Photos that once went viral all over the Internet
In 2015, there was such a photo that was uploaded and immediately became popular all over the Internet.
The photo shows a young man with a somewhat haggard look, riding a tricycle to pull his girlfriend and a dog, and there is a strong feeling of sleeping in the wind.
Although it is not clear who they are and where they are going, the sense of happiness and satisfaction that they naturally exude has deeply touched all the netizens who saw this photo.
The man in the photo is named Ding Yizhou, and at the time of the photo, he was traveling around China with his girlfriend Lai Min, who was terminally ill with "penguin disease", trying to draw a complete heart shape on the map of China with practical actions.
Lai Min's physical condition deteriorated every day, and doctors even diagnosed that once she fell ill, she would soon lose her life. Her trip with her lover could be halted at any time by a cold fate.
But as the photos show, they still embarked on the trip without hesitation.
"Penguin disease"
Just looking at Lai Min, who has such a bright smile in the photo, it is difficult to imagine that she is terminally ill.
Lai Min, a native of Guangxi, died shortly after her father died in a car accident, and her mother soon lost her life in a rare disease called "penguin disease."
This "penguin disease" is a hereditary cerebellar ataxia that patients tend to walk like penguins, hence the name. This disease can gradually cause the patient's cerebellum to atrophy, limbs to be out of order, loss of speech ability, and even inability to control breathing during sleep.
Lai Min, after suffering the blows of losing his loved ones one after another, has not yet been able to get out of the haze of grief, and soon feels that his body is also in trouble, and he is diagnosed with the same disease as his mother. There is no effective treatment for this disease at present, and once it occurs, it is almost a pre-sentence of death.
After graduating, Lai Min became a tour guide, traveling around was her favorite way of life, and she could not accept this reality when she learned that she would gradually lose her mobility and die in the future.
What makes Lai more sensitive to despair is that her boyfriend, who has been in love for 7 years, chose to break up under the pressure of her parents after learning that she suffered from "penguin disease", and then no longer met With Lai Min.
Losing her parents, being seriously ill, and being tragically broken up, so many sad things fell on Lai Min at the same time, and she suddenly fell into the most bleak trough in her life. During that time, Lai Min had only one dog left by her side, she was depressed and depressed, and she didn't know who to talk to, and finally in confusion and despair, she wrote her pessimistic mood on the social platform.
What Lai Min did not expect was that this pessimistic discourse with a bit of venting emotions was soon seen by a young man who had been silently paying attention to her. This young man was none other than Lai Min's elementary school classmate Ding Yizhou.
Ding Yizhou and Lai Min are elementary school classmates, and they can also be regarded as green plum bamboo horses. When he was young, because of his poor grades and some naughtiness, other children did not like to have too much contact with him, it was Lai Min who accompanied him all the time, dispelling the loneliness for him, and also made Ding Yizhou secretly like Lai Min.
Later, because of his further education, Ding Yizhou and Lai Min gradually separated, and they no longer often interacted, but Ding Yizhou always silently watched Lai Min from a distance.
After graduating from high school, Ding Yizhou, who had poor grades, fell off the list, he learned a craft, became a hair stylist, lost common topic with Lai Min, who was admitted to a tourism college, and went farther and farther, and later the two went to different cities and rarely saw each other again.
But Ding Yizhou still couldn't let go of Lai Min. He followed Lai Min with an unfamiliar social account and did not bother her, but only learned about her life through the Internet in his spare time. Even if it is a photo of Lai Min and her boyfriend, as long as she is smiling in the photo, Ding Yizhou will feel very happy after seeing it.
As a result, one day, Ding Yizhou saw Lai Min send out such a paragraph: "I am not afraid of death, but after I die, what will my friends do?" ”
Ding Yizhou was taken aback, he didn't know what had happened to the girl he had crushed on, and how he would issue such sad words about life and death. Ding Yizhou could not sit still, nor did he deliberately keep a distance, clicked on Lai Min's chat box, asked her with concern what had happened recently, and if he did not mind, he could talk to him.
Lai Min, who was surrounded by depression, saw his words, his eyes were sour, and he poured out the pain he had suppressed in his heart to Ding Yizhou. Originally, she also thought that after reading her words, Ding Yizhou might be scared away, but instead of being scared off, he appeared alone in front of Lai Min's door a few days after asking about Lai Min's current address.
When Lai Min heard the voice and ran out, and saw Ding Yizhou standing in the doorway with the breath of a dusty servant, who was obviously very tired but still smiling at her, Lai Min instantly heard the sound of his heart being hit.
Take a journey of "heart"
Ding Yizhou directly drove a truck to "kill" him, and when he saw Lai Min even taking the dogs away, he also told Lai Min: "I will do your hands and feet, we live as a person, never give up." ”
He did exactly what he said, and then he took Lai Min around to seek medical treatment.
In 2014, Lai Min's condition was already very serious, and he had to rely on a wheelchair to travel. She gradually became a little desperate, and Dante Yizhou continued to take her to the doctor until she heard a sentence from the doctor: "There is no hope of a cure." ”
Lai Min was somewhat surprised to find that her heart was still quite calm, and she even began to calmly think about how to spend the rest of her life. Lai Min recalled her past work experience as a tour guide, and she missed the life of running in the great rivers and mountains at that time, so she told Ding Yizhou: "I don't want to stare at the four walls and wait for death, I want to see the outside world." ”
Ding Yizhou replied without hesitation: "Okay, then let's go for a walk and see." ”
That night, Ding Yizhou stayed up late to formulate a road map. Lai Min took a look at it and found that this route was actually a complete heart shape, and he couldn't help but blush and laugh.
On New Year's Day in 2015, the two took a dog and officially embarked on this journey of "heart". Ding Yizhou modified Lai Min's wheelchair so that he could ride a bicycle to pull the wheelchair in front and Lai Min sitting on it, and the dog named Ah Bao escorted him aside.
Ding Yizhou did not bring too much luggage, and he only had 200 yuan on his body when he set off. Usually, he and Lai Min are sleeping on the side of the road or under the bridge, if the money is really not enough, Ding Yizhou will set up a stall on the side of the road to help people get a haircut, and once cut their hair, they will charge customers 10 yuan. Sometimes, depending on the situation, he would take Lai Min to find a short-term job, earn enough three or five thousand yuan, and then continue on the journey.
They suffered a lot along the way. Sometimes when there is sudden heavy rain and heavy snow, there is no place to shelter from the rain, and the two will instantly become soup chickens.
Over time, their deeds have been known, and some people have taken photos on the road that will go viral on the Internet. Many people were touched by their stories and wanted to donate money and materials, but they were rejected by Ding Yizhou and Lai Min. Some people can't understand Ding Yizhou, why he is willing to suffer so much: "Is it worth it to fight so hard?" ”
In Ding Yizhou's view, of course, it is worth it. Only he knew Lai Min best, how brave she really was, able to face her own death with a smile. Don't say that he has always liked Lai Min, even without this emotional foundation, he can accompany her to the end for Lai Min's bravery.
After Ding Yizhou refused all the donations from well-wishers, he only accepted a tricycle with a simple carport. The car became his and Lai Min's "mobile castle", which was able to shelter from the wind and rain and save a lot of trouble.
On July 1, 2016, Ding Yizhou took Lai Min to Lhasa, Tibet, where they had longed for a long time. He quietly changed into a suit, took a bouquet of flowers, knelt down on one knee in front of Lai Min in the night of the Potala Palace Square, and solemnly proposed to her: "I can't give you glory and wealth, but I will do my best to give you happiness and happiness." ”
Lai Min's tears fell, and he couldn't stop nodding his head and saying, "I do!" ”
Witnessed by the solemn Potala Palace, two lovers who suffered together walked into the palace of marriage hand in hand.
Walk through the human world
After the marriage, Ding Yizhou's trip with Lai Min continued.
It was only in early 2017 that Lai Min found out she was pregnant. She told Ding Yizhou the news, and the two embraced excitedly, and Lai Min named the child "Lu Yao" to commemorate this meaningful trip.
But after calming down, the two remembered Lai Min's genetic disease and worried that the child would also suffer from this painful condition. Ding Yizhou took Lai Min to the hospital for amniocentesis surgery, gave the fetus a genetic examination, and soon learned that the unborn child carried the gene of "penguin disease".
Despite all the reluctance, Lai Min still accepted the induction of labor surgery in grief and said goodbye to the unborn child.
After that, it took the two of them a whole year to gradually come out of this shadow.
On January 16, 2018, they completed this "heart" journey, and with the help of friends, opened an inn in Litang, Sichuan Province, "Luyao Starry Sky", which was named after the child who had no luck.
In 2019, Lai Min became pregnant with another child, at this time her physical function was seriously reduced, her calf muscles were atrophied, and she couldn't even speak clearly. But she also insisted on dressing herself and doing everything she could to take care of herself.
After this pregnancy, Lai Min also underwent a maternity examination accompanied by Ding Yizhou. She waited nervously for the results of the examination, and the doctor told them that the child in her womb was healthy and had not inherited "penguin disease", and that they could choose to give birth to the child.
The tortured couple couldn't help but cry with a headache.
Ding Yizhou took Lai Min back to his hometown to officially register for marriage, and soon after the child was born, a cute girl. Lai Min named her "Anning", a name full of the best wishes of a terminally ill mother for her child.
Because of the epidemic, the couple returned to their hometown and opened a small shop selling books and flowers.
Ding Yizhou worked hard to support his wife and daughter, and was sent to the hospital for rescue because of overwork and sudden heart attack. Netizens sympathized with their family's experience and wanted to donate money, but Ding Yizhou thought that everyone had given enough help and resolutely refused to accept it.
After his health improved, Ding Yizhou became busy again. This time, he decided to give his wife a make-up wedding.
The wedding was held on May 19, 2020, ding Yizhou personally squatted down to put on the wedding shoes for Lai Min, and then draped her with a white wedding dress, and gave a ceremonial wedding to Lai Min on a cruise ship.
Ding Yizhou said to Lai Min: "I am just using a period of time in my life to accompany you, and you are using the rest of my life to accompany me." ”
Lai Min, who was wearing a wedding dress, cried so hard that she couldn't make any sound.
As a woman, Lai Min is unfortunate because she does not have a good body and has lost her parents and first child. But in the face of love, Lai Min is still the happiest woman in the world because she met a good man.
Now Lai Min can no longer get out of bed, and her speech is very unclear, but she still smiles as much as before, and obviously lives happily in the company of her husband and children.
Not long ago, the couple also posted a short video on social platforms. In the video, Xiao Anning feeds her mother in a wheelchair with her young hands. Because she is still young, Xiao Anning may not be able to remember this experience, but fortunately, there will be countless netizens who have watched this video to help her remember.
Lai Min told the well-meaning netizens that she wanted to leave something for Xiao Anning, or rather, she wanted to leave something for the world to prove that although life was short, she did walk through the human world.
Then she can smile and say to the world, "Hey, I've been here!" Hey, look I'm gone again! ”