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Congxia is currently in 8th grade, and has often fallen ill since she was little. Her family would treat these sicknesses as mere common colds. Only when Congxia reached the age of 11 did her family find out that her frequent illnesses were due to her having congenital heart disease. But because the family had no money to treat her condition, Congxia was left untreated until the age of 17. Only in April this year did her family find out about Little Red Scarf, and she was successfully operated on. Now she finally has a healthy heart. It is Congxia's dream to be able to walk like a normal person; because she has clubbed feet, Congxia is unable to stretch her feet, which strongly influences her ability to walk. There are four people in Congxia's family. Her entire family's income is reliant on her father's job as a stone smasher; her mother has bone spurs in both her feet and as such is only able to walk for short periods at a time. Because of the family's financial situation, she cannot afford to have her feet treated, and must instead rely on painkillers. However, the painkillers' side effects are severe, and have led to her mother's two hands becoming crooked. Congxia's mother's medical expenses cost the family 10,000 RMB a year, yet her father's job only earns him 15,000 RMB a year.