Classroom therapy brings smiles to ailing mom

In the living room of an ordinary residential building in Jiamusi city, Heilongjiang province, 92-year-old Lei Lanmei spends her days in front of a blackboard. With chalk, she writes down idioms or solves math problems, each within 10 minutes.

Lei, a former primary school teacher with over 30 years of experience, faces cognitive decline due to recent diabetes complications. To help slow the progression, her 67-year-old daughter, Hu Wei, recreated an elementary school classroom at home.

"My elder brother and younger sister have passed away, and my younger brother lives far away in Shandong province. I am the only one left in the family who can accompany my mother," Hu said. "Taking care of her is the most important thing for me.