The Story in the Ward (Cheng Yuanyang)

The spring rain is swift, and it has been raining all day unconsciously.

Today came several critically ill patients, tired I was a little tired, lying on the table to take a nap, nurse She Wen called me: "Dr. Ai, someone is looking for you!" "As soon as the words had fallen, an old man came to me, gray-faced, gray-haired, short, dressed in shabby but neat and tidy clothes, with an umbrella in one hand and a bulging red plastic bag in the other." Dr. Ai, you don't know me anymore? He blushed, slightly excited, this special-looking big brother immediately came to my mind, it turned out to be him, "Oh, you are Big Brother Xun, sit fast!" "I quickly pulled him a bench." Thank you, my mother after discharge from the hospital day by day to see better, according to your instructions in our local hospital regular review, almost a year has been saying to thank you in person, because the epidemic can not come, today take time to see you, this is not I took a little fragrant, full of particles of the big red robe peppercorns, is my mother one grain carefully selected. "No, no, I can't take your stuff!" I quickly pushed him away, his face was a little pale, his eye circles were a little red, biting his lips, his body was slightly trembling, obviously I made him feel helpless, very embarrassed, he snorted and said: "This is our little heart, you must accept it, otherwise I am not good to give my mother an account." Nurse She overheard our conversation, and she said quickly, "Just accept it, people are coming from afar in the rain, otherwise they won't be close to people!" "I had to take it. He sincerely thanked me again, and I once again told him to follow up regularly and pay attention to diet. He was about to catch the last shuttle, so we hurriedly said goodbye. Through the window, I saw Brother Xun holding an umbrella, walking quickly and disappearing into the rain and fog, and the rain was still pouring down.

My mind went back to the cold spring Sunday a year ago, that day was blowing northwest wind, the sky was drifting with light rain, there were no patients in the morning, at noon our medical staff ate together and joked that today God gave us a holiday, who knew that it was close to work, nurse She Wen shouted: "Two patients are coming soon, these two people have exactly the same name, the age is the same, is the information record repeated?" "I carefully checked the names of the two hospitals to be admitted on the computer, one was called Gou Qingxiang, the other was called Xun Qingxiang, both were eighty years old, I told She Wen to look carefully, she was a little embarrassed. Soon from the door of the department came the dull footsteps, a short man with one hand to support an old woman, the other hand with toiletries and change of clothes, the old woman was skinny and bony, snow-white hair like straw, waist was almost ninety degrees, one hand covered the stomach, constantly moaning, the expression was very painful, the nurse rushed forward to beckon the old woman to sit down at the table, saying that the old woman had just taken a seat, and there was a cramped and chaotic footstep from far and near in the corridor: "The doctor is coming, Fast to the hospital! "We saw several middle-aged men and women pushing a wheelchair to the nurse's station quickly, and on the wheelchair sat a fat, pale,with a low head and a weak old woman. Nurse She pointed to the old woman who arrived first and said that the people came early and went through the hospitalization procedures for the people first. A family member of the old woman in a wheelchair, a fat woman, well-dressed, full of gold goods, listened to nurse She's words, as if he did not breathe, willow eyebrows upside down, apricot eyes, the corners of his mouth raised, the voice raised an octave, rushed to the nurse: "What do you mean, you don't know the priorities, we are seriously ill, we should do it first, you can't do it, otherwise I want to complain to you, I want to shoot vibrato, send a video, let my fans see what your attitude is, I also know your dean, I don't believe I'm calling now..." The woman pointed at us, slapped the nurse's desk hard with the other, and the words in her mouth jumped out without thinking like a cannon, and the other family members were all blue in the face, their heads twisted to the side and did not speak, and the family's demeanor also invisibly encouraged the woman to be more aggressive. At this time, I don't know who called the head nurse Yang Jingjing, the head nurse is not tall, but she is capable and decisive, she has seen all kinds of people, handled a lot of spicy and difficult problems, she quickly went forward to move with affection, know the reason, not impatient to say that people arrive first, and then say that people are seriously ill, should be given to others first. As a result, the woman's attitude was more arbitrary than before, not to be spared, the patients and family members who were watching gathered more and more, the air was filled with a tense and restless atmosphere, the situation immediately developed to the point of uncontrollable and unable to end, at this time, the mother-in-law who came first raised her head, waved her hand and spoke weakly: "Give her a first, I don't matter." "The mother-in-law's companion also said to let the family do it first." In this way, the storm subsided, and they were arranged in a ward one after another, the mother-in-law who came first was called Xun Qingxiang, and the mother-in-law who came later was called Gou Qingxiang.

I asked them in detail about their medical history, carefully checked their bodies, and had a general bottom in mind, they were all gastrointestinal problems. Mother Xun's main symptoms are Nacha, acid reflux heartburn, and the course of the disease has been one month. Grandma Gou used to suffer from cerebrovascular disease, cognitive impairment, that is, mild Alzheimer's disease, she was mainly hiccups and vomiting during this time, and people also lost a lot of weight. I quickly issued a medical order, and then informed the family of the condition and signed it.

I first summoned The son of Grandma Xun, and at first glance his appearance reminded me of the bell ringer Quasimodo in "Les Misérables" and the Qiao Girl in "Chat Zai Zhiyi". His mouth and eyes were crooked, the muscles on one side were somewhat collapsed and twitched from time to time, and the whole face was seriously out of shape, which could not be described as ugly, and he was about sixty years old, wearing a washed white labor cloth, looking old. Of course, I treat patients equally, whether rich or poor, beautiful and ugly, young and old, but this appearance impressed me too deeply and shocked me. I informed the condition in detail, he listened very seriously: "At present, it is mainly to give patients symptomatic treatment and strengthen support to restore physical strength, the day after tomorrow to do a gastroscope, gastros mirror has ordinary, painless, painless part of the self-payment is not reimbursed, but the patient suffers less, you choose." He had been standing respectfully, asking him not to sit, I was embarrassed, and finally stood up and talked to him, he said: "Doctor, you say you can do it, it will be painless!" Then he signed back to the ward.

Then I called Grandma Gou's family, the fat woman came, and after the morning's uproar, I understood her difficulty, so I secretly told myself to talk to her without leaks and tight seams, and not to let her pick out the slightest flaw and leave a pretext. She said that she was Gou Qingxiang's daughter and that she needed to know about her condition first. I said that Gou mother-in-law's condition may be more complicated, although the cerebrovascular disease is stable, but there is mild dementia, she said the symptoms are not completely accurate, I just finished this sentence, she is not happy: "What does the doctor mean, my mother is a little old, can it be dementia, is a little confused!" "Isn't that dementia what it is?" She didn't make a sound, but she raised her head, her eyebrows hanging, and her expression was obviously wrong. I then told her to clarify the cause of the disease to do gastroscopy, "it may be a disease", "gastritis, stomach ulcers, stomach cancer are possible", "stomach cancer can you cure, can you cure it", "we are an ordinary grass-roots hospital, before the diagnosis is not diagnosed, it is not too early to say that further treatment is too early, if you want to transfer to the hospital now can also be", "You are prevaricating patients, the disease is found out, and can not be cured, this is not toss people, delay the disease, but also ask us to spend a lot of money in vain". "A big pen" three words tone is very heavy, the word tone is very long, "I have two brothers, do gastroscopy I can not be the Lord, I can not bear the responsibility!" "After saying that I slammed the door and went out, I was stunned that I hadn't eased up for a long time. In the cold hospital, I faced the painful and desperate patients and the anxious and helpless family members, trying to speak softly, in a euphemistic tone, with gentle language, never saying something excessive and irritating, even if there was resentment and grievance, I could not bear it, silently endured, I firmly believed that I was lenient and exchanged hearts for hearts, and they would eventually understand and even appreciate me. Ready to find other family members tomorrow to have a good talk, is shutting down the computer, then came a thin tall, a suit of a polite cadre-like middle-aged man, smiled at me, nodded to me, he introduced himself: "I know your dean, I am Gou Qingxiang's son, I just knew that my mother came to the hospital, my sister does not understand things, do not see with her in general, what to tell me, we actively cooperate with treatment, how much money does not matter, we are relieved when we are hospitalized... I work in the government department, and something comes to me and bothers me. His words were reasonable, sounded pleasant, he walked away with a smile on his face, forgot to ask him to sign, just about to call him, a woman in her fifties came to me, "I am Gou Qingxiang's daughter-in-law," confused me, "Just now not? "That's my eldest brother, I'm the second daughter-in-law, my mother and I live a life, I have the final say whether I do gastroscopes or not, they say better than singing, don't take a penny." Since my mother-in-law was confused, I couldn't go to work, I served my mother-in-law at home, my son was in his senior year, ready to go to graduate school, it was time to spend money, my husband did not have the skills to usually do odd jobs. The eldest brother is afraid of his wife, he is a slippery head, and his sister has a good life, but she will calculate and cut the door. They all think that my mother-in-law's pension of more than two thousand points has been spent by our family, you said that the mother-in-law eats and drinks Lasa and also takes medicine that does not cost money, as long as the cure does not vomit, in the words of the eighty-year-old people..." She has something to say, she is not finished, it seems to have found a best object to talk to, the old resentment is to tell me, of course, listening is an art, I can't interrupt her, otherwise she will think that I don't know her hardships, her helplessness. She also wants to send me a strong signal that she is not unwilling to spend money, but that other children do not care. This kind of disease, which could have been cured by family disputes and was not fatal, eventually became more and more serious, and watching the patient's condition deteriorate or even worsen, I could do nothing but pity for the patient. Of course, we have no responsibility or obligation to resolve conflicts for them, let alone the right to blame them, to judge who is right and who is wrong, and to say that our words are convincing, can they listen, are they willing to listen?

Nurse She was on the night shift, she saw me talking to my family for a long time, urged me to go home, and the second daughter-in-law was also a little embarrassed, signed and left. It was almost ten o'clock when I got home, and I finished my hasty washing and went to sleep.

The next morning, the mother-in-law Xun's mental state was much better, she did not regurgitate acid, and she drank half a bowl of porridge in the morning. Gou mother-in-law vomited less times, I asked the second daughter-in-law again about doing gastroscopy, she said with a straight face, do not do gastroscopy for the time being, slowly look again, I know this is a prevarication is more than a refusal, I said that the diagnosis is not clear, the treatment is improper, you have to bear the consequences, she looked at me silently.

On the third morning, I arranged for Grandma Xun to do a gastroscope, the preparation work was done, but her son was gone, there was no family to do it, I was worried, the head nurse Yang Jingjing told me that Grandma Xun was in arrears, this morning she saw Brother Xun waiting for the car at the bus station, it was estimated that she went home to raise money, had to wait, at ten o'clock in the morning, Brother Xun ran breathlessly, a fine layer of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he kept saying sorry to us, and sure enough, he went home to get the money. In the morning, I did a gastroscopy for Grandma Xun, the operation was very smooth, I saw that there was a superficial ulcer in the stomach under the microscope, and the mucous membrane on the small curved side of the antrum was congested and some bulging, and three biopsies were taken, and the biopsy results took about three or four days to come out.

On this day, I was on the night shift, at nine o'clock in the evening I finished checking the room, handling the doctor's advice, Brother Xun came, he was still so polite, constantly saying words of gratitude, I said to him: "This is my duty, nothing." I casually asked, "Brother Xun, you went home this morning, who else is in your family?" "Dr. Ai, I really don't hide it, I am a poor household, my father died early, the family was originally me and my mother and my sister three people, my sister is a disabled person, my family situation is OKAY when I was young, but people hate my sister is a burden, so I delayed the family again and again, a few years ago my sister got a tight illness and left, now I am almost sixty, the old man is not small, and then the old mother is old, I want someone to take care of it, I think about it, although our life is a little bitter, but I have a low guarantee, plus the help of relatives and friends, I can also get by, try to show her as much as possible if I have a disease, I can't make her hungry when I eat, I can't make her freeze when I wear it, my mother is not easy in her life..." I have always thought that Brother Xun is restrained, not good at words, and even some only promises, I can't imagine him talking about his past with me, saying that his mother is very emotional, and his eyes are shining brightly. "I said too much to make you laugh, I shouldn't have told you this, delayed you." His simple words touched the depths of my soul, this ugly big brother, is not the same as Quasimodo, Qiao Nu has the same kind personality and good heart, he also uses his practical actions to perfectly interpret the gentleness and frugality advocated by Confucianism.

After another two days, the results of Mother-in-law Xun's examination came out to be mild atypical hyperplasia, I informed Elder Brother Xun, talked in detail again about the possibility of cancer in this disease, and repeatedly told him to pay attention to diet, take medicine on time, and also review regularly, and if necessary, surgical treatment. Two days later, that morning just finished checking the room, the corridor was noisy and noisy, as if it had exploded, I looked, the corridor was crowded with people, it turned out to be the three family members of Gou Mother-in-law in a fight, the fat woman, the eldest brother, the second daughter-in-law three people you pushed me, did not give in to each other, angry and corrupt, twisted into a mess, scolding the father and mother, accusing each other of complaining, even the most desperate and vicious words also jumped out of the mouth continuously, everyone took a lot of effort to pull apart the three people, the fat woman slumped on the ground, crying, crying, crying, A handful of noses and a handful of tears: "They don't care about my mother, my mother's life is bitter!" I'm a woman who goes out, I can't take care of everyone's business..." The eldest brother also said angrily: "The younger sister's family has spent all of her mother's money, and she is reluctant to pay for the doctor, which makes everyone laugh in shame, sorry everyone!" The second daughter-in-law said grievously: "You are all good people, all good people, those three melons and two dates I am not rare, these years in the end who is in charge of the mother, to your home I estimate that I can't stay for a day, you try it!" After saying that, she quickly put away a look of grievance and made a posture of desperately vowing not to give up. Our repeated persuasions were fruitless, and the onlookers gradually dispersed, and finally they felt a little bored and quietly slipped away.

Mother Xun's appearance became more and more rosy day by day, and the amount of food also increased greatly, And Brother Xun was very happy, and on the seventh day I handled the discharge procedures for Mother Xun. Mother-in-law Gou's third daughter-in-law also asked to be discharged, and I had to write the discharge doctor's instructions: Further examination to confirm the diagnosis.

The days passed like flowing water, and we lived a tense and fulfilling life. About three months later, one morning the head nurse told me that Grandma Gou died a few days ago, no one was around when she died, they were frozen, or the neighbors found out, in the matter of doing funerals, their children's opinions were surprisingly unanimous, distant relatives who had not moved for many years, friends who had not been in contact for a long time invited to come, heavy money invited the regular troupe in the province to sing five days and five nights of drama, and also invited special weeping spirit people, and the family of Grandma Gou also beat their chests, liver and intestines were broken, and the tall white flag white lanterns and white flowers were all in the sky. The procession of filial piety and grandchildren to send funerals was half a mile long, alarming half of the county, people said that the old lady did not work in vain, her children and grandchildren were filial and generous, and the funeral was dignified and grand.

Soon after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the whole country united and united to fight the new crown virus, and gradually forgot about it.