A small "Grandma Medical Studio" established by four grandmothers whose average age is over 70 in Yinhe community, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, provides free health services including blood pressure measurement and health consultation every week.

A loyal fan of grannies said that a moment's commitment of love is common. It is the 15-year persistence that counts.

"Grandma Medical Studio" has been closed for nearly six months due to the sweeping COVID-19. But luckily, today (June 2) will witness its reopening.

There are four grandmothers in the studio with the oldest one reaching 77 years old

Gao Deyuan, 77, retired from the position of head nurse of the First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District at the age of 58.

At that time, she and Meng Cainv, 58, set up a stall equipped with a long table, a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope at the gate of Yinhe community to help people measure their blood pressure for free.

Fifteen years later, grandma's studio is now ran by four senior citizens.

The youngest, Qu Xinhua, is a 70-year-old retired doctor; the third, Wang Canzhi, is 73 years old, used to be a nurse in the Third Hospital of Xiaoshan; the oldest and the second are 77 year old retired doctors, Meng Cainv and 77 year old retired head nurse Gao Deyuan.

The studio is popular with nannies, security guards and sanitation workers

The services provided including routine works such as blood pressure measurement and heartbeat detection as well as extra serves like professional consultation.

Everyday there is a long queue stood by people aged from 30 to 60 in the studio, which is suffused with praise from the neighbors, the housekeeper, the community security guard and even the sanitation workers in Yinhe community.

After six months off, fans and grandmas can't wait to meet again

For grandmas, it was the longest vacation they have ever experienced in 15 years to have the six months standstill caused by the epidemic.

Thus they are extremely excited to finally have the Grandma Medical Studio gone back to work again on June 2. "We've even arranged everyone's watch list for the second half of the year."

Ren Ping, Secretary of Yinhe community, said, "Staff will be sent to maintain order in the studio every Tuesday. In due course, we will also consider renovating the studio to provide a more comfortable environment for the grandmas."

(Compiled by Xu Yuhong)