After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 230 We have thought of everything, but we have never thought of giving up on you (6K)

"Old Xia, is my daughter okay? Can you talk now?"

"convenient!"

"Xiaoxue is fine. She just finished chemotherapy and took liver-protecting medicine. She is now lying in bed."

"I answered your call in the corridor. Tell me, what's the matter? Is there any result on the bone marrow stem cell donation from her uncle and aunt?"

“Will they donate?”

The person who called was Lao Xia’s wife, Fang Mei, who was also Xia Xue’s mother.

Hearing Lao Xia's question, Fang Mei on the phone suddenly sighed and said:
"Well, last night my dad specially asked all three of Xiaoxue's uncles to come back to their hometown for dinner."

"I told you about this after dinner, but..."

"Her second and third uncles didn't say anything, but her second and third aunts kept talking about high blood pressure, diabetes and so on... I could tell that her second and third uncles were not very willing."

When Old Xia heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he said anxiously:

"Fang Mei, didn't you tell them that donating hematopoietic stem cells is actually harmless to the human body?"

"Nowadays, many volunteers donate hematopoietic stem cells for free. It really has no impact."

"Of course I did."

Fang Mei on the other end of the phone took over:
"I explained it to them very clearly. With the development of medical technology, donating hematopoietic stem cells no longer requires extracting bone marrow from the spine as before. Instead, hematopoietic stem cells can be separated from the blood!"

"Besides, we haven't reached the stage of donating stem cells yet. We still need to draw blood for matching. Only if they are compatible can they be transplanted..."

"They were not very willing to just do the blood test for matching."

Old Xia suddenly sighed helplessly. In fact, he could understand the concerns of Xiaoxue's uncles.

In fact, a few years ago, before Xia Xue was diagnosed with leukemia, he also thought that donating hematopoietic stem cells was to extract bone marrow from the spine.

Later I learned that donating stem cells only requires an injection of a drug called a "mobilizer," and under the action of the drug, the stem cells in the bone marrow will be mobilized into the peripheral blood.

At this time, the donor only needs to lie on the hospital bed and wait for the blood to be drawn out of the body, and then after being extracted by a professional machine, it slowly returns to his body.

The whole process took about three hours and was relatively easy.

In the past few years since donating hematopoietic stem cells, he has not felt any abnormality in his body.

It’s just that… people who have never experienced it will always have a fear of the unknown when it comes to donating stem cells.

At this moment, Fang Mei's voice came from the phone again.

"However, although Xiaoxue's second and third uncles are unwilling, but..."

"Only my uncle agreed immediately after listening to my explanation. He said he was willing to donate stem cells to save Xiaoxue!"

"Uncle?"

Old Xia was slightly stunned, and the image of his uncle appeared in his mind.

My uncle is not well educated. He has been farming in the countryside since he was a child. He also raises some livestock such as chickens, ducks, fish, and sheep to sell for money. He lives a rather hard life.

It can be said that compared with his other brothers and sisters, my eldest uncle is the least promising and has the lowest say.

But I didn’t expect that at this critical moment, it was my uncle who took the initiative to step forward.

Old Xia was suddenly moved. After a moment of silence, he said with emotion:
"Fang Mei, please thank my uncle for me."

"Thank you."

Fang Mei's voice on the other end of the phone finally had a hint of life in it:
"And I also told my uncle that if the match is successful, we will more or less give him some nutrition money to help him replenish his body!"

"It's my duty, it's my duty!" Old Xia said hurriedly.

"Well, I will personally bring my uncle to Rongcheng tomorrow to do a blood test at the hospital. You can talk to the doctor at the hospital today."

"Okay, I'll go talk to Director Hu as soon as I hang up the phone."

Having said this, Old Xia's mood was obviously much better.

Regardless of whether my uncle’s type is a match or not, at least there is hope, isn’t it?

But this rare sense of relaxation did not last long. After just a few seconds, he suddenly thought of another thing.

"By the way, Fang Mei, how is the sale of our house going? Have you posted the news of the sale? Has anyone asked about it?"

After the words fell, Fang Mei's voice on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.

After learning from Director Hu that they would need at least 100 million yuan to undergo a second bone marrow transplant, the two decided to sell their house to raise the money.

There is no other way. This is 100 million yuan. Where can I get 100 million yuan if I don’t sell the house?
Even selling the house is not enough!
After several seconds, Fang Mei's obviously depressed voice came over:

"Old Xia, I posted it, and two families came to see the house in the past few days."

“However, we were planning to sell it for $65, but the highest bidder was only $55…and they all asked me why I was selling it!”

"I didn't even dare to tell them that my daughter had leukemia and needed money to save her life, because I was afraid they would think it was bad feng shui!"

"Ah! But the more anxious I am, the lower the price they push!"

As she spoke, Fang Mei's voice gradually began to sound a little tearful:
"And Lao Xia, I really can't bear to part with this house. Where are we going to live after we sell it?!"

Old Xia was silent.

Fang Mei was reluctant to give up her house, so how could he be reluctant too?

Fang Mei didn't know where she would live in the future, so how could he know? !

but!

Selling the house is the only option and the only hope to save my daughter!

Thinking of this, Old Xia couldn't help but sigh heavily, and his mood became more depressed:

"Fang Mei, don't think too much. Let's sell the house and do the surgery first. As for the rest, we can only take it one step at a time."

"Hey!"

Fang Mei also sighed. Seeing this, Old Xia forced himself to cheer up and whispered to comfort her:

"Fang Mei, don't think too much. Home is where we are, you, me, and our daughter. No matter where we live, even if we live in a rental house together, it's still home!"

"But if it's just you and me, without our daughter, we'll really be homeless!"

Fang Mei on the other end of the phone could no longer hold back and started crying.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Mei finally stopped sobbing, took a deep breath and said:
"Well, Lao Xia, we must try every possible means to save our daughter's life!"

"I can't fall down. I will bring my uncle to the hospital for matching tomorrow!"

"Yeah! Okay, that's it, I'll hang up now."

After the call was hung up, Lao Xia was left alone in the hospital corridor.

Patients and their families came and went, walking past him. After a long while, he gently wiped away the tears from his eyes, turned around and walked into the ward.

Seeing his daughter Xia Xue lying quietly on the hospital bed, he suddenly forced a smile and then clenched his fists.

……

The next day, ten o'clock in the morning.

Fang Mei brought her uncle to the inpatient department of the Hematology Department of Chengdu Third People's Hospital.

My uncle just turned 54, and his face full of wrinkles and vicissitudes makes him look like he is even older than .

At this time, Xia Xue, who was lying on the hospital bed, also knew that her uncle had come specially to do stem cell matching for her. She endured the discomfort of her body, stood up and personally poured a glass of water for her uncle.

The side effects of chemotherapy made Xia Xue extremely weak and she weighed only 70 or 80 kilograms.

The uncle had originally decided to donate stem cells, and after seeing Xia Xue's condition with his own eyes, he became even more determined to save his niece. After comforting her a few words, he took the initiative to offer a matching procedure.

Compared to actually donating hematopoietic stem cells, matching testing is much simpler. The donor only needs to draw a few tubes of blood like ordinary venous blood collection, and then send the samples to a professional laboratory for analysis.

The entire blood drawing process takes less than ten minutes.

Of course, the laboratory analysis and matching process takes about ten days.

Just like that, my uncle came in a hurry, and after drawing blood, Fang Mei accompanied my uncle in a hurry to take the bus back that afternoon.

In addition, before leaving, the uncle even secretly stuffed a red envelope of 500 yuan into Xia Xue's bed quilt, which deeply touched Old Xia.

In the next few days, while Old Xia was expressing his gratitude for his uncle's friendship, Xia Xue's second phase of chemotherapy was coming to an end.

The "3+7" chemotherapy regimen for leukemia means that you can be discharged from the hospital after 10 days of chemotherapy, and then rest for 28 days before undergoing the third stage of chemotherapy.

Lao Xia originally asked why he had to rest for 28 days. Later he learned that the human body cannot withstand the long-term use of chemotherapy drugs, and that a period of time must be allowed to pass to allow the body's overall functions to relax and recover.

"Won't the cancer cells continue to grow new ones during the 28 days of rest?"

That's right!

This is why chemotherapy is painful.

The human body gets a rest, but the cancer cells in the body also get a chance to catch their breath, so...

After all, chemotherapy kills one thousand enemies but injures eight hundred of your own people!

……

Two days later, Xia Xue finally finished her second course of chemotherapy and happily returned to her home more than 100 kilometers away from Chengdu.

Xia Xue was in a good mood, but Old Xia didn't dare to stop for a moment.

The house has not been sold yet, and he knows very well that the money from selling the house alone is not enough to reach 100 million, which is still not enough to cover Xiaoxue's surgery expenses.

During the twenty days of rest, he would try to borrow some more money!

Once you have completed the third and fourth stages of chemotherapy, the next step is to prepare for the transplant!
Can’t wait!
At seven o'clock in the evening, Lao Xia came alone to a brightly lit neighborhood and knocked on the door.

Like most people born in the 1970s, Lao Xia also has three or four brothers and sisters.

He is the third child in the family, with two older brothers and a younger sister.

Now we are at the eldest brother's house.

The door opened and Boss Xia was already waiting at the door.

"Third brother, come in."

"Ah."

Old Xia walked in with his head lowered.

Although he was facing his own elder brother, he still felt a little embarrassed when he actually asked for money.

Fortunately, as soon as he sat down, Boss Xia spoke:

"Third brother, I know everything about Xiaoxue. You said on the phone that you wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan. After I discussed it with your sister-in-law, she agreed."

"But... this is the most cash we can take out, and 30,000 yuan of this was borrowed from your sister-in-law's family."

Old Xia was stunned and suddenly his nose felt a little sore.

He didn't expect that his elder brother would agree to lend him 100,000 yuan so easily, nor did he expect that his elder sister-in-law would be so reasonable.

After a long silence, he could only say:

"Thank you, brother. Please also say thank you to my sister-in-law for me."

"Thank you for nothing, saving lives is the most important thing."

"And third brother, don't be in a hurry to pay me back the money. Take your time. People are more important than anything else!"

"Yes, brother!" Old Xia quickly received the bank transfer from his elder brother, and then left a promissory note of one hundred thousand yuan.

After leaving everyone's house, Lao Xia hurried to his second brother's house, which was more than ten kilometers away.

It was almost 8:30 in the evening when I arrived at my second brother's house.

When the door opened, it was my second sister-in-law who opened it this time.

Seeing Lao Xia suddenly appear at the door, the second sister-in-law was obviously surprised.

"Lao San, why are you here?"

Old Xia smiled awkwardly, and then the voice of Second Brother Xia came from the room:
"Third brother, you're here? Come in and sit down!"

When the voice sounded, the second sister-in-law beside her finally reacted; she looked at Lao Xia, suddenly frowned, and her face instantly became a little ugly.

She had already guessed the purpose of Lao Xia's visit.

After a moment, she stood at the door and said bluntly:

"Old Third, you're not here to borrow money, are you?"

"I'll tell you the truth, our family has no money right now; your nephew is getting married soon and needs to buy a house!"

"You know, you can't get married without a house these days!"

Old Xia's face instantly became a little embarrassed. Fortunately, at this time, Second Brother Xia came out of the room and hurriedly pulled Old Xia into the house and sat down.

"Third brother, don't listen to what your second sister-in-law says. Tell me about Xia Xue's current situation first. How much money is still needed?"

Although Old Xia was filled with grief and embarrassment, at this moment, when he thought of his daughter who was still waiting for money to save her life, all the grievances were suppressed in his heart.

As long as I can save my daughter, this little bit of coldness and grievance doesn't matter.

"Brother, sister-in-law, as you know, Xiaoxue had a bone marrow stem cell transplant five years ago, but she relapsed a few months ago."

"I am currently undergoing chemotherapy, but chemotherapy is not a long-term solution. The doctor said the only life-saving option is a second 'stem cell transplant'."

"But we don't have enough money for the surgery, so... we can only think of borrowing some money from my second brother and his wife!"

"We are still short of about 300,000 yuan in fees. If possible..."

As he spoke, Old Xia forced a smile and looked at his second sister-in-law who was sitting far away on the sofa.

"If possible, Second Sister-in-law, Second Brother, can you lend me 100,000?"

"One hundred thousand!"

The second sister-in-law was originally a little unhappy with Lao Xia, and when she heard that he wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan, she stood up directly:
"Xia Lao San, one hundred thousand yuan! Where can we get so much money?"

"Don't you still have a house? If all else fails, sell it and use the money to pay for your medical treatment!"

After the words fell, even Brother Xia couldn't hold back this time and directly scolded:
"What are you talking about? Where will the third brother and his family live after they sell their house?"

"Besides, the Third Brother didn't borrow money to eat, drink, gamble, or have sex, but to save his life!"

"Don't we just happen to have some spare money? Can't we just pay us back after the third brother gets better in a few years?! Why sell the house!"

"Hmph! That's easy for you to say!"

The second sister-in-law snorted, and her tone became tougher:

"We do have over 100,000 yuan in cash, but this money is for your son's mortgage!"

"And there's something wrong with your heart. Didn't the doctor tell you to have surgery next month? The surgery will cost tens of thousands of dollars!"

"You lent the money to the third child. What will happen to your son's marriage? What about your surgery? Who should we borrow from?"

"Then I won't get married, and I won't have the surgery!"

"Xia Lao Er, you'll be fine! Don't let me take care of you when you're lying in bed!"

Old Xia was feeling somewhat aggrieved at first, but when he heard the quarrel between his second brother and his second sister-in-law, his dissatisfaction disappeared.

He sighed softly in his heart. We are all ordinary people, including him, his second sister-in-law and his second brother. No one's money comes from the wind.

Whose family doesn’t have problems?
After a moment, he spoke:

"Second brother and second sister-in-law, please stop quarreling."

After saying this, he paused:
"Brother and sister-in-law, we are actually planning to sell our house!"

"To be honest, Xiaoxue's condition this time is different from the first transplant. The doctor asked me to prepare at least 100 million yuan for the surgery..."

"We are still a few hundred thousand short of the money after selling the house, so... that's why I want to borrow money from you for emergency."

"Second sister-in-law, second brother, I also know your difficulties. Can you lend me 50,000... I will find a way to get the rest of the money elsewhere!"

what? !

The surgery costs 100 million!
Have you sold all your houses?
The second sister-in-law was originally unhappy, but when she heard this, an expression of surprise suddenly appeared on her face.

Then she hurried over from the sofa in the distance and stood in front of Lao Xia in surprise.

"Third brother, are you serious? It's going to cost 100 million? Are you planning to sell your house?"

"Ok!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the second sister-in-law's face, which was originally full of strength, wilted.

After a moment, her eyes gradually turned red, and tears rolled down her eyes:

"Hey! Third brother! Why is your child Xiaoxue's life so miserable?"

"Don't think that what my second sister-in-law said just now was unpleasant. I really didn't know that you were going to spend 100 million yuan. Are you really going to sell the house?"

"If you sell the house, where will you live? What are you going to do in the future?"

"Hey!"

As she spoke, her tone completely slowed down:
"How about this, Third Brother, you just said you wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan, and Second Sister-in-law agreed!"

"Hurry up and take this money to save your life. When you recover, you can find a way to pay it back slowly. There's no rush!"

Old Xia was stunned and stared at his second sister-in-law in a daze.

After a few seconds, a warm feeling suddenly surged into his heart. It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but at this moment, his eyes were filled with tears.

"Second sister-in-law, second brother! Thank you!"

……

In the next few days, Lao Xia visited almost all of his relatives and friends.

Some borrowed 30,000 or 50,000 yuan, some borrowed more than 8,000 yuan, and Lao Xia also left behind many IOUs with fingerprints.

Gradually, the gap of one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, and finally one million yuan for surgery was gradually made up. It was visible to the naked eye that Old Xia had aged a lot in just half a month.

Fortunately, a few days later, good news came. The results of my uncle’s blood test were out. His stem cells were “half-matched” and could be transplanted!

Upon hearing the news, Lao Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the fatigue that had been in his heart for many days disappeared at this moment.

The hematopoietic stem cell issue has been resolved, and the borrowed money is almost enough to cover the cost of the surgery. Now we just have to wait for the chemotherapy to be over so that we can have a bone marrow transplant for our daughter!

There is hope.

For the next two or three months, Old Xia stayed with Xia Xue.

The third chemotherapy.

Fourth chemotherapy.

After completing the fourth chemotherapy, Mr. Xia also knew that his daughter Xia Xue had met the conditions for admission to the cabin.

Entering the cabin is a term exclusive to the Department of Hematology. Simply put, it means entering a fully enclosed sterile ward.

Since blood disease patients have very weak resistance, most of them eventually die from various infections. Therefore, they need to be observed in the cabin for a period of time before surgery to keep the body as sterile as possible.

After confirming that there is no problem, the doctor will choose an appropriate time to perform surgery. After the surgery, the patient will also need to stay in the cabin for a period of time to avoid infection.

At the same time, this also means that once admitted, all patients and their families will be separated for at least two or three months.

At the same time, this also means that if the operation fails, this may be the last reunion between the family members.

Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Department of Hematology.

Xia Xue was sitting on the hospital bed. She looked pretty good after undergoing four chemotherapy sessions. Director Hu came to inform her yesterday afternoon that she could enter the cabin at noon today.

This was not her first time in the cabin, so she had no expectations or fears, but...

She was not in a very good mood just before entering the cabin.

Old Xia, who was busy packing up his things, soon noticed that Xia Xue looked unusual.

"What's wrong, Xiaoxue? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xia Xue shook her head in silence.

Old Xia hurriedly stopped what he was doing, thinking that Xia Xue was worried about the outcome of the operation, and forced a smile to comfort her:

"Xiaoxue, don't worry. I've asked the doctor. The success rate of the operation is very high. You will be a normal person the next time your father sees you."

"And I also specifically inquired about it. Your uncle has a very good physical condition. The quality of the hematopoietic stem cells he donated this time is better than mine. Don't worry, your uncle's stem cells will definitely be able to steadily suppress the leukemia cells in your body!"

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Xia Xue's silent face.

But soon, the smile on her face disappeared, and she looked straight at Lao Xia and said:

"Dad, has our house been sold?"

Old Xia was startled and his expression was slightly stunned.

He never mentioned the sale of the house to his daughter because he was afraid that she would be sad and refuse to cooperate with the treatment.

But...how did Xia Xue know?
But before he could think about it, Xia Xue had already got the answer from his expression.

Suddenly he lowered his head and whispered:

"Dad, I don't want treatment anymore."

"The last transplant cost my family hundreds of thousands of dollars. I don't want to drag you down again this time. Especially when I heard that you sold your house, I really hate myself!"

"Also, I've been thinking about this for a long time these past few days. Many patients on the Internet have said that the recurrence rate after a second transplant is very high. If it relapses again after this transplant, all the money I've spent will be wasted..."

"Don't sell the house. Just let me get conservative treatment. If I die, you and mom can have another child!"

Old Xia was completely stunned. He didn't expect that his daughter would suddenly know about selling the house just before boarding the cabin.

The atmosphere in the ward was a little depressing for a moment.

After a few seconds, he suddenly bent down and gently placed his palm on Xia Xue's head and stroked it.

If I remember correctly, this was the first time he touched his daughter so intimately since she became an adult.

for a long time,

He squatted down, his eyes unusually determined.

"Xiaoxue, don't say you give up."

"Mom and Dad have tried every possible way, but they have never thought of giving up on you!"

"dad……"

Suddenly, Xia Xue burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)