Meet The Inspirational Schoolboy, Aged Seven, Who Is Sole Carer For His Paralysed Dad

A young schoolboy has been been praised for his bravery and kindness after he was revealed as a the sole carer of his paralysed dad.

Ou Yanglin, who is just seven-years-old, has been looking after his 37-year-old father, Ou Tongming, for over a year after his mother abandoned them, leaving the home with the boy’s sister.

Tongming was paralysed from the waist down in 2013 after her fell from their second storey home in Wangpu village, China, while decorating.
His young son was forced to grow up fast when he was left alone with his dad, faced with his duties as a son as well as a student.
Yanglin feeds his father every morning before going to school and has learnt to cook rice and buy vegetables from the local market, with the family living on the dad’s £30-a-month disabled persons subsidy.

The boy told reporters that he hopes to “grow up soon” in order to earn money for his dad.
His story soon went viral on Chinese social media, with supporters calling for a charity fund to be set up in the boy’s name to provide additional financial assistance for the family.