A family of three in Shenzhen has signed a will to donate their
corneas after their deaths, the Shenzhen Red Cross said earlier
this week.
Liang Xiaoming, a disabled person, his wife and 10-year-old son
became Shenzhen's first family to donate corneas, according to the
Red Cross.
Liang, who was born in Jiangxi Province, contracted infantile
paralysis at age 3 and became handicapped in his lower limbs. He
came to Shenzhen in 1994 and now runs a fashion shop of his
own.
Liang said he has experienced more hardships than most trying to
earn a living, but feels he is also more fortunate than others due
to the special care he has received from society. "Now it is time
for me to give," he said.
Liang was Shenzhen's first donor of Project Care in 2003 when
the city launched the campaign in a citywide effort to help those
in need.
(Shenzhen Daily January 20, 2006)
