Then Ms. Zhang’s grandfather, already weak from lung cancer, suddenly took a turn for the worse. For four days he was so uncomfortable that he couldn’t sleep, Ms. Zhang said. Desperate to find help, Ms. Zhang and her family called everyone they could think of. “You’re asking me, an ordinary citizen, how to resolve this?” responded Ms. Zhang, incredulous. Ms. Zhang’s grandmother was now deteriorating rapidly.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2020 15:17 UTC