Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Zhang Hua
Correspondent Wu Xiaodan Han Yurou
Photo/Courtesy of the hospital
"Hello dear Jingwen girl: When you opened this letter, I was already waving and smiling at you in heaven... You never think about tiredness, always meticulous, in my last days, I really experience what is the great love of the world..." Looking at this handwritten thank-you letter that was suddenly sent, Liang Jingwen, a nurse in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Pearl River Hospital of Southern Medical University, had a sour nose and moist eyes. The letter comes from Aunt Xia, a 63-year-old patient with advanced lung cancer, and Liang Jingwen has vividly remembered the days she spent with her in the ward.
It is reported that this thank-you letter was dictated before Aunt Xia's death, and her husband ghostwrote it, and specially sent it to the hospital to hand over to Liang Jingwen.
A thank-you note dictated by Aunt Xia
"Let her feel cared for and accompanied"
It is understood that in May 2020, the 63-year-old Aunt Xia repeatedly coughed and coughed up sputum, went to a nearby hospital for examination, and found that there were lesions in the lungs. He was immediately transferred to the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Pearl River Hospital, and was diagnosed with right lung squamous cell carcinoma through fibrobromic biopsy. "Stage IV (lung cancer is divided into four stages, stage IV represents the advanced stage of the disease), which is more serious, and has metastasized to lymph nodes, bones, spleen and other organs when it was found." Wu Xiping, the deputy chief physician who received the treatment, said that there was no surgery, and the preferred treatment method was chemotherapy.
Suddenly hit by the disease and worried about the possible negative reaction to chemotherapy, Aunt Xia was depressed and anxious. The attentive tube bed nurse Liang Jingwen looked in her eyes, and every time she checked the room for injections, she always did not forget to gently ask her if she ate well, slept steadily, and taught her some small ways to deal with loss of appetite.
For cancer patients, the companionship and encouragement of family members are very important, but at that time, due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, family members could not accompany them at the bedside at any time. So take advantage of the rest time, Liang Jingwen will always chat with Aunt Xia, coax her to be happy, help her reduce stress, ease her mood, introduce her successful anti-cancer cases, and help her build confidence in fighting cancer. "For cancer patients, psychological care is necessary to make them feel cared for and accompanied." Every time after work, Liang Jingwen would always go to the ward to see Aunt Xia and then come home.
Liang Jingwen held Aunt Xia's hand and accompanied her in the ward
Before his death, he wrote a thank-you note
However, the power of medicine is always limited. Repeated positive treatment did not successfully stop the footsteps of cancer cells. "I remember that the last time my aunt came to the hospital was in a wheelchair, the situation was very bad, the ascites was particularly serious, and it was very painful to look at. Because it was busy at work, I took advantage of the meal time to see her. She was in so much pain that she couldn't fully relieve her painkillers, so I took her hand and sat with her for a while, hoping to give her some comfort and strength. Liang Jingwen said.
At the end of December 2020, Aunt Xia will be transferred to the hospital. "Sometimes when I think about it, I want to know about my aunt, but I don't dare to ask." Liang Jingwen said that it was not until Aunt Xia's husband delivered the "belated thank-you letter" to her that she did not know that a few days after the transfer, Aunt Xia said goodbye. Before his death, he specially dictated this thank-you letter, saying that he must personally give it to Liang Jingwen to thank her and the medical staff for their love and care for themselves during their illness.
"From the first time, you and a few loving nurses have been taking care of me, and I am very touched, but I have nothing to repay, only silently remembered. You never bother about tiredness, always a little bit of (Gou), in my last days, I really experienced what is the great love of the world! Two days before the transfer, you helped me get an injection, and I saw your teardrops falling from the edge of your glasses lenses, and I knew that I was running out of time in the world! But I can't comfort you, your kind heart deeply touched me... If it wasn't for the rush to transfer that day! I will tell you slowly, I can't estimate that this difference is permanent!! Aunt Xia's gratitude was full of paper, and it seemed that there were full stomach words that were not finished.
Terminal cancer patients like Aunt Xia, who have come to the end of their lives, are often situations that medical staff have to face. How to accompany them through the last days and care for the last dignity of life, Hu Lijuan, the head nurse of the respiratory department, led the team to explore and practice. "The smile of the doctor, the careful consideration, the psychological support, try to help them eliminate or alleviate the pain, improve the quality of life... We hope that through our efforts, we will help them to complete the last journey of their lives more peacefully and with dignity. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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