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Bone Cancer Survivor Inspires 460K Followers with Journey

1/23/2026

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Xia Shiwei, a 23-year-old from Anhui, China, was diagnosed with bone cancer after fainting during the 2021 college entrance exams.
Her parents abandoned her, and she later had her right leg amputated.
Xia enrolled at Hefei Normal University and documented her journey on the social media account "Miracle Xia Xia," which attracted 460,000 followers who donated to her treatment and sparked online reactions.

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Story summary

Xia Shiwei, a 23-year-old from Anhui, China, was diagnosed with bone cancer after fainting during the 2021 college entrance exams.
Her parents abandoned her, and she later had her right leg amputated.
Xia enrolled at Hefei Normal University and documented her journey on the social media account "Miracle Xia Xia," which attracted 460,000 followers who donated to her treatment and sparked online reactions.