A Chinese father turned himself into a human punch bag so he could pay for his three-year-old son's cancer treatment - charging people 10 Yuan (£1) per hit.
Xia Jun, who is in his 30s, came up with the scheme after his son Haohao was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013 and was forced to travel from Nanchong to Beijing for expensive treatment.
But his son's condition got worse and the toddler has now been given just one month to live, the People's Daily Online reports.
Mr Xia originally stood outside one of the city's subway stations in November 2014, wearing a T-shirt asking people to pay per hit.
He raised an astonishing 800,000 Yuan (£84,390) from members of the public and various organisations.
It was understood that any remaining cancer cells in Haohao's body would disappear with the continued chemotherapy.
But the cells unfortunately transferred to his gut and his body rejected the treatment.
Mr Xia said his son is now staying at the family home.
He explained: 'I decided that I wanted to allow my son to enjoy his final days in happiness.
'Now I will do everything in my ability and use all my time to be with him.
'If I had known this was going to be the outcome I would have resigned from my job and stayed at his side.
'I will do everything I can to repay society and will never forget the kindness of the people.'
Xia Jun, who is in his 30s, came up with the scheme after his son Haohao was diagnosed with leukemia in 2013 and was forced to travel from Nanchong to Beijing for expensive treatment.
But his son's condition got worse and the toddler has now been given just one month to live, the People's Daily Online reports.
Mr Xia originally stood outside one of the city's subway stations in November 2014, wearing a T-shirt asking people to pay per hit.
He raised an astonishing 800,000 Yuan (£84,390) from members of the public and various organisations.
It was understood that any remaining cancer cells in Haohao's body would disappear with the continued chemotherapy.
But the cells unfortunately transferred to his gut and his body rejected the treatment.
Mr Xia said his son is now staying at the family home.
He explained: 'I decided that I wanted to allow my son to enjoy his final days in happiness.
'Now I will do everything in my ability and use all my time to be with him.
'If I had known this was going to be the outcome I would have resigned from my job and stayed at his side.
'I will do everything I can to repay society and will never forget the kindness of the people.'
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Source : DailyMail , Shanghaiist , People's Daily Online
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