> towards the end of his life there was only one person that could understand him, his secretary or nurse or someone like this > Mao had been in poor health fo

> towards the end of his life there was only one person that could understand him, his secretary or nurse or someone like this > Mao had been in poor health for several years and had declined visibly for at least six months prior to his death. There are unconfirmed reports that he possibly had ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.[1] [1] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong