Tireless teacher tells bedside stories to help rouse pupil from 15-month coma
Tong Shufang visited 15-year-old stroke victim Zhang Haojie nearly every day to tell him school news and even what the canteen served for lunch. Eventually he regained consciousness, and his doctors are calling it a miracle
A teacher in eastern China has helped a pupil regain consciousness after being in a coma for 15 months by telling him stories at his bedside, mainland media reports.
Zhang Haojie, aged 15, regained consciousness with the help of his teacher, Tong Shufang, in what local medical staff described as “a miracle”, state-run China News Service reported.
Zhang, a middle school student at Quzhou in Zhejiang province, lapsed into a coma in February 2016 after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage.
Tong, aged 34, helped raise more than 200,000 yuan (US$29,000) for his medical expenses, and visited Zhang almost every day to tell him what happened at school: “Today we had a practice test in class. You would definitely rank in the top five like you did before if you take the exam” and “today they served your favourite stewed pork for school lunch. Recover quickly and come to eat”.
