Quan Hongchan Holds Her Mother’s Hand Tightly from Her Hospital Bed, Moving the Entire Internet—It Turns Out There’s a Touching Story Behind the Gold Medal
16-year-old Quan Hongchan squatted by the bed, wrapping her mom’s thin, bony hand completely in her own palm. Her mom’s hand was covered with tape and IV stickers, and her daughter’s knuckles turned white from gripping hard. Early in the morning on May 14, a…