Xiao Li is in the final course of his chemo treatments and every test thus far has shown no recurrence of cancer. He's even gained a little weight lately, which is good news, because he's a pretty skinny guy to begin with and the chemo has made him pretty sick and eating wasn't a high priority.
Of course there are no guarantees the good news will continue, but if we had known six months ago he'd be in this shape right now, we'd have taken that bet in a hurry.
Li's problems aren't the only ones in the family. Xiao Hong's husband tried to kill himself with an overdose of sleeping pills recently. Most of us were wondering why she bothered to take him to the hospital to save his life. The guy's a loser and I don't trust him as far as I can throw him. The first time I went to China in '97 he was in jail for being involved with selling stolen cars. I just don't like the guy. This is her second loser husband. She seems to have a knack for attracting them and then marrying them. Maybe that makes her a loser, too.
