Upon learning of teammate Qiu Fangfang's health crisis, Shanghai
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The sisters were all in tears, they have acted on their own initiative to raise money for her to support this former comrade in arms. Remember in Shanghai
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Before the match, Zhang Xin's teammates held Qiu Fangfang's No. 16 gown in their hands and cheered her up in the most rustic way. With the generosity of the club and teammates, the accumulated donations have exceeded 650,000 dollars. Even as competitors, players from various clubs in the Women's Super League have sent their sincere wishes to Qiu Fangfang.
Qiu Fangfang was overwhelmed by the care from the team, "After the results of the examination in Kunming, the team's leadership and every member of the team attached great importance to it, and quickly arranged for a plane to take me back to Shanghai, and contacted my husband to send me to Ruijin Hospital for treatment, followed up the whole process, and arranged for me to be hospitalized immediately after the diagnosis was made, for which I am deeply grateful. In the more than 10 years I have spent with the team, we are like a family, and everything the team has done for me is the motivation for me to face the challenges bravely. I can't tell you how touched I was when my sisters were so saddened by the news of my diagnosis that they contacted my husband to make a donation. I carry the support of my sisters with me and hope for a speedy recovery."
Qiu Fangfang is also a "mom player", and after the 2018 Women's Super League, her basketball coach boyfriend Lin Yadong proposed to her on the court, and they entered into marriage. Qiu Fangfang returned to the court smoothly after giving birth and will suit up again in 2020. "Getting married and having children is my family responsibility, but it doesn't affect my professional pursuits. When I was pregnant and returned to the team, I had already informed my coach of my plan to return after giving birth, and I insisted because I love it." On Mother's Day this year, she has said she hopes to play until she is 80 years old and is looking forward to being selected to play for her country again.
Japan's 20-year-old swimmer Rikako Ikee, who had suffered from leukemia in 2019, went through hospitalization, treatment, drastic weight loss, discharge from the hospital, rejoining training, competing, winning the championship, and also qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic relay in just 783 days. Qiu Fangfang is familiar with Rikako Ikee's story, "As an athlete, I admire her very much, and I never thought such a challenge would come to me. I will follow her example and make a positive recovery to beat leukemia soon."
The battle on the soccer field has come to an end for the time being, but on another battlefield, we believe that Qiu Fangfang will continue to fight as a brave man! Come on, fans and teammates are looking forward to your return to the field!
