Von Johnson: a "mirror" illuminating suffering

Von Johnson: a \"mirror\" illuminating suffering
22 years ago, her eight months old daughter became deaf because of drugs, she cried every day; 22 years later, when her daughter became one of the first deaf University students in Zhongshan city, she already become a senior volunteer, Family Committee chairman of the School for the disabled, a candidate of Annual education figures of Zhongshan City in 2011, a spiritual pillar of many families of disabled.
Dry hair with a lot of white hair tucked, back slightly bent, her forehead wrinkled, wearing cheap clothes, sitting in front of the journalist,Von Johnson appears to be an ordinary housewife.
22 years ago, 8-month-old daughter, Xiaoxin because deaf because of the drug heal fever, when Von Johnson was told by experts: Xiaoxin would never hear the sound and no longer speak. she fainted. But she was unwilling to give up: \"I have not tried and can not be reconciled.\"
when Xiaoxin was 4-year-old, she participated deaf children language training classes openning by Zhongshan CDPF in the daytime and was trained by her mother at night: \"I took a spoon pressing her tongue, teaching her pronouncing 'ah'.\" from 7 pm to 11 pm everynight the repeat this. that time, Xiaoxin's tongue often bleed, her crying, while glared at her mother bristling her little finger. \"Her eyes is in tears, my heart bleed.\" It tooks one year to learn pronouncing \"ah\". When 6-year-old Xiaoxin first call out \"Mom\", Von Johnson huged her daughter happyly, laughing to tears.
Years late, the original sentencing \"no talking\" experts see Xiaoxin once again , he said with emotion, Xiaoxin is the midst of sadness, there is such a strong mother.
In order to make Xiaoxin be able to integrate into society, Von Johnson joined the team of Volunteer and went everywhere with her. at the winter of 2002, Von Johnson and Xiaoxin became involved in Million Parade For Charities of Zhongshan Charity, they need to take part in fund-raising activities. Early in a morning, the weather was cold, Xiaoxin beg mother not to go. Von Johnson refused:\"Yesterday, you promised to me to raise funds for those disabilities. \"To the pedestrian street, Xiaoxin holding donation boxes, when people know that she was deaf, they all put more money in her donation boxes.
When Von Johnson educated Xiaoxin to be a kind-hearted person, she trained her her perseverance at the same time.
One year, Xiaoxin joined Games for the Disabled. Before the game, Xiaoxin was ill and still got a fever in the morning at the race day. In spite of Xiaoxin was Reluctance to participate the 200 m running race, Von Johnson insisted:\" \"You can walk to the end, but you must attend.\"
\"Mom, can you not be so cruel?\" Xiaoxin took the medicine, while tears.
\"Mom loves you, care about you!\"
\"Mom, is it called love ah?\" Xiaoxin asked full of doubts.
Von Johnson escorted Xiaoxin who did not eat for three days to Stadium. Xiaoxin ran to the end with resentment of her mother . Waiting at the terminal point, Von Johnson get a hug toward Xiaoxin when she arrived at end first.That time Xiaoxin was exhausted and her face became blue, her hands trembling. \"She cried, and I cried.\"
Later, Xiaoxin wrote an essay recalling the competition: \"the opportunity will not come again, Thanks for mother's persistence.\"
Von Johnson used an almost strait way to make the deaf daughter grow: \"When I leave her, she can survive, rather than residual waste that can self-improvement.\"
Last year, Xiaoxin admitted to the Beijing Union University, becoming one of the first deaf college students in Zhongshan City. In the school, she is a volunteer, a community leader.
Every time talking about her daughter, Von Johnson have happy face. But pale of language can not describe it well the bitterness and hardships behind .
\"My friends say, they like what I am today, not the image 20 years ago.\" 20 years ago, Von Johnson cried everyday, now, remembering the bitterness of the past, she is still emotionally, but she learns to facing suffering with laugh. Daughter goes to Beijing to study, but Von Johnson is more busy.There are many children and families need her help.
November 26, Von Johnson went to visit a family. In the family, the daughter Iowa fell downin junior high school in 2001, and lead to long-term coma due to brain stem hemorrhage and paralysis. After 10 years, Iowa has been able to write, to speak, to walk a few steps on a cane , however, depressed mood often made her angry for no reason, the mother can only suffer in silence. Von Johnson knows that and went to help the family, with her own experience to encourage Iowa'sparents; treats Iowa as her own daughter. in Iowa's home, I saw Von Johnson gave her the book:\"How the Steel Was Tempered.\"
\"I can endure Economic difficulties, but the mental suffering make me crazy. thanks to aunt Johnson.\" Iowa's mother Tormented and took Von Johnson hand.
Such as the Iowa family, Von Johnson did not remember how many families she already helped. As Family Committee chairman of the School for the disabled for five years, she raised a total of 47 million RMB for families of this school to solve their problems.
And in fact, \"aunt Johnson\" monthly retirement pay only meager daily bread; her husband recently ill, being treated, and her many years of suffering with Meniere's syndrome ... ...
\"aunt Johnson\" is such a side mirror illuminating suffering.

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