But she decided to offer the poor man food, and invite him to come inside if he wanted to. She even shook his hand firmly, without any pause or wincing at his dirty state.
It's safe to say that this was a birthday that neither Zachary (nor his parents) will soon forget. The Auckland police posted to their Facebook page with a video of the whole affair.
Because the disorder is so rare, no one really knows exactly how to help. The now-12-year-old is on 10 medications daily and has had chemotherapy to try to slow the hardening of his skin.
Now at the very respectable age of 96, he's battling cancer and facing his mortality. He mentioned that he would like bagpipes to play at his funeral, but his daughter decided to bring them to him even sooner.
As he fell, Liu rushed toward him, positioning himself between the man and the street. He stretched out his arms and broke the man's fall. Both men fell to the ground.
Since he was so young, he had to stay by himself after his rescue, but he got to see other, bigger bears in the enclosures around his. And he fell in love with one.
These are viewed as 'pranks,' probably because on some level kids know that the human body should not mix with boiling water, but they still want to see what it does without testing it out on themselves.
A 12-year-old girl managed to save her younger brother's life when he was trapped in a septic tank and unresponsive. She followed police orders of CPR and remained calm in the process.