In addition to her mental disability, the 40-something Yu-chuan has suffered from schizophrenia since her youth. Her mother was her first primary caregiver, but when she died 20-some years ago, Yu-chuan's sister Yu-fen (not her real name) took over. Unfortunately, she too became ill from the pressures of long years of care.
張文嬿指出，現年四十多歲的玉娟，青春期時併發精神分裂症，過去主要照顧者是母親，二十多前母親去世後，接手照顧的姊姊玉芬（化名）也因不堪長年壓力而生病。