Shaved Head and Donated Skin to Save Burned Nephew... "Great Chinese Aunts"

"The Greatest Aunts in China This Year"

The story of four aunts who donated their skin for their nieces and nephews who suffered a terrible fire accident moved the Chinese mainland to tears.

The protagonist of the story is Ms. A, mother of a 6-year-old daughter 'Kiki' and a 4-year-old son 'Dandan', living in Shandong Province, China. Hong Kong media South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Ms. A's children were involved in a fire accident on the 20th (local time). At the time of the accident, Ms. A's husband did his best to save the children, but the children had already been burned and inhaled harmful gases.

Aunt Ne and mother A decided on organ transplantation for their nieces and nephews who suffered burns [Image source=Chinese SNS Douyin]

Ms. A's children, rushed to the hospital, were treated in a coma for five days. However, the doctor explained to Mr. and Mrs. A, "To treat the daughter and son who suffered severe injuries to their respiratory tracts, we need skin tissue from another person to replace the damaged areas caused by the fire."

Ms. A is the third of five sisters. Upon hearing the news of the accident, the other four sisters rushed over and voluntarily decided to donate skin tissue to help their niece and nephew. Ms. A and her four sisters, selected as tissue donors, all shaved their heads and prepared for surgery.

Ms. A told local media, "All five of us sisters shaved our heads. I never imagined I would ever shave my head until now," adding, "But I can do anything to save my child." It was also reported that the tissue donation surgery may involve some mild side effects such as nausea and vomiting.

Pre-transplant surgery appearance [Image source=Douyin]

Thanks to the donations from the mother and aunts, Ms. A's daughter regained consciousness on the 3rd. Her son Dandan remains in a coma. However, both children successfully underwent skin tissue transplant surgeries.

The tearful story of Ms. A's family spread across the Chinese mainland through social networking services (SNS). Local netizens especially praised the aunts who sacrificed their hair and some skin tissue for their niece and nephew. Comments about the five sisters included "The most beautiful golden flowers in the world," "Truly Wonder Woman-like spirit of sacrifice," and "The greatest aunts in China this year."

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