The 71-year-old, who has been suffering from cancer for 24 years, is recommended to keep company with flowers and plants to live younger and younger.

Aunt Liu's full name is Liu Dehong, and her flower life story is simply a vivid positive energy textbook in modern society.

At the age of 47, Aunt Liu unfortunately found out the advanced stage of breast cancer. after the operation, Aunt Liu began to plant flowers so much that she "couldn't put them at home." in her life of planting flowers and keeping company with flowers and plants every year, she has been safe for 24 years and celebrated her 71st birthday. And the happier she is.

Aunt Liu planted cyclamen.

"in this life, as long as you live, you will be happy for one day," Aunt Liu said to Yinuo in cheerful and happy Hebei dialect. "when I got cancer, I thought, this is my fate with this disease. I don't blame anyone. Just be strong."

Buttercup planted by Aunt Liu

In the life with flowers and plants, the open-minded Aunt Liu forgot the illness and pain, shared with diligence, optimism and love, and went through every spring and autumn, making her more grateful, and there were many surprises in her life. By the time she was 71 and Yinuo was predestined to get to know her, her voice was as young as 50.

Gerbera planted by Aunt Liu

Life gives her a test, and she still lives in sunshine. The years therefore take care of her and make her look better and better. "I played an important role in raising flowers and plants," said Aunt Liu.

The cactus planted by Aunt Liu blossomed.

From a childhood hobby of flowers and plants

Make every effort after suffering from cancer

Aunt Liu came from a scholarly family, and her father loved flowers and plants. When she was a child, her family's yard competed for fragrance and beauty, and her love for flowers and plants was also hidden in her little heart. But the father loves flowers and plants so much that children are not allowed to touch a branch and a leaf. This love is hidden, but it is always inadvertently revealed.

When she was in middle school in Baoding, the school had a lot of beautiful flowers. She was so absorbed in the flowers that sometimes she could not even hear the bell ring. The teacher unexpectedly allowed her to be "crazy" when she learned of it. Busy days after work, she can only plant one pot, two pots, no more than 3 pots of flowers at most, to satisfy her addiction to flowers.

Leek lotus planted by Aunt Liu

However, the disease struck. The doctor told Aunt Liu's husband that your wife is terminally ill and there is little hope of cure, and there is not much time left.

After careful consideration, Aunt Liu's husband asked the doctor to hide the truth and lied to her that the operation was successful and that she only needed to rest for a period of time and her health would get better, and there were still many days to face. The white lies woven by her husband and the doctor made her once depressed mood better.

The postoperative radiation therapy made Aunt Liu suffer. The husband knew that his wife loved flowers and would buy a lot of flowers to help her through the hard time. When she was discharged from the hospital, Aunt Liu thought that if God could give her another 10 years of life, she must live a wonderful life.

Primroses planted by Aunt Liu

When she got home from the hospital, in addition to listening to music and reading, Aunt Liu concentrated on planting flowers and plants. From a few pots to dozens of pots, she loves all kinds of flowers, and she tries to raise flowers that suit the local soil and water. She focused on growing flowers and grass, forgot the time, forgot the illness, and fulfilled her love of flowers and plants from childhood to maturity.

Petunia planted by Aunt Liu

Plant flowers attentively and be happy to share

She became a respected "nymphomaniac old lady".

To what extent does Aunt Liu plant flowers? For example, she is particularly fond of magnolia, but in order to grow flowers well, one must understand the habits of flowers, while magnolia is greatly influenced by water, soil, fertilizer, light, temperature, humidity and other factors, so Aunt Liu observes the growth of magnolia every day. I also took notes.

Gentleman's orchid, the picture comes from the Internet.

She watered and fertilized the magnolia every day, moved the flowers out to bask in the sun, made a spray can with a beverage bottle, and loosened the soil for the flowers with a small flower hoe. In her eyes, flowers and plants have life and spirituality, and she talks to them every day. Fortunately, her gentleman orchid is also very popular, growing very exuberantly.

In addition to Gentleman Orchid, Aunt Liu also planted many other seasonal flowers. Geranium, fragrant snow orchid, Catharanthus roseus, dry golden lotus, daffodils and so on filled the two balconies of the family, with flowers in full bloom every season.

A hundred flowers planted by Aunt Liu

Because of her obsession with gardening, Aunt Liu was almost unaware of the illness. She gradually resumed her hard work, cooking, doing housework, cleaning the room, watering flowers and grass, and not treating herself as a patient.

In 2008, she had bone pain all over her body, and the hospital told her that the cancer had metastasized to the bone, but she didn't take the time to worry about her disease. After years of running water, she still feels bone pain all over her body, but she never worries about it. Her left hand was too painful to lift, so she watered the flowers with her right hand, and the day was still full of sunshine.

Aunt Liu's upside-down golden bell

In 2010, Aunt Liu began to share her own flowers and plants on the Internet. The serious, optimistic and enthusiastic aunt soon won the favor of netizens. Many netizens who like to grow flowers interact with her, which makes her fresh and excited.

Until now, Aunt Liu spends a lot of time interacting with netizens online every day. Every Saturday, whenever she is free, she will go to the park, Hebei University and other places to see flowers and take photos. She not only uploads her own flowers and plants and planting experience online, but also shares pictures of flowers taken casually when she goes out, and answers flower friends' questions about flower cultivation. When she sees the Meitu sent by the flower friend, she will also forward it.

The ball orchid planted by Aunt Liu

Live cheerfully and optimistically

The cancer dare not touch her again.

Aunt Liu lived with illness for 23 years, which inspired many people. Many patients came to Aunt Liu for advice. Aunt Liu took them to visit their own "garden balcony" and said openly, "I treat flowers and plants like life and talk to them every day." they also gave me rich rewards. Even though I had cancer, I never gave up. The recommendation of growing flowers makes me mentally happy! "

Daisies planted by Aunt Liu

Besides growing flowers, Aunt Liu is also fond of music. She likes Chinese folk music best. The first song she learned at the age of 6 was Mongolian music "Pastoral". When she heard it at the age of 71, she still never got tired of it. Blind Ah Bing's "two Springs reflecting the Moon" often sounds like it gives her strength. She thought, under such difficult circumstances, A Bing can still play such wonderful music. I want to learn a lot from him.

Aunt Liu planted it.

Fragrant snow orchid

She sighed to a promise: it is really a blessing in life to cultivate a hobby and interest.

Aunt Liu is very attentive when she is immersed in hobbies. When she grows flowers, she will devote herself to flowers and plants, and her ears will not listen to music, so she will not play music when planting flowers. When she listened attentively to the music, she would think of the prairie, herds of horses, yurts and other scenes of Mongolian music. Even though she had not been to the prairie in her life, she walked through her mind relying on the videos and photos she had seen in the past.

Aunt Liu said that people should have a good state of mind when they live a lifetime. "God made me sick, and I can't blame anyone. If I want to be more open, cooperate with the doctor and treat it optimistically, I can live a long life. If I always think about why I have this disease, I always think about my own illness, which is harmful to my health.

Jiuli incense raised by Aunt Liu

Aunt Liu's good mindset follows her mother. A good character can be inherited, but a good character can also be cultivated.

One of the eldest sisters she knew, who had complained about pain in the past, and then faced it strongly, had undergone three major surgeries in the past few years, but she became more and more relaxed and lived happily. Perhaps, get along with optimistic and open-minded people, and keep company with flowers and plants, people can become more and more optimistic and have a better state of mind.

Aunt Liu raised

Marigold

Because of his focus on flowers and plants, a publishing house asked Aunt Liu to publish a book called livable plants. Two years later, Aunt Liu got glaucoma and seldom wrote any more, but she felt that God took good care of her and gave her such an unexpected surprise of publishing a book.

Fragrant Xuelan raised by Aunt Liu

Days are precious and happy for Aunt Liu. May Aunt Liu live a long and healthy life in the company of flowers and plants and be happy every day!

Longevity flowers raised by Aunt Liu

May every one of us learn from Aunt Liu's cheerful and open-minded state of mind, live happily and cherish every day.

Tulips planted by Aunt Liu

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