My mother, Li Shuxian (1923-1982), originally from Yanling County, Xuchang City, Henan Province, joined the People's Liberation Army in April 1949 and worked in the General Hospital of the Artillery Logistics Department (later renamed the 36 Army Hospital, renamed the 211 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army after the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea) as a nurse, nurse, and head nurse. In 1965, he transferred to the Taiping District People's Hospital of Harbin City and served as the chief nurse. He retired in 1979. He died in 1982.
During her mother's illness, she continued to write a diary and autobiography every day, writing for three years until her death. The following is a compilation of my mother's own handwritten diaries, in which the first person "I" is my mother herself, in honor of my beloved mother.
22. Diary of a Doctor treated in Beijing in 1980 (2)
Monday, August 11, 1980
It rained in the morning, Dr. Tong and I braved the rain to find Kun Yi's classmate Dr. Cao to see a doctor, his opinion is not suitable for surgery, he thinks that the skin graft is too much surgery to hit too hard, he agreed to radiotherapy, first showed a film to the pathology department, the pathologist said that the knife and suture treatment was not clean during the operation, and the implant caused a recurrence. She went to the radiotherapy department again for consultation, and she gave about Friday to go.
In the afternoon, Tong Kunyi went to Dongfeng Market and department stores to buy a bed sheet 12-foot cloth ticket, 15 yuan and 6 dimes, and bought it for the neighbor Wang Administrator's family.
In the evening, Kuiyuan called and said that the Naval Hospital had asked us to go to the consultation on Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 12, 1980
Today, Dr. Tong and I went to the Oncology Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Medical College, and the surgeon introduced by an orthopedic doctor introduced by Dr. Guo was called Dr. Xu, who saw that there was no surgery, let alone expanded surgery, only radiotherapy. Introduced to the Department of Radiotherapy. The doctor, surnamed Li, spoke very straight, and he said that radiation therapy was not good and that he wanted to go to chemotherapy. We do not agree, he only said that the effect is not good, ask to put it to do, about to September 2nd to go to radiotherapy, do a platelet 13.2000 more, white blood cells 7100. He also went to a general outside to find a doctor to see it, and he said that to do surgery, he could only do a small skin implant after local minor surgery, and could not do major surgery.
In the afternoon, I went to Yongding Road to find Wang Jingbin, walked to the Yongding Gate and went in the wrong direction, came back again, passed by the Capital Hospital, found the registration room, found a Zhao Rongting, asked him to find the Chinese medicine doctor named Gao Yufeng, but did not find it.
Wednesday, August 13, 1980
In the morning, I went to the Naval Hospital with Lao Yang and Dr. Tong for consultation, and went to the surgeon introduced by Comrade Feng Guoying to find an experienced doctor to see, he also said that it was not suitable for major surgery, he said that this lesion is implanted, the current transferability is not large, you can do local postoperative skin grafting, so it is consistent with the above Beijing Hospital and the Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Medical College not to do major surgery, but doing minor surgery is only supported by medical school surgeons, and said that if necessary, she can also contact the Naval Hospital.
Guo Ying explained that he would go to the Temple of the Sun for consultation on the day, and if he could strive for hospitalization, it would be better because they were specialists and had experience. If the consultation is over, she will give a call, she will know that if necessary, she can go to the surgeon and ask to be admitted to their hospital. In the afternoon, Dr. Tong went to Changxin Shop to find Kun Yi, and I went with Lao Yang to Changhai's house, to Changhai's house, they helped to make noodle eggs to eat, and returned to the guest house at six o'clock in the evening, just as Dr. Tong also returned.
Thursday, August 14, 1980
This morning, I went to the Ritan Temple with Dr. Yang Tong for consultation, and Zhao Kunyi also rushed to the hospital to participate, first asked Comrade Feng Tingxiu for help to hang up the number, and went to the doctor's office on the second floor of the ward at 9:30, and started at ten o'clock. There were four people in total, I was the last to see, the consultation group has a total of more than 20 people, it seems that they are all technical backbones, three people touched the part with their hands, discussed the decision to make an outpatient local resection, and then transferred to the radiotherapy department to heat radiotherapy, at that time it was decided that Director Yu would operate in the outpatient clinic, and wait in the operating room at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Until more than four o'clock in the afternoon, Director Yu was still busy seeing outpatients, and I asked him if he could still operate. He said he could operate on it right away, and he temporarily opened the operating order in the operating room. Paid 5.60 yuan, including pathology, when he was on the operating table, Director Yu said that only one large one was cut for you, and the two small ones were not cut, I did not agree, after repeated requests, he removed two, and there was one he said was not a tumor, but a thread, it took less than a few minutes to complete the operation, I said Director Yu I believe in the priest the most, because he is my old comrade-in-arms for many years, you are introduced by the priest, so I also believe in you the most, the Navy General Hospital let me hospitalize I did not go, and in your outpatient surgery, it can be seen that the trust in you. After watching it for the first time, you decided to go back to Ha for major surgery, why did you change it to such a small operation this time! He said this time it was mainly with heated radiotherapy. He called me again with the two tumors he had just removed and said that they were not all taken out. This time do not give a vascular ligation, so as not to absorb, the formation of small sections, you are a thread that is not absorbed. After the operation, he prescribed some vitamins, painkillers, etc., and agreed to go to the outpatient clinic to remove the stitches after 10 days, and to the radiotherapy department to find Director Gu for radiotherapy. When dr. Tong came back, he called a car for 3.6 yuan to the guest house at 8:30.
In the evening, Xue Kuiyuan came, asked about the situation in Lao Yang's room, did not come down to see me, and told him that he was not going to the Naval Hospital.
Friday, August 15, 1980
Today is the second day of surgery, the wound is not very painful, I want to send a letter to the director of the division, pick up the pen. I don't know what to say, whether I thank or complain about this Director Yu, this feeling is difficult to say. Because he gave me two consultations and personally operated on me, which was very rare, but he did a hasty temporary outpatient minor operation, only two of the three tumors were removed, and I felt that he was not responsible for me. At the same time, my mood is also very chaotic, probably thinking that I have little cure for this disease, so I casually prevaricate and complete the entrustment of the old comrade to him. I wrote the letter and changed it, I didn't know what to say, the letter finally did not go out, it rained heavily, and I was lying in bed, thinking about it for a whole day.
Saturday, August 16, 1980
In the morning, Lao Yang and Lao Song went to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage to find an old leader Guan Director, begging him to try to solve the problem of accommodation for radiotherapy to the Temple of Ritan, and the old comrade promised to introduce him to the guest room of the Cultural Relics Bureau for two months, it is said that there are only two stations away from the Ritan Hospital, one yuan a day, no canteen, he said he could lend a kerosene stove. Start a fire yourself and prepare to move in a few days. At noon, Lao Yang called Xiaoling and agreed to come to her house at ten o'clock in the morning on Sunday, and she waited at the train station.
In the afternoon, Comrade Li Yan came to get his Qigong therapy book, and I talked to her about some situations, and she was also very depressed, because she had a nervous spasm on her face, and she had traveled all over Shanghai and Beijing without a good cure, and she was also extremely worried about her tumor.
At the same time, she said that she came out to see a doctor and accommodation expenses were not reimbursed, the city car fare was not reimbursed, I don't know if I can reimburse myself, when I came out, I didn't ask for clarification, I wanted to write a letter to ask about it, Dr. Tong and Old Yang both said that they didn't need it, because last time Secretary Ma said to reimburse car and ship expenses, accommodation costs, this time Secretary Li also said not to live in too expensive rooms, it seems that you can't not be reimbursed.
In the evening, I received a letter from Hua Mei, who heard that I was in a hurry for surgery and wanted to see me again, but I decided to write to tell her and not let her come.
Sunday, August 17, 1980
This morning I went with Lao Yang to visit the free market in Beijing, where things are slightly cheaper than Ha City, peanuts and rice fried for one yuan and four corners and one pound, eggs a big dime three points, a small dime a point, a pound of live chicken, a pound of hens, I bought a pound of tomatoes a dime and eight points. Today Old Yang went to Xiao Ling's house at more than nine o'clock in the morning, and came back at six o'clock in the evening, I went to the Hepingli store with Dr. Tong and the two of them for a walk, she bought a short-sleeved shirt for her son thirteen yuan and seven corners, it is still very beautiful, what is nylon silk, I wrote a letter to the flower sister at home.
Monday, August 18, 1980
This morning Dr. Tong Kunyi went to Beijing Hospital to gather, go to find the students of the radiotherapy department, to understand how the heating and radiotherapy is going, Lao Yang They are also going out to run errands, only I have a wound to stay in the guest house to rest. In the morning, I took off two shirts and wanted to wash them myself, but Dr. Tong preemptively took the basin away, and she was eager to help, which made me very uneasy.
Kun Yi's niece suffered from the paralysis of neuritis, treatment in Beijing for a long time did not get better, very anxious, in the guest house to hear that the Navy General Hospital has hospitalized Commander Fu in the neurology treatment effective, to lao Yang asked. Today Old Yang wrote to ask. At eight o'clock in the evening, Kun Yi called and said that tomorrow I would take pictures of the children, and I planned with Dr. Tong to go to Tiananmen Square to take pictures.
The mother took a group photo with her father while she was treated in Beijing
Tuesday, August 19, 1980
In the morning, the weather is very good, the forecast is 29 degrees during the day, 20 degrees in the evening, I and Lao Yang went to ditan Park early to see people practicing qigong, where the pine and cypress, very spectacular, exercise a lot of people, walked around for more than an hour, saw a person who reported there to learn qigong, his hair was bald. It seems that he has just finished chemotherapy, saying that it is lymphosarcoma, the qigong doctor told him that it does not matter, many here are cured, Friday to report on the line, the man bowed deeply.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the four of us took 104 together to find Kun Yi in front of Tiananmen Square to take a photo, and we took 10 photos. Then I and Lao Yang went back to the guest house, and they each wandered down the street. Back at the guest house, he received a third letter from Li Wei, who was very happy to hear that I had no great skills, and told him that his father would stay here for a few more days and that there was nothing wrong at home.
Mother and Dr. Tong with friends and children
Wednesday, August 20, 1980
This morning Old Yang moved from the second floor to the first floor, Old Song went to show us the house, he first went to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage to open a letter of introduction, ready to go to the afternoon about Dr. Tong to see it, he will move over, because the house there has been decided, you need to pay for it. In the other two days, there will be a large number of guests to live, afraid that there is no good house, in the afternoon Dr. Tong and Comrade Song Guoquan took the introduction letter to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage contact, met the comrades in charge of the guest room, they were very warm reception, and promised to arrange as much as possible to the first floor of the room with gas, no. 25 to go, now go to the third floor, in a few days to arrange to the first floor. According to Dr. Tong, the building is newly built, it is a residential style, the environment is still quiet, that is, the traffic to the Temple of the Sun is not convenient, how far to go out of a station to catch the nine-way car, and the car is still very small, it is not said to wait for half an hour, the guest room does not have a canteen, but also to eat outside, or prepare the pot stove to cook and eat, which is a bit of a fly in the ointment. In the evening, I replied to Li Wei.
Mother poses with Dr. Tong and old friends in Beijing