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on the evening of september 21, hu yong, a professor at the school of journalism and communication of peking university, posted a message on wechat moments saying "i remember september 21" and attached a video recording of him and his mother. that evening, professor hu yong and his assistant confirmed to red star news reporters that hu yong's mother, who suffered from alzheimer's disease, had passed away on september 1 and was buried on september 21.

▲on the evening of september 21, professor hu yong posted a screenshot of the content on the video account

in april this year, an article titled "when a peking university professor becomes a 24-hour caregiver" attracted attention on the internet, and the "care trivia" between hu yong and his mother came into the public eye. in the previous three years, professor hu yong had taken care of his disabled mother 24 hours a day and appealed for issues such as the pain points of elderly people seeking medical treatment. on september 10, professor hu yong published an article on weibo titled "the caregiver says | hu yong: presence", in which he wrote: "although my mother can no longer speak and no longer recognizes her most beloved youngest son, if i could see through her conscious activities, i would be afraid that she would say: 'do you know that i have experienced so much since that day, and it has nothing to do with you. you were not here at that time.' and i want to tell her: i was there at that time, and i have always been here."

in august, the 2024 china elderly-friendly medical development seminar was held in beijing. at the seminar, professor hu yong talked about his experience of caring for his disabled mother 24 hours a day for three years, summarized the five pain points of elderly people seeking medical treatment, and called on the whole society to advocate an elderly-friendly culture. experts and scholars from all walks of life gathered at the roundtable to explore the future empowering application of digital technology in the construction of elderly-friendly facilities, and look forward to allowing more elderly people to share the fruits of scientific and technological development.

red star news reporter yang zhi and wang chenyuan