Woman driver with disabled son runs China’s ‘messiest but most loving cab’ and wins hearts
Youngster with rare muscle condition requires round-the-clock care from taxi-driving mum who turns cab into a haven of love and support
A young ride-hailing taxi driver in China who takes her disabled seven-year-old son to work with her every day has moved both passengers and people on mainland social media.
Zhang Congcong, 27, has been driving a taxi with her son, Momo, as a back seat passenger for four months in central China’s Henan province.
Zhang has to take Momo with her because he suffers from a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy, a condition that severely affects his mobility and requires round-the-clock care.
Zhang and her husband, Zhao, have two children, both of whom have the condition, but Momo’s condition is more serious than that of his elder sister.
Zhao takes care of their daughter while working as a forklift driver.
Zhang quit her kindergarten teaching job after the children were diagnosed in 2018. She used to run a market stall but now drives the taxi every evening after Momo finishes his treatment.
She said most of her passengers are shocked to see a child in the back seat of her taxi.
