Lulu

Ⓥ / 27 / feminist / Gemini / curious, nature lover / punk at heart / I love my cats / 1/3 of Illicify / all original posts are now on @d00mgrrl.bsky.social!

[Lulu @d00mgrrl]

Hey friends! I finally made a bluesky account 👀👀 moots follow me n I’ll follow u back!

[Chris Jaxon Speaks @RealChrisJaxon]

All you other politicians look pitiful.

[clara 🌻 @daylightclara]

life in new york city rn

[The Ginger Swindler @lilydsmith]

“if you cannot gift trans people with visibility, humanity, and acceptance, could you at least gift them with silence?”

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Wang Xiao was twenty-four years old when doctors told her she had about one year left to live. She suffered from uremia, a severe condition where the kidneys stop filtering waste from the blood.

Her family members took tests to see if they could donate a kidney, but no one was a match. All standard medical options had completely run out.

Instead of giving up, Wang decided to do something almost no one in her position would ever dare to try. In 2013, she posted a message in an online support group. Her words were direct and honest.

She wrote, "I just want to live."

She was looking for a terminally ill man with her same blood type who would be willing to marry her and donate his kidney after his death. In return, she promised to take care of him with everything she had for whatever time he had left.

Most people scrolled past the post, but a twenty-seven-year-old man named Yu Jianping saw it. Yu was a former manager dealing with myeloma, a serious blood cancer. He had already gone through a bone marrow transplant, but the cancer returned.

His father had to sell their family home to pay for treatments, and his girlfriend had left him after his diagnosis. Yu felt exhausted and ready to stop fighting.

However, when he saw Wang’s message, he realized their blood types matched. He sent her a short message: "I can marry you."

When they met for the first time in a park, something unexpected happened. They genuinely liked each other. During one of their online chats later on, Wang had to step away for her treatment.

She sent him a video from the dialysis machine, smiling despite the tubes and blood around her. She joked, "I am in dialysis now. My arm is stuck. Here is a one-handed monster."

Yu laughed out loud. He later admitted it was the first time he had laughed in a very long time.

On July 16, 2013, they officially registered their marriage. On paper, it was purely a practical contract. They agreed not to live together, not to combine their finances, and not to tell their families about the arrangement. If Yu passed away and his kidney matched, Wang would receive it.

In return, Wang promised to care for Yu's elderly father for the rest of his life.

Yet, daily life quickly changed their plan. Wang began accompanying Yu to his hospital visits. Yu cooked warm soup for her after her exhausting dialysis sessions.

They walked down hospital hallways together and joked about their situations. Slowly, the cold business contract transformed into genuine love.

When Yu urgently needed another expensive bone marrow transplant that his family could not afford, Wang refused to let him give up.

She set up a small street stall to sell flowers.

Next to the bouquets, she placed a handwritten note telling their story: two sick people trying to save each other, one day at a time.

Passersby stopped to read, bought flowers, and shared the story with others. Kindness spread quickly. Wang eventually raised about 500,000 yuan, which was over 90,000 dollars, covering the full cost of Yu’s operation.

Then, the unthinkable happened. Yu’s condition stabilized after his second transplant.

Around the same time, Wang’s medical team noticed her health improving, and her dialysis sessions were reduced. Eventually, doctors told her she might not even need a kidney transplant anymore.

In February 2015, they held a real wedding ceremony surrounded by friends and family.

Today, they run a flower shop called "Yongsheng Flower" in Xi'an, grown from the very same street stall that saved Yu’s life. Their story was even adapted into a major Chinese movie in 2024.

Wang and Yu showed the world that even in the darkest moments, love and human connection can heal what medicine alone cannot.

[GORM THE OLD @GORMTHEOLD25]

Mama mia...

[dani @AutismRonin]

No leading man is on this level rn

[victoria ♀️ @fatfabfeminist]

new york under mamdani

[Comrade Cat ⚔️🔮🛸🇵🇸 @CatJova]

My gf has been talking to this guy that bought a billboard in SF so that it wouldn’t be bought by a real AI company and now he just responds to anyone that messages him 😭 his name is Tucker and it took him 3 days to send her back that cat drawing

[kaanu devs @kaanomeg]

mate's a gift to humanity

[Josh Pigford @Shpigford]

Knockoff is now live!

Filter out the knockoff crap brands on Amazon.

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https://t.co/9mLk0EAsfG

[roman @Nozelcode]

Un youtuber brasileño le acaba de clavar un puñal a la suscripción de Photoshop.

Se llama PhotoGIMP: un parche gratuito (GPL-3.0) que convierte GIMP en una copia idéntica de Photoshop.

Misma interfaz, mismos paneles, mismos atajos de teclado y muchísimo más espacio para tu lienzo. Tus manos ya saben usarlo sin aprender nada nuevo.

Por qué está explotando?
- $0 en vez de $276 al año
- Sin cuenta Adobe ni login
- Todo se guarda en tu PC (nada en la nube)
- Compatible con Windows, Mac y Linux
- Se desinstala borrando una carpeta (sin rastro)

Instalación ridículamente fácil: copias 9 archivos y listo. +8.8k estrellas en GitHub y traducciones de la comunidad.

Uso personal y comercial 100% gratuito.

Enlace abajo

[dustin Couch @Dustinkcouch]

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early

astronaut: moon's haunted

nasa employee: what?

astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted

[Lulu @d00mgrrl]

@kreepykarly that’s a STEALL, congrats!!

[Lulu @d00mgrrl]

@sug4rf4iryy ahh thank u!! i’ll have to try it out :)

[one dozen rats at a keyboard @PanasonicDX4500]

they were right to take cigarette ads off tv, I would’ve smoked a pack a day if I saw this when I was 14

[leah ⋆˙⟡ @evenstqrs]

how do you genuinely look at sinner’s “i lied to you” and give it to kpop demon hunters

[♡ @taesdawn26]

city lights in fallen angels, 1995

[Lulu @d00mgrrl]

@tyrathetaurus WHAT 😭😭 ugh what a bad start to the year fr