South Mao, North Ma.

Summary

The narrative describes a family's struggle with the father's terminal liver cancer. The atmosphere at home shifts as relatives leave, and the mother seeks various treatments, including traditional remedies. Despite the father's hope and determination to fight, his health declines. The family turns to faith and visits the grandmother for help, but ultimately, the father's condition worsens. He experiences severe pain, hallucinations, and a desperate longing for life. After a series of harrowing events, he finally passes away, leaving the family in grief and uncertainty about the future.

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