Chinese cancer patient granted US visa for parents final visit
August 20 2009 by Rebekah Nahai
Dying woman gets US visa for parents
A Chinese woman battling terminal cancer has secured US visas for her parents to visit the country for their last reunion.
Tina Chang Hong Yuan, 41, moved to the US from China six years ago in order to give birth to her son, Michael, rather than face a forced abortion.
The past week has seen her fighting to obtain US visas for her parents to visit her from China. Her application was initially refused.
Yuan contacted Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy for help in bringing her parents to the US for what will be their last visit before she succumbs to the cancer.
"My last wish is I can see my mommy and daddy last time," Yuan said. "I want to see my parents last time."
Yuan originally moved to the West Coast from China, where she sold Chinese supplements for a living. She later relocated to Massachusetts, where she worked two jobs until being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer two years ago.
"Now, cancer come in my brain," Yuan said. "I know I don't have a long time left."
All involved in Yuan’s case agreed it would not be practical for her to return to China to see her parents.
See the latest Immigration News
