressed, some divorce, some suicide, some people can not accept the child.
Instead of suffering in pain, run happily.
So I want to take you all the way down, bring a little hope to this bleak group, and let more people pay attention to you special children.
Of course, we have also met a lot of kind people.
Someone shouted "come on" for us, someone wanted to help me build a handle, there was an aunt who brought milk halfway, and a sister who would stuff red envelopes for you as soon as she came...
And I just hope that when you go out, everyone can give you a smile, and that's enough.
Now you're 11 years old, but your intelligence has stopped forever at one.
You can't bite, and your mother can only make stream food to feed you. Since you were born, your mother has not worked and has been caring for you at home every day.
I have been delivering couriers all these years, 12 hours a day, rain or shine.
When you get home, you will be bathed, fed medicine, changed diapers, and can only tie you up when you sleep, otherwise you will move around and eat your hands.
You also have a sister. She remembered to bring her brother a copy of anything delicious when she ate outside, and she also remembered what I said, my brother was a child from the stars.
Two years ago, she participated in a speech contest, told the story of the two of us, and won the grand prize.
I like those eight words very much, don't ask about the harvest, but ask about the cultivation. The days go by day by day.
If health is hard, then I just want you to grow happily.
Dad, will stand behind you for the rest of your life.
Your stupid dad
Luo Shujian
Papa Luo's circle of friends signatures are:
In life, the most important thing is not to win, but to love.
For 6 years, he took his son with love,
Run together on this long marathon of life.
Today is Father's Day,
We also sincerely wish Papa Luo a Happy Holiday!
Please keep loving!
And I hope that each of us,
Don't skimp on kindness and smile,
Together,
Make the world better and better.