Chapter 30: The Sick Are My Relatives

Doctors and nurses are a wall between patients and diseases.

With the virus raging and the rapid spread of the epidemic and its wide spread, the challenges and pressures facing Wuhan and the whole country are unprecedented.

The epidemic waits for no one, and it is the duty and mission of every medical worker to race against time and do everything possible to snatch fresh lives from the hands of death.

On February 1st, the sky was overcast. At half past seven, Lin Yueqin got on the bus from the hotel where she stayed and rushed to the hospital to work. Sitting on the bus, she looked around at the surrounding streetscape, the evergreen trees all the year, and the leaves were covered with a layer of silver frost. The deciduous trees were all bare, their dry branches shivering in the cold wind, and occasionally a few yellow leaves fell, as if the slightest sound of life could be heard.

Since the "lockdown" in Wuhan, everything is silent, the wide streets are empty, there are no cars, no people, there is no trace of the dynamism of life, there is only a single gray between heaven and earth, this depressed atmosphere fills everything, little by little to drain the vitality of the city. Looking at this bleak and empty street, thinking of the usual bustling scene of cars and people, Lin Yueqin couldn't help but feel sad and sad, and tears kept rolling in her eyes.

When she came to Jimin Hospital, Lin Yueqin first put on protective clothing, "fully armed", and walked into the wards like a "big white" to check on the treatment of patients.

Yesterday, Lin Yueqin's respiratory and critical care department admitted 162 new crown pneumonia patients in just 8 hours, most of whom were seriously ill. Due to the severity of the disease, many patients developed symptoms of hypoxia, and their symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath were temporarily relieved by high concentration of oxygen. However, because the condition of these patients may deteriorate at any time, Lin Yueqin told the doctors and nurses in the department to pay close attention to the changes in their respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation.

After the ward round, Lin Yueqin convened experts from the department to consult some severe and critically ill patients.

Lin Yueqin said: "During this time, I collected some good treatment methods during the 'SARS' period, conducted careful research, and tried to use the 'four antibodies and two balances' treatment strategy to treat new crown pneumonia patients, and now it seems that it does have good efficacy." 'Four anti-antibodies and two balances' - the first is antiviral, the sooner the better, early antiviral treatment can reduce the occurrence of critical illness. The second is that there is shock and hypoxemia in the progression of the disease, especially this new coronavirus, hypoxemia is still more occurring, so it is necessary to give oxygen and respiratory support in time. The third is to resist the cytokine storm, closely monitor the cytokines, and once there is a cytokine storm, it can be treated with the Lee's artificial liver support system. The fourth is anti-provocative infection, viruses often lead to provocative infection, antibiotics can not be used early, but later to monitor whether there is a provocative bacterial, fungal infection, once it occurs, according to the drug sensitivity to choose a reasonable antibiotic. At the same time, it is necessary to achieve 'two balances', one is the balance of water and electrolytes, that is, to replenish water, electrolytes, acid-base balance, replenish a certain amount of water, and maintain good vital signs. The second is the microecological balance, in the case of a large number of viral infections, it often causes intestinal microecological disorders, so these patients should also supplement digestive tract probiotics. This 'four antibodies and two balances' treatment strategy is an effective method, and we will continue to apply it in the future in the rescue of severe patients with new coronary pneumonia, and continue to improve it in practice......"

After listening to Lin Yueqin's introduction, the experts all deeply agreed and praised, and said that they would promote and apply it in the future treatment.

At 10 a.m., the weather began to clear up slowly. Today is a memorable day, because after Lin Yueqin's systematic treatment, a total of 24 new crown pneumonia patients will recover and be discharged, including the first batch of 14 medical staff infected in this hospital, as well as the first patient who was treated for the first time and used to work in the Huanan Seafood Market. Among these cured patients, the oldest was 86 years old and the youngest was 28 years old.

The hospital held a simple farewell ceremony for them, hoping to bring blessings to the recovered patients and build confidence in the medical staff.

As soon as the ceremony ended, the critically ill patient at the Huanan Seafood Market walked quickly to Lin Yueqin's side and held her hand tightly with his rough hands. He burst into tears and kept sobbing, and suddenly, with a plop, knelt in front of Lin Yueqin, and choked up: "Director Lin, thank you for saving me and giving me a second life!" After speaking, he kowtowed to Lin Yueqin three times in a row.

Men have gold under their knees, and they kneel to their parents. Kneeling down to others is the greatest gratitude to others, and it is also the most simple and profound etiquette for ordinary people.

Lin Yueqin was deeply moved and burst into tears: "Don't be like this, get up quickly!" Hurriedly helped him up and said to him: "Saving the dead and helping the wounded, the doctor's vocation, how can I afford such a great gift from you." I hope that after you go back, you will strengthen your exercise, enhance your physique, and live a better and better life in the future!"

At the same time, several patients also sent letters of thanks to Lin Yueqin, writing down everything they wanted to say in the past few days. One of the letters reads:

"Director Lin and the angels of the team: You have worked hard! Due to the unfortunate infection of the new crown pneumonia, I was fortunate to come to Jimin Hospital, and for several days, because of your careful care, I was finally able to be discharged from the hospital. It is you who have given confidence and courage to us patients regardless of your personal safety, and it is you who have helped us through one difficult time after another with your superb medical skills. You are the guardian angels of the people of Wuhan, although I can't see your faces clearly, but you will always shine in my heart, and I will always remember your great kindness. Thank you for your efforts, you are true heroes and the loveliest people today!"

After reading these letters, Lin Yueqin was very excited, and her mood was difficult to calm down for a long time. She thought that saving a life is saving a family, and that those houses that were about to collapse can be put back up, giving them hope for life and confidence in life. As a doctor, all you can do is do everything you can to save as many lives as possible and reduce the number of tragedies you can do. Today is a good start, and I believe that through continuous efforts, the dawn is ahead......

Today, Cheng Shuang was busy all day in Longyuantan Hospital, sweating, sore back, and his body was almost straight. During this time, she and her colleagues were overloaded every day, working more than a dozen hours a day. Follow a strict care routine that rotates day and night. For more than ten hours, he did not eat, drink, or go to the toilet. The overdraft of the body, the limit of exhaustion, facing infected patients one by one, but also facing one dead patient after another.

Caring for patients, changing dressings, watching medical device testing, managing patients' eating, drinking, and lazing, as if they were their own relatives. Here, life is noble and duty is sacred, which makes Cheng Shuang feel the vocation of a healer.

When the patient has no vital signs, sometimes Cheng Shuang is alone, wiping the deceased from head to toe, changing clothes, putting it into a uniform body bag, and bowing three times to the victim!

After the virus infected people are hospitalized or die, their relatives are not present, and the deceased people do not have a loved one around to see them off, and these are the responsibility of the doctors. Every infected person who dies has received the best treatment, all have been treated with due respect, and professional care is provided 24 hours a day, although it is not a relative, but it is better than a relative!

Since returning to her husband Fang Guangming's hometown on the twenty-ninth day of the New Year, her ten-year-old daughter Fang Zixuan was sent to her grandmother's house. After returning to work, Cheng Shuang was arranged to live in a hotel in a unified manner, so the mother and daughter have not met so far. Once he is a little free, the thoughts of his daughter will make Cheng Shuang scratch his heart.

The night before yesterday, when I was on a video with my daughter at the hotel, my daughter saw that she had cut off her long hair, her face was full of deep mask indentations, and the skin was broken in several places, and she was wearing a band-aid, and her daughter cried so loudly: "Mom, I miss you so much! When will you come back?"

Seeing her daughter crying bitterly, Cheng Shuang's heart was like a knife, but she tried her best to suppress her tears and not let them flow out, and said to her daughter: "Baby, mom drove the virus away, so I'll go home and have fun with you." ”

After careful persuasion and comfort, the daughter finally broke into tears and smiled, and said to her, "Mom, I'll give you a dance and cheer for you, okay?"

"Okay, baby, you can dance well, mom praises you and applauds you!"

Fang Zixuan danced a Tibetan dance for her mother through the video. Looking at it, Cheng Shuang couldn't control the tears in his eyes anymore, and burst out of his eyes. She turned her head away, secretly wiped away her tears, and covered her endless thoughts and sorrows with applause......

Putting away his thoughts, Cheng Shuang continued to get busy. In the corridor of the ICU ward, a 20-year-old daughter walked towards her with a food bucket: "Auntie, I am a family member of bed 382, and I sent it to my father with white fungus soup and wrote him a letter. Since I can't enter the ICU, please help me pass it on to my dad, and if it doesn't affect your work, please take the time to give this letter to my dad, okay?"

"No problem, you can leave it to me. ”

Cheng Shuang took the thermos bucket and the letter, and came to the side of Mr. Li, a patient with bed 382. He had all kinds of tubes stuck in his body, curled up in a small ball on the hospital bed, and he couldn't lie down and sit at all. Mr. Li, 65 years old, is a critically ill patient, and has been hospitalized for three or four days, so he went from nasal cannula, then to oxygen mask, then to non-invasive ventilator, and finally to the ICU.

Cheng Shuang took the letter and said to him: "Uncle, look at it, this is your daughter's word, right?" Mr. Li was a little unconvinced at first. Cheng Shuang pointed to the final payment: "Look, this is your daughter's name, right?

"Dad, I know you are very uncomfortable now, since you were a child, you have told me to be strong, to be brave to fight against fate, not to be afraid. In my heart, you have always been a person who stands up to the sky. This time, you must also overcome it, you must overcome it. When you are discharged from the hospital, we want to celebrate you and give you a big hug. Dad, I had a dream last night, I dreamed that you and I, and my mother, aunt, and uncle, we were going on a trip together, or a trip abroad. Don't forget, we were planning to go to Japan together in April, and we are all waiting for you, so you have to keep your promise and don't break your promise!"

Listening to this, Mr. Li actually cried like a child. Cheng Shuang was also sour in his heart, and wanted to cry. With tears in her eyes, she hurriedly comforted and enlightened him: "Uncle, don't be sad, this is your daughter's encouragement and love for you, do you have the motivation and confidence?"

He gave a thumbs up and said with difficulty, "Yes!".

Cheng Shuang also hurriedly gave a thumbs up and said to her: "Uncle, people will live a breath, you must be brave, you must be strong, because you are your daughter's sky, the sky can't fall, you have to go out from here!"

After 12 days in the ICU, Mr. Li's condition improved rapidly and he later returned to the general ward.

Cheng Shuang was very happy, thinking to himself, it seems that his daughter's letter has played a great role, when people are desperate, sometimes the spirit is more important than the medicine.

Cheng Shuang told him: "Uncle, you are great, you have finally survived this hurdle." You have to believe that we will be better and happier in the future! Come on, we look forward to the day when you will be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible!"

When Cheng Shuang inspected the old man surnamed Zhang in bed 302, he saw that he was wearing an oxygen mask and his breathing was extremely short. After he gestured to Cheng Shuang, he handed her a piece of white paper folded in half, which was written crookedly: "If I can't recover and be discharged from the hospital this time, please give this request to my family after I pass away, and trouble the doctors and nurses." Underneath the text is his son's phone number.

In order to reassure the old man, Cheng Shuang pretended to be calm and took the blank paper, and comforted him not to worry, he would definitely get better.

According to past experience, Cheng Shuang didn't dare to read the letter in front of him, for fear that the emotions of both parties would get out of control. Ten minutes later, she finished checking the critically ill patients in charge and returned to the office. Unfolding the white paper, tears suddenly blurred his eyes:

"Dear Wife and Children: When you read this letter, I have left this world, please don't feel sorry for me. This pneumonia epidemic came so quickly that our home became the hardest hit area, and I was unfortunately infected, and I obviously felt shortness of breath two days ago.

In the past few days in the hospital, I have thought about many things from the past, and I feel that the time I spent with you is so good, and I am very satisfied. I would love to go home again, to be with you again, but when you receive this letter, none of this is possible. Dear family, remember to help me water the flowers and plants on the balcony, remember to buy a gift for my little grandson on his birthday, and tell him that grandpa will always love him.

- those who love you forever"

It can be felt that the old man was very calm when he wrote this letter, but when Cheng Shuang read the letter, his heart was turbulent.

An epidemic has taken thousands of lives, and behind every lost life is a living family, and how much pain their departure will bring to her family, she doesn't dare to think about it anymore.

Cheng Shuang thought about how pitiful these patients were, they couldn't see their families for isolation and treatment, and when they unfortunately died, they didn't have any family to see them off before they died, so they passed away quietly and lonely. As a medical worker, I am the dearest and dearest relatives around the patient, and I should do my best to give the best treatment and care to these unfortunate "relatives", so that they can feel the care of the society and the warmth of the world......