- Uremia patient Wang marries cancer patient Yu to get a kidney
- Chinese film based on this love story earned 276 million yuan in 2024
A unique love story in China has given life to lovers by removing deadly diseases that today a film based on the love story of the two lovers has also become a hit. Kidney patient Wang married cancer patient Yu Jianping on the condition that if he dies within a year, he will donate his kidney to Wang. But this conditional marriage turned into such a love affair that both the lovers not only recovered over time, but even today they are living peacefully in a city called Xi’an. It is interesting to know how this miracle happened.
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, in 2013, a 24-year-old woman from Shaanxi province, Wang Xiao, was diagnosed with a disease called uremia. Doctors told her that if she did not undergo a kidney transplant, she would have only a year to live. Wang first checked her family but could not find a kidney donor, so she took an unusual step. She placed a marriage ad in a cancer help group. In it, she said that she was looking for a cancer patient who was willing to marry her. But the condition was that after her death, she would donate her kidney to Wang. Wang wrote in her marriage ad, “After marriage, I will take care of my husband. Forgive me, but I want to live.”
A few days later, 27-year-old Yu Jianping answered the ad. Yu, who had once been a business manager, was battling cancer. His father had even sold his house to pay for his treatment. Yu was living only on medication. In July 2013, the two registered their marriage. They had made a pact to keep their marriage secret and to take care of their finances themselves. They had also decided that after Yu’s death, he would donate one of his kidneys to his wife Wang. In exchange for the kidney, Wang promised to take care of Yu for as long as she lived. Initially, this deal was made only for mutual benefit.
But after the wedding, the two started talking every day and kept each other informed about their health issues. Wang, a cheerful girl with a fickle nature, used to make Yu laugh with her talk. Wang started making soup for Yu and she also started accompanying him for his treatment. To cover the cost of Yu’s bone marrow transplant, Wang started selling bouquets of flowers on the road. She also sold cards with information about the flowers along with the bouquets. Due to which people started rushing to buy her bouquets.
Wang collected five hundred thousand yuan in this way and had Yu’s surgery. By June 2014, Yu’s health started improving. On the other hand, Wang’s dialysis sessions, which were also held twice a week, were now reduced to once a month. One morning, the doctor told him that Wang no longer needed a kidney transplant. To celebrate their unique love story, they organized a grand dinner at a local restaurant in February 2015. Inspired by their love story, a film called Viva la Vida was made. This film, released in China in 2024, earned 276 million yuan. The couple, who are an example of the power of love, today run a flower shop in Xi’an and are living their lives peacefully.
