A doting dad 'married' his critically-ill little girl so she could have her very own fairy tale wedding.
Dad Shi Xinzhan said his 6-year-old daughter Shi Haiqing had always dreamt of marrying her Prince Charming, so he played the part himself.
Donning a white outfit Xinzhan walked 'down the aisle' hand-in-hand with his daughter, who had put on her favourite Snow White dress.
They walked into her hospital ward to the tune of Felix Mendelssohn’s "Wedding March".
Nurses, doctors and other patients acted as guests for the hospital 'wedding' in Tai’an City, East China’s Shandong Province.
The symbolic ceremony also means that he will get to see his daughter get married - something he and his wife may never witness if she does not win her battle against nephrotic syndrome.
The kidney disease has seen the family’s life turned upside down since April this year, and in the eight months that followed Haiqing’s appearance has also changed dramatically, making her unrecognisable.
The hormones she takes to counter the illness have caused
her to put on 6 kilogrammes (13 lbs), which now sees her face swollen
like a little balloon.
During the onset of the disease, Haiqing also suffered serious adrenal crises and her parents received two "critically ill" notices in the space of 10 days.
Besides the large amounts of money spent on Haiqing’s treatment - sometimes up to 10,000 RMB (£1,160) per day - there is very little the girl’s mum and dad can do.
But Haiqing has given her parents optimism, because she does not seem to fully grasp the severity of her disease and therefore seems to remain happy and cheerful every day.
Dad Shi Xinzhan said his 6-year-old daughter Shi Haiqing had always dreamt of marrying her Prince Charming, so he played the part himself.
Donning a white outfit Xinzhan walked 'down the aisle' hand-in-hand with his daughter, who had put on her favourite Snow White dress.
They walked into her hospital ward to the tune of Felix Mendelssohn’s "Wedding March".
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The symbolic ceremony also means that he will get to see his daughter get married - something he and his wife may never witness if she does not win her battle against nephrotic syndrome.
The kidney disease has seen the family’s life turned upside down since April this year, and in the eight months that followed Haiqing’s appearance has also changed dramatically, making her unrecognisable.
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During the onset of the disease, Haiqing also suffered serious adrenal crises and her parents received two "critically ill" notices in the space of 10 days.
Besides the large amounts of money spent on Haiqing’s treatment - sometimes up to 10,000 RMB (£1,160) per day - there is very little the girl’s mum and dad can do.
But Haiqing has given her parents optimism, because she does not seem to fully grasp the severity of her disease and therefore seems to remain happy and cheerful every day.
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