When the ward was being built, Dr. Zhang stood outside the window of the isolation ward and imagined countless times what his state would be if he had this disease, what mood would he have, and what he would need.

The answer he came up with was that a friend who could talk to me was perhaps the most comforting thing for me at such a moment.

Because they don't look out of each other while wearing protective clothing, medical staff will mark their respective protective suits.

"I wrote my name on the left side of my chest, and drew a red heart, and on the right side I wrote a sentence to Old Tang, don't be afraid, I'm with you. ”

During this special period, not only the treatment methods need to be tried, but also the communication methods, how to face the diagnosed patients, and how to build trust with the patients in such an environment need to be explored little by little.

At present, the whole country does not know much about this disease, and doctors may pay attention to things at the level of drugs and treatment methods, while patients have a real experience.

"I said, you tell me how you feel, and we can face this together, and it won't be so scary. When I said these words, I didn't see regret or sadness in Old Tang's eyes, but Old Tang opened up the conversation box and slowly began to talk about how he was diagnosed, how he felt, and his symptoms. ”

"We asked several experts to consult with Don and formulate a suitable treatment plan for him. I paid close attention to the physiological and biochemical indicators and laboratory results of Lao Tang. In addition, he also fixed twice a day and went into the ward to talk to Lao Tang. ”

There is no definite stage or cycle for the progression of the disease, but the patient's psychological state is changing every minute, and with the extension of the isolation time, day by day, fear and anxiety will increase.

"During the treatment, Don will keep asking, how is my lab test today? How is the chest X-ray of my lungs? Or is there any good treatment plan? Or is there even a new treatment plan that you dare not use on others, you can try it for me!"

"The most neglected problem in epidemic prevention and control is the psychological problems of confirmed patients like Lao Tang. Their stress mainly comes from the guilt of their families, and if one person is diagnosed, the whole family will be quarantined. They don't see their families in the process, and we're the only ones they see every day. ”

Rob said: "I heard that patients are now assigned psychiatrists, I read it on the news before. ”

"Yes, it's all a gradual experience. Dr. Zhang continued: "Old Tang's isolation room was originally a six-person room, but now he only has one bed. The room was extra big, big enough to be a bit empty. There is a balcony, there is a bathroom, and there is a small park outside the balcony. It's a pity that Old Tang can only move around the room and can't go out of the room. Every time I talk to him, I pay extra attention to his reaction and judge his state from his reaction. ”

"What I need is not for him to listen to me, or to believe me, I need him to participate, I teach Don to see his test results, explain to him how to look at CT, I said, you see that your original lesions have now absorbed a part, which shows that we are moving towards victory step by step!"

"The before and after CT scan, the slightest subtle changes, I pointed it out to him. Only when he is moving, his energy is on what I say, so he will not be so easy to think cranky, and the psychological pressure will be less. ”

In fact, infectious diseases mainly rely on the patient's own immune system, and drugs only inhibit the reproduction of the virus, but cannot kill it. Therefore, people are very important, and they are very important.

And for these quarantined people, nothing is more important than hope.

"One day, I found that Old Tang was very irritable, as soon as he saw me, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw, anxiously asked me if I could do him a favor? I quickly asked what was wrong, he said that he took his wife and children to see his father, now he has been diagnosed, his father has also been forced to isolate, his father is 80 years old, he can't take care of himself, and his temper is stubborn, he really can't help it. ”

"He Lao Tang heard that his father had been resisting quarantine and was very uncooperative, so he was very worried. I hope I can help him coordinate so that his wife and father can be isolated together, and they can take care of it, or isolate at home. It was an impossible task for me because there were two hospitals involved, and I had no right to interfere with the quarantine policy, but as a friend of Don's friends, I knew how important this call was to him. I called the CDC with the mindset of giving it a try and explained the situation. The CDC attaches great importance to Tang's situation and promises to coordinate as much as possible. ”

Rob nervously asked, "Did that work?"

Dr. Zhang smiled: "The next day, his family went to take care of his father, and in the afternoon of the same day, Tang's father's throat swab nucleic acid monitoring showed negative and he was allowed to isolate at home." I'll tell Don the good news. Old Don's face was covered by a mask, but the eyes that were exposed looked at me eagerly, and the circles under his eyes gradually turned red. He didn't speak, but took the initiative to shake my hand. ”

"That night, my colleagues went to the cleaning area to eat, the patients in the ward went to sleep, and I was on duty alone in the isolation ward, just on duty, but it was almost the hardest hour of my life. For an hour, I couldn't touch anyone, all I could hear was the sound of my own breathing, and all I could see was the little vision in front of my goggles. I suddenly want to call, I can call anyone, I want to talk to someone, I want to have someone around, I don't want to be alone in this moment of loneliness. ”

"During the day, I am a little sun in front of patients and colleagues, a person who brings hope and light. But at night, in the corridor of the isolation ward, when everything in front of me was quiet, I was finally able to face myself, only to realize that there were times when I couldn't hold on. ”

Rob listened to Dr. Zhang's story, she couldn't empathize, but she could understand from Dr. Zhang's emotions that this incident had a great impact on him.

"I was in and out of the isolation ward for so long, but the thought of the almost still hour that night made me despair," Dr Zhang said. At that moment, I felt that I understood Don's mood better. ”

"Lao Tang is the third child in the family, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lao Tang's brother came to deliver dumplings to Lao Tang. As soon as my brother saw me, he grabbed me and said that he had brought two dumplings, one for Lao Tang and one for me. He also said that I don't have to worry, this must be clean. But I really can't eat Don's dumplings, because in our ward, all items flow in one direction, and the patient's belongings come in through the source channel, and once they come in, they can only be stopped, and they can't go in again. ”