Chapter Twenty-Six: To Worsen the Situation
Shutting down the live broadcast is equivalent to cutting off an important income, and the plan to save 10,000 yuan within a month is about to come to naught.
Just when Chiba was helpless, something more unexpected happened.
Yesterday, on her way to the children's clothing store, the phone rang, and her heart beat wildly when she looked at the familiar number.
"Hey...... Yes, it's me. ”
Her voice trembled uncontrollably, and at the same time, her whole body trembled.
At the intersection, there were many pedestrians, and she shouted into the phone almost frantically, and her emotions were almost out of control.
"No matter how expensive it is! How can you ask such a ridiculous question, she is my mother, and she can't give up as long as she is alive! ”
She crouched down in pain, surrounded by tall buildings like traps built with high barriers, watching her fall in despair. Passers-by hurried and looked sideways, but they did not stop because of the strange girl's condition. Everyone is busy and numb, everyone may not be in control of their own lives, and who can help her.
The call was from a nursing home. Mo Lianzhi, who has been lying for more than ten years, has recently become ill, and she originally relied on nasal tube to eat, but she can no longer maintain her life in this way due to a sudden stomach disease. The hospital asked if it was necessary to switch to a nutrient solution, and at the same time expressed an objective suggestion - for a living dead, the expensive nutrient solution is really a meaningless expense.
However, how could Chiba accept such a cruel suggestion, and immediately asked for leave from the children's clothing store, quickly bought a ticket back to Lancheng and rushed back overnight.
When I came to the ward, I saw my mother, who was thinking about it day and night, and my anxiety eased slightly.
On the hospital bed, Mo Lianzhi hung a hanging bottle, full of lines for monitoring. She slept deeply, her eyes were tightly closed, and her eyelashes were a little dusty. The immense pain caused by the injury was neither expressible nor perceptible to her, and the whole person looked like a specimen.
The doctor took emergency measures against her, and she was finally pulled back from the brink of death, and her condition improved with a nutrient supplement. According to the nurse, her face was blue a few days ago, but now she has finally regained her blood color.
Holding his mother's hand, cold and rough. It used to be a pair of soft and dexterous hands that cooked delicious meals and sewed beautiful clothes...... And now, in addition to maintaining basic functions such as respiration and metabolism, Mo Lianzhi no longer has any advanced subjective consciousness.
There have been countless elderly people and critically ill patients who have suffered strokes in the two beds next door, and if Mo Lianzhi is still conscious, he will definitely feel the farewell again and again, and re-examine the meaning of being a person. But her situation is even more miserable and helpless, lying in bed and flowing life and time together, without even the ability to cut off this waste. It's like a customer in the bank who forgot to take his number, and he can only sit stupidly for a long time, never waiting for the window to call his wheel.
"Mom, I'm coming......"
Chiba's throat was sand and hoarse, and her heart was tingling.
"Why don't you tell the doctor if you feel uncomfortable, you don't have to carry it yourself. You can't be so disobedient, do you know how worried I am. You definitely don't want to eat those things anymore, do you taste better now? ”
Looking at the drops of nutrient solution that fell, Chiba knew that it was the guarantee of her mother's survival, and it was also a coin. However, she did not give up at all, as long as she could maintain her mother's life, even if she spent gold and silver or even lost her life.
It's a pity that she doesn't have mountains of gold and silver.
"Is it cold or not, I close the window?" She asked, as if Mo Lianzhi would nod her head after her, but her hand retracted as soon as she touched the window. It's a sweltering summer, so how can it be cold. Mo Lianzhi only lived like hibernation and his metabolism was minimized, which caused his limbs to be cold.
So, she leaned down again.
"I'm doing well in Lucheng now, and the house I live in is big, big...... It's a pity that you're not around, so you can't get used to it. Don't worry, I will work hard to make money and buy a house that belongs to us in the future. It doesn't matter if it's small, as long as we are together, you watch TV and listen to music, I will stir-fry and cook, and make your favorite braised pork......"
At this point, she felt her mother's little finger move slightly, and she couldn't tell whether the hallucination was real or real.
"Why go to Deer City? Because there is a very important thing that must be done...... Don't worry, no one dares to bully me, your daughter is so strong. ”
As he was talking, two people came in, one in a white coat and the other in an old-fashioned tunic suit.
She respectfully stepped forward and nodded.
"I haven't slept all night, look at the red eyes." Dr. Shum, who was wearing a white lab coat, said.
"I must have cried again, I can't help but be excited if I haven't seen my mother for so long, isn't it?" Wearing a tunic was Min Yuhua, the former chairman of the textile factory trade union, who arranged the whereabouts of the mother and daughter at the beginning. For Chiba, he is undoubtedly a benefactor on a par with the director of the welfare home.
"Uncle Min is making fun of me again." She squeezed out a smile, but she couldn't hide her depression.
"Go out and talk, don't get in the way of the patient's rest."
Dr. Cen got out of the way, she nodded her head, and Min Yuhua followed and walked out together.
There is a small flower garden outside the sanatorium, which is full of pink roses at this time, but the three of them have no intention of admiring it and go straight to the point.
"Chiba, your mother is a miracle, she can maintain vital signs for more than ten years, the only one in my knowledge, it is enough to see what a strong woman she is." Dr. Shum said.
"Lianzhi has this daughter in her heart, so she naturally has to support it." Min Yuhua added.
"Having said that, you all know that patients in this implant state in medicine don't actually have any subjective consciousness, let alone thinking. Mo Lianzhi used to have good physical fitness, which is the reason why he can survive. Chiba, I know you're sensitive to talking about your mother's condition, but today I hope you can calmly listen to my analysis and don't get emotional. Eventually, Dr. Shum touched on the topic.
Chiba Madoka opened her bloodshot eyes and didn't respond. Min Yuhua patted her on the shoulder, as if to help make an approval.
"Some time ago, the nurse found that there was reflux in the tube that fed your mother, and we didn't pay attention to it at first, but then we found that the reflux was bloody, so we immediately organized experts to consult her, and it was found out that she was suffering from gastric varices. I won't go into details about what varicose veins are in the stomach, but this disease directly causes her to no longer be able to eat by the tube. ”
Chiba naturally didn't understand what a varicose vein in the stomach was, but he could guess that it was a terrible thing. For Mo Lianzhi, who became a vegetative person, any small problem was fatal, even the most common cold and fever.
Sensing the client's confusion and panic, Dr. Shum hurriedly explained.
"Oh, rest assured, we've stopped the bleeding with tissue adhesive and the recurrence rate is low without further stimulation. I would like to tell you that the nutrient solution that is now used is a very expensive form of care that will replace your mother's daily feeding. I know it's cruel to give you advice on the phone, but you still have to think calmly, can you afford it, and if so, for how long? ”
"As I said, she is my mother, my most important person, even if she trades my life for me."
"The nutrient solution is bought with money, and life cannot be exchanged, and medical and legal questions cannot be answered with this kind of perceptual thinking." Dr. Shum put it bluntly, "If we could trade lives for lives, I think the desperate pain faced by many families would be alleviated, but in fact this is just an unrealistic expectation, what do you say?" ”
"Doctor Cen also wants to ask for your opinion, after all, you are Lianzhi's only relative." Min Yuhua stood up at this time, and the palm that pressed on Qianye's shoulder was thick and powerful, "Her life depends on those nutrient solutions, whether to give it or not, how long to give, you have the final say." In other words, how long she can live is up to you, the daughter, to decide. ”
Chiba covered her ears with her hands and shook her head frantically.
"No, no, don't tell me these horrible things, there's no way I'm going to give up on her. I know it's very expensive, and I'm going to work hard to make money, so please don't ask me such cruel questions, I won't be able to live without my mother. ”
Min Yuhua looked at Dr. Cen and shook his head slightly.
"Okay Chiba, don't be sad, it's really not easy for Lianzhi to survive until now, you should feel lucky." Min Yuhua took out a tissue from her bag and handed it to her, "We have no intention of ending her life, and the law will not allow it." Since we are old friends, we have to be responsible for Lianzhi and work together to solve the current problem. ”
"You are all mother's benefactors, and I will remember you well for the rest of my life. I believe in you, you can listen to anything, but only one, let her live, beg you. ”
"Okay, I know what you mean." Dr. Shum seemed to have anticipated that she would persevere.
"Since the restructuring of the factory, everyone's wages have not been paid enough, and we have applied many times to help Lianzhi get some money. In addition, the previous union set up a fund, and the officers ran around to raise funds, which barely supported her daily expenses. Now that the fund is gone, all kinds of fundraising can not continue, and the nursing home has reduced all that can be reduced, but the money for the nutrient solution is really not in the way. Min Yuhua said and took out a bank card and handed it to Chiba.
"There are 20,000 on this as my personal support for your mother. But just now Dr. Cen also said that the long-term use of this nutrient solution is a lot of money, and it is estimated that this money will not be managed for long, so you have to find a way quickly. ”
Chiba was so grateful that she wanted to kneel for him immediately, but that didn't solve anything. At this point, she must show a strong attitude in order to convince the two benefactors of her determination.
"Uncle Min, thank you."
"I will also do my best to help your mother get the best treatment from the hospital." Dr. Shum followed suit.
"Thank you." Chiba choked up and bowed to the two, "Mom is really lucky to have your help. I borrowed this money from Uncle Min, and I will pay you back as soon as possible. Please also ask Dr. Shum to insist on my persistence and don't give up. No matter how high the cost is, I am willing, as long as my mother can live. ”
"No need to pay it back, this is a piece of my heart...... So what's next for you? Min Yuhua asked.
"Make money!"