Woman Wins Graduate School with Son Book after Burns Lose Arm Function
Sep 05, 2025
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Yang, a 50-year-old woman from Jinan, Shandong Province, China, opened a new life by starting a master's degree in law, despite suffering severe burns to her face and arms in a fire more than a decade ago.
Yang recently received a letter of acceptance from the Graduate School of Southwest Forestry University, a prestigious university in Kunming, Yunnan Province.
She finally achieved her dream after trying for the graduate school entrance exam twice.
Yang, who majored in chemistry at Shanghai's prestigious Tongji University in the mid-1990s, completely lost the function of his left arm in a fire accident in 2013, and was only able to use half of his right arm. I had to wear a mask when I went out due to severe scarring on my face, and I had to quit my job due to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the accident.
She had been dreaming of a master's degree for 20 years, but full-fledged preparations began after her son failed his graduate entrance exam. While organizing his son's test preparation textbooks, he looked at the contents of the book and became convinced that he could challenge himself.
The most difficult subject was English, but thanks to the support of my husband and son, I did not give up until the end and took the test. The moment she had to take off her mask during the test, other test takers reacted with surprise at her scar, but Yang said she was already used to it.
She says "Someone spends their leisure time after retirement, such as travel, but I chose to study. It'll be a great life." He expressed his confident ambition.
"You must not give up your dreams at any point in your life," he said, expressing deep emotion and courage to many.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
