Chapter 209: A Family Member with Cancer
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Half past seven in the morning.
After eating breakfast, Zhou Hai looked at his father who was paralyzed in a wheelchair, and tried to squeeze out a smile, "Dad, I'm going to work." ”
Hearing this, Father Zhou laboriously turned his head to look at Zhou Hai, and said inarticulately, "Note...... Be aware of the traffic ...... Safe. ”
"Hmm. ”
Zhou Hai nodded vigorously, turned around and walked out the door, at this time, the young man who was still smiling just now suddenly seemed to be a teenager, and he no longer had that kind of vitality.
His mind couldn't help but go back to one night more than two years ago, in March 2018, the exact date is out, and he was playing an online game at home.
Zhou Hai still remembers that in those days, there was a friend in the game whose mother had cancer, and then the friend said that he would not continue to play the game anymore, on the grounds that the family did not have much money, and all he could do was to accompany his mother to do what his mother wanted to do, and accompany his mother to go where she wanted to go. Listen to that, and when he has done these things with his mother, his mother will go home and die.
Zhou Hai was living a carefree life at that time, discussing marriage with his girlfriend, and even thinking about how to ask his family for money. He sympathized with and despised the unfortunate friend, "If it were me, I would have been ruined." ”
That night, Zhou Hai received a phone call from his mother, and he was completely stunned in just a few words - his father had lung cancer, although the doctor did not say it clearly, but it was estimated that it should be in the middle and advanced stages.
Frankly speaking, Zhou Hai didn't know much about cancer at that time, knew that it was a "health killer", and knew that it was almost an incurable disease. But after all, it happened to outsiders, and I didn't pay much attention to it. In addition, it is common to have reports of someone defeating cancer, a doctor saving a cancer patient, and so on, and there are some miracle fantasies.
However, when he checked on the Internet, he learned that cancer was really almost terminal, and it could be treated in the early stage, but in the middle and advanced stages, especially after the cancer cells began to metastasize and spread, it was a real terminal disease. Searching for various treatments on the Internet, I was dizzy and nervous, but there was no solution after all. Some people say that Western medicine is the treatment, some people say that traditional Chinese medicine is still used if chemotherapy is useless, or introduce some kind of miraculous home remedies, such as boiled eggs with walnut branches, and countless unscrupulous merchants have posted advertisements on the Internet, pretending to be patients with a clear conscience to boast about the miraculous curative effects of a certain medicine. If there really is a so-called miracle drug, as long as people with a normal IQ will apply for a patent, and then they will win awards and get soft hands, and their assets will surpass that of Bill Gates, how can they rely on this kind of advertising post to publicize it? This is not only to make money, but also to kill people! He was so angry at that time that human nature was so dirty and degenerate!
After a comprehensive evaluation of various claims, Zhou Hai found that in the end, there was only one choice: to go to a regular hospital. After all, this is well documented. It's not like others, no matter how good it is, it's unfounded after all.
The next day, he rushed home from the capital, and to his relief, his father's appearance had not changed, he was still so tough, and his complexion was good, but his expression was obviously a little more depressed. This reminded him of a sentence he saw on the Internet, 1/3 of cancer patients who died were scared to death, 1/3 died because patients could not tolerate overmedication, and 1/3 died because of ineffective treatment. As long as you have a good attitude, even if cancer metastasis occurs, there are many people who will survive with tumors for 10 or 20 years.
Therefore, in the following time, he continued to encourage his father, but most of the time he just smiled. He knows that he is as smart as his father, and he is afraid that he knows many things better than him. Of course, there is hope, and they are all waiting for a miracle.
In order to let his father receive the best treatment, Zhou Hai asked his parents to go to the capital with him and went to a well-reputable tumor hospital.
Then, he had to face huge treatment costs.
Like many Beipiao, he didn't save money, so he could only borrow money from relatives and friends, however, it was really difficult to borrow money for the reason of treating cancer, and he only borrowed 50,000 yuan in the end, plus his parents' 100,000 deposits, a total of only 150,000.
However, in just 7 days, the cost of treatment was as high as 100,000 yuan, which gave him an accurate idea of the cost of cancer, even if his father had medical insurance to reimburse 50%, the rest of the cost was a heavy pressure for him. He asked the doctor, and the doctor told him that the cost of a one-month course of treatment with cheaper targeted drugs would be nearly 30,000 yuan, that is, he would have to raise 180,000 yuan a year after excluding the reimbursement part. At this time, something worse happened, his girlfriend couldn't bear the weight of this pressure, and proposed to him to break up, although he was very painful, but he also understood it, after all, no matter who yearns for a better life.
His father also knew that he was struggling and insisted on going back to his hometown, so that he could save some of his expenses. Considering the reality of the situation, he agreed, at that time he hated himself very much, hated himself for being a waste, a dignified man, more than two years after graduation, he didn't even have the ability to take good care of his father.
In the following time, my father received chemotherapy for a month and rested for a month, and the hospital bed and the bed at home became the whole content of my parents' life. Every time he called home, in addition to comforting his father, he discussed the cost of treatment with his mother. And his father would give him some trouble every month or two: such as complaining that the nurse was not good at getting needles and refusing to continue chemotherapy, such as refusing to be hospitalized on the grounds of "black money" in the hospital. The whole family managed to maintain the treatment in their own way.
Life seems to fill a hole with no end every day.
However, my father's condition continued to deteriorate, and in March this year, after my father's examination, he found that there was still a brain swelling ~ tumor (it was impossible to determine whether this was a metastasis or a primary lung swelling ~ tumor), and his condition took a sharp turn for the worse.
Since March, my father's ability to move and speak has gradually declined. First of all, the left limb gradually weakened, unable to exercise normally, and walked a little lame, then the writing was not as neat and delicate as usual, and then the right limb began to weaken, and then the language ability was also much worse than before, and in September, even life could not take care of itself.
For this reason, Zhou Hai quit his job in the capital and returned to his hometown, because he had a terrible premonition that his father's life might enter the countdown.
Now, Zhou Hai didn't dare to talk to his father about his condition, or even comfort him, because he was afraid that if he said that, he would cry. Moreover, he was most afraid of waking up every morning, because his mind suddenly remembered his father who had cancer, and he had to watch his father suffer.
Not only did the father become stranger, but even the mother was significantly older, and the originally healthy and cheerful mother was completely old, with gray and sparse hair, neurasthenia worsening, and stomach problems. In fact, she once suspected that she had stomach cancer, and she once told Zhou Hai that if she really had cancer, she planned to die with her wife, "walk cleanly and don't drag you down".
Every time he thought of this, the corners of Zhou Hai's eyes would be pantothenic, and there would also be a deep sense of powerlessness...... Didn't want to do anything. However, he had to persevere, and if he couldn't persevere, the family would never be a little angry anymore.
In addition, he also saw a glimmer of light, two months ago, on October 16, Zhang Wei announced the development of the treatment of AIDS 'Future No. 1 Gene Injection ~ Solution', after the clinical trial, 'Future No. 1 Gene Injection ~ Solution' was confirmed to be effective, with a cure rate of 100%.
Since that day, Zhou Hai has been following the movements of Zhang Wei and Future Technology Company, in his opinion, AIDS is a terminal disease comparable to cancer, and since Zhang Wei can overcome AIDS, maybe he can also overcome cancer.
A few days later, on October 21, Zhou Hai heard the news that he was very excited, Zhang Wei announced that he would conquer all the terminal diseases of the century, including cancer. At that moment, he couldn't help but get excited, since Zhang Wei could overcome AIDS within a month, it shouldn't take much time to overcome other terminal diseases. At that moment, he was praying to heaven that Zhang Wei must overcome cancer within a year, because the doctor told him that his father could only last another year at most.
After that, Zhou Hai would check the relevant information on the Internet every day after work, looking forward to it and apprehensive. Before going to bed last night, Zhou Hai checked Zhang Wei's latest movements as usual, and found that Zhang Wei went to Stockholm, Sweden to receive the Nobel Prize, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, because he didn't see the information he wanted to see.
After leaving home, Zhou Hai went to the bus stop and boarded the bus to the company, where he was still immersed in sadness. For more than two years, he has watched his father's life slowly run out, and he has been worried in his heart, not knowing when he will never see his father again, and there will be no father in his life...... He couldn't help but sigh, why do people have to die, why do people have to separate, why are there terminal diseases like cancer!
Before he knew it, the bus had arrived at the station, and Zhou Hai hurriedly got off the bus, packed up his emotions, and walked to the company.
"Good morning, Manager Zhou. ”
"Manager Zhou, morning. ”
Along the way, many colleagues were greeting Zhou Hai, and Zhou Hai also nodded in response. Since his father suffered from cancer, he matured overnight, and worked extremely hard at work, because he had to earn enough money to continue his father's life, when he was in the capital, he spent more than a year to become the company's technical backbone, and when he returned to his hometown, he directly became the deputy manager of the R&D department of the new company with solid technology, and his income increased to 20,000 yuan per month.
However, even so, he still owes more than 100,000 foreign debts, because after his income was high, he exchanged the medicine he used for his father for more expensive imported medicine. It can be said that cancer is a bottomless pit, any amount of money can be swallowed into it, most families will go bankrupt, the most desperate thing is that even if the family is bankrupt, it cannot cure cancer, and eventually people are gone, leaving a bunch of debts! This is why many people said, "I think every family should prepare cyanide ~ ~ potassium, if I have cancer, I will eat it immediately, I can't accept that I have become the cancer patient who tortures my relatives." ”
"Manager Zhou, good news. ”
A young man of twenty-three or four-year-old walked towards Zhou Hai quickly and handed the mobile phone in his hand to Zhou Hai, "Zhang Wei announced at the Nobel Prize dinner that he has developed a gene injection ~ liquid for the treatment of cancer, and this drug will soon be in clinical trials, and my uncle's illness will soon be cured." ”
"Hurry up and give it to me!"
Zhou Hai couldn't wait to take the mobile phone from the young man's hand and click on the news video.
"Audience friends, here is an exciting news report. Yesterday, at the Nobel Prize dinner, Dr. Zhang Wei announced that he would overcome the world's difficult problem of cancer and that clinical trials would soon be conducted. This marks that China's medical industry has made great progress. From now on, cancer will no longer be a terminal illness, it will be cured as easily as AIDS has been conquered. ”
As soon as the screen turned, Zhang Wei appeared on the screen, only to see Zhang Wei open his mouth and say, "Everyone, I'm sorry, there is one thing I forgot to announce just now, I have developed a gene injection ~ solution for the treatment of cancer, and this drug will be in clinical trials soon." ”
"Really, it's true!"
Zhou Hai was so excited that he almost cried, he persisted for so long, and finally waited for the light, for a long time, he came back to his senses, returned the mobile phone to the other party, and then immediately took out his mobile phone, called the leader to ask for leave, he wanted to return home in the shortest possible time, and personally tell his parents the good news.
The moment he walked out of the building, Zhou Hai felt the warm sunshine and felt that the world was incomparably beautiful.
He secretly said in his heart, "Dr. Zhang, thank you!"
At this moment, there are countless people who have the same thoughts as Zhou Hai.
On the Internet, there are many cancer patients, family members, and people who have had similar experiences, discussing this matter.
"Since Zhang Wei announced at the press conference in October that he would overcome the terminal diseases of the century one by one, I have been waiting for this day, fortunately, it is still too late!"
"Although there is no clinical trial yet, I believe that the clinical trial will be successful, after all, he is Zhang Wei, and he has successfully conquered AIDS. ”
"Zhang Wei's merits are immeasurable, and I believe that those patients who have experienced despair will be willing to thank Zhang Wei and Future Technology in any way they can after being cured, even if it is kneeling in front of the company for a few days and nights. ”
"Yes, people who haven't experienced it will never understand the horror of cancer. Why is cancer called the king of all diseases, why is it called a terminal disease? It is not only a simple literal consciousness that cannot be cured, but also the pain and despair of being physically and psychologically tortured day ~ day and night, which is really hard for people who have not experienced it. That's why many cancer patients are willing to break the bank to try a new treatment, just to get a chance, even if it's a slim chance. ”
"This disease is not only a torture for the patient, but also a torture for the family, how many families have been bankrupt because of this? There are even many patients who have finally committed suicide in order not to affect their families. One of my uncles had lung cancer, and the doctor said there was no cure, so he slept at home all day, and he had a hard time breathing, and he didn't even have the strength to eat. One day my aunt went out with the child, and when she came home, she found that he had climbed to the second floor and stabbed herself to death with a long knife placed on the second floor.
"Looking upstairs when it comes to bankruptcy, I have to say that going bankrupt for cancer is both a natural disaster and a 'man-made disaster'. Because cancer treatment is expensive, it can range from tens of thousands of yuan to millions of dollars. Therefore, cancer patients have always been the "fat" that major hospitals are vying for, and even various departments within the hospital are fighting for cancer patients. There is only one purpose, and that is to make money. In some hospitals, some medical staff take advantage of the patient's "1% hope and 100% effort" mentality to make a fuss, using cancer to make a big deal and recommend high-priced drugs and imported drugs, so that patients pay more, but in the end they do not get the corresponding return.
What's even more hateful is that turning on the TV, radio, and newspapers and magazines, all kinds of advertisements for the treatment of tumors ~ tumors can be described as overwhelming, they are all openly or covertly, swearing that they can treat all kinds of cancer, these products are either ancestral secret recipes, or a certain "tumor ~ tumor expert years of clinical crystallization", or new products refined by high technology. I don't know how many people have been harmed by these false advertisements!"
"Zhang Wei will definitely not be like this, it can be seen from his low price to sell the 'Future No. 1 Gene Injection ~ Liquid' for the treatment of AIDS, he is a person with great compassion, and he will definitely continue to sell this life-saving medicine at a low price. A compassionate and loving person like him is rare in this materialistic society, and I suggest that everyone buy more products from future technology companies in the future, which is the only way we can repay him. ”
"Hey...... If only Zhang Wei had invented this drug a few months earlier, my grandfather would not have left me. ”
"This is the best news I've heard this year, and I hope to have a clinical trial as soon as possible and then go on sale soon!"
+1 (To be continued.) )