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Chinese woman saved from crematorium after mistaken coma death becomes adept painter

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A woman in southeastern China who was mistaken for dead and nearly cremated after falling into a coma has rebuilt her life as a painter. Chen Cuiju, 49, grew up in a poor rural family in Guizhou province. In 1995, aged 18, she moved to Dongguan, Guangdong province, to work in a factory, but the gruelling hours and harsh conditions left her severely malnourished. One day, while suffering from a fever and walking alone by a river, Chen collapsed and lost consciousness, according to the Guizhou...

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