There are more than 5,000 such families in Wuhan, and the group receives new members every month. Li has heard too many stories that involve impoverished parents who, after losing their only child, develop terminal diseases and cannot afford to go to the hospital.
Zhang Taomei, 51, lost her only son in 2003.
Zhang's thyroid cancer has relapsed, and her husband had a stroke and went blind some years ago.
Nursing homes refuse to accept her husband, because they have no custodian to sign the papers, Li said.
Healthcare and old-age support are the biggest concerns for these families.
Even for Li, who runs a multimillion yuan business providing repair services and spare parts for steel companies, is deeply worried that no one will take care of her and her husband when they get older.
"I hope there will be some organizations that keep an eye on us. In case we need a nurse, they can make the arrangements," she said.
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