China husband says ‘I love you’ after wife wakes him from vegetative state by biting his toes

A woman in central China has captured the hearts of many online after helping her husband emerge from a years-long vegetative state by biting his toes to stimulate his nerves. Song Mei, 45, a former kindergarten art teacher from Henan province, and her husband Zhao Jinqian, a waterproofing worker, had lived modestly with their two children before tragedy upended their lives. Local reports described the couple as generous even when it exceeded their means. Song gave free painting lessons at home.