"Then, it was from that time that I began to take care of my seriously ill mother by myself."
"I'd get up early in the morning to prepare meals, and after returning home at night, in addition to studying, I had to deal with household chores and look after Mom. Every single day, I was busy until very late, so late that I did not even have time to complain of weariness."
"By now, I no longer feel the hardship, because I've become accustomed to it, and I've grown up... But back then, it was different. Not only was I younger, but my mental state was not very stable either. On one hand, I felt that the teachers and classmates at school treated me differently, making me feel like I could not stay on; on the other hand, at home, I was alone all day by my mother's sickbed, exhausting myself to death..."