Chinese Man, In 40s, Nearly Dies Of Heart Attack While Helping Son With Homework
The man, identified by his surname Zhang, was assisting his son when he experienced sudden breathing difficulties along with chest pain.
A Chinese man, in his 40s, survived a heart attack while he was helping his teenage son with his homework. This incident from eastern China’s Zhejiang province has reignited discussions over the intense academic pressure faced by Chinese students and their parents, South China Morning Post reported.
The father, who has been identified by his surname Zhang, was assisting his son when he experienced sudden breathing difficulties along with chest pain. The child is a junior secondary school graduate and is doing preparations for his senior secondary school entrance exams.
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As per the Zhejiang media outlet City Express, Zhang was immediately rushed to the hospital. He was later diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction.
Soon after, Zhang underwent emergency artery bypass surgery at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with the Medical School of Zhejiang University, while the doctors were successfully able to save his life.
Doctors at the hospital have linked the heart attack to premature coronary artery disease, which is often exacerbated by emotional stress.
As per the South China Morning Post report, Zhang had been actively supervising his son in his schoolwork and even used to arrange additional practice sessions for him every evening. However, this allegedly strained their relationship as the child felt overwhelmed by the academic pressure that was being imposed on him by his father.
The father even got his son enrolled in several cram schools and used to personally handle his drop-offs and pickups.
Zhang is now among several other parents in China facing hospitalisation due to various medical issues that arise from the stress of tutoring their children for a better future.
In February this year, a similar case was reported in Zhejiang when a father was diagnosed with central serous chorioretinopathy — the eye condition that leads to blurred or distorted vision.
A few years ago, a 33-year-old woman in eastern Jiangsu province suffered a stroke soon after she lost her temper at her daughter for taking a lot of time to finish her homework.
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