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Amazing events
It was an ordinary working day in 2006, and everything was in order in the Kidney Transplant Center of the Department of Urology of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital. Experienced doctors focus on the task at hand, and novice interns respectfully observe and learn.
At this moment, a slightly flustered footsteps came from far and near, attracting the attention of Dr. Liu, the head on duty.
As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a stack of documents from his pocket, which were certificates issued by the village committee and the police station to confirm that he was Guo Qiudong's biological son.
Dr. Liu looked at the elegant and polite young man in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He remembered the person Guo Kai said - Guo Qiudong, a 46-year-old rural man with two sons and a daughter.
Not long ago, he had seen the family in person, when Guo Qiudong was racking his brains for the huge medical expenses of uremia.
Looking at Guo Kai's sincere eyes, Dr. Liu couldn't help but feel a complex emotion in his heart. He thought that if Guo Kai really donated his kidney, it would undoubtedly be the greatest gift to this once destitute family.
However, for such a living-donor organ transplant between a child and his father, the preparatory work is much more cumbersome.
Dr. Liu took a deep breath and said to Guo Kai with a straight face, "Okay, I'll do a set of physical examinations for you first to see if you are eligible for transplantation."
In this way, this high-profile "allogeneic" kidney transplant operation kicked off. At that time, countless people in the audience, including Dr. Lau, could never have imagined what a bizarre and touching story would happen next.
The mystery of his origins
In order to determine whether Guo Kai was really suitable for a kidney transplant for Guo Qiudong, Dr. Liu immediately arranged a series of detailed medical examinations for him. As soon as the results of the examination came out, everyone present fell into a silent shock.
It turned out that although Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong had the same blood type, the matching results were also highly compatible, which could almost be said to be a match made in heaven.
Faced with such a bizarre situation, Dr. Liu was puzzled. In order to verify the truth, he immediately began to carry out a meticulous and meticulous investigation. First, he contacted the village committee of Guo Qiudong's village and the local police station to verify the kinship between the two parties.
What is surprising is that all the supporting documents issued by the village committee and the public security department clearly show that Guo Kai is Guo Qiudong's biological son. Looking at the stacks of large amounts of documentary evidence in his hands, Dr. Liu still could not confirm its authenticity.
At this moment, a cousin of Guo Qiudong, who had not been seen for a long time, arrived unexpectedly, and he told Dr. Liu a shocking past. It turned out that on a summer night many years ago, a young couple walked slowly with a two-month-old baby in their arms, and carefully handed the child into the arms of Guo Qiudong and his wife.
"You must promise that you will never tell him the truth. From now on, he will be your own bone and liver. The young man said.
It turned out that Guo Kai was not Guo Qiudong's biological son, but a child who was adopted many years ago. Although the two are not closely related, Guo Kai is as important to Guo Qiudong as his own son.
The unique emotional bond between this "father and son" is the greatest gift from God.
Rejection of the kindness of the "son".
After learning that Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong were not biological father and son, Dr. Liu hesitated and finally decided to contact Guo Qiudong to ask if he was really willing to accept his "son's" kidney donation.
Who would have thought that Guo Qiudong unexpectedly refused. When Dr. Liu relayed this decision to an anxious Guo Kai, the young man looked stunned and disappointed.
Dr. Liu was silent for a long time before slowly stating the reason. It turned out that Guo Qiudong had been keeping this secret firmly in his heart for many years, for fear that its exposure would hurt his son's self-esteem.
But just recently, he suddenly realized that his illness had gradually worsened, and he might be dying.
So, Guo Qiudong made up his mind to tell his son this shocking secret in his lifetime.
When the words fell, Guo Kai's whole person was hit hard, his body trembled uncontrollably, his eyes looked around in confusion, and he looked completely lost. But soon, the strong young man rearmed himself.
After some deliberation, he responded firmly: "No matter what, you treat me as your own son.
However, Guo Qiudong still stubbornly shook his head and denied: "I know you mean well, but I'm already old, and it doesn't matter if I live for a few more years."
Hearing this, Guo Kai burst into tears. He held the phone tightly and pleaded earnestly: "Dad, please accept my heart."
Approval for transplantation
After Guo Kai's repeated pleas, Guo Qiudong finally wavered in his determination to stick to his own opinions, and nodded in agreement to accept his son's heart. However, to perform such an "allogeneic" kidney transplant, a series of legal and professional evaluations are required.
First, Dr. Liu contacted the sub-district office and police station where Guo Qiudong was located, and asked them for all the written materials that could prove that Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong were "father and son".
Soon, stacks of papers were taken to the hospital.
Looking through these documents, Dr. Liu still couldn't hide his doubts. As a doctor, he must carefully assess whether every aspect of the operation is legal and compliant.
Therefore, he decided to bring in more authoritative experts to evaluate this unprecedented operation.
Soon, well-known scholars and experts from the fields of medicine, ethics, and law gathered at the hospital. Everyone has had a heated discussion and analysis on the legality and rationality of this transplant operation.
"According to current laws and regulations, living donor organ transplants are only allowed between relatives who are lineal blood relatives or have reached a 'same-life relationship'. A legal expert said.
"From a medical point of view, the two are far more than 90% genetically similar, and the blood rejection reaction is only about 4%, which is completely qualified. A doctor and specialist then answered.
"What's more, there is a deep bond between them that is almost equivalent to that of parent-child. An ethicist added.
In this way, after several hours of heated discussions, the experts at the meeting finally came to a unanimous conclusion: given that there is indeed a "homogeneous" intimate relationship between Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong, and the risks of the operation are controllable, it is completely legal and ethical to give the two the green light and approve the implementation of this humanitarian rescue operation.
Son filial piety
As an ordinary rural family, Guo Qiudong's family's life used to be so poor and simple. They toiled hard in the fields with their industrious hands, and they were running for food and clothing all day long.
When Guo Kai was first adopted, this small family was quite warm and harmonious. Guo Qiudong and his wife don't earn much money from working all year round, but they are always frugal and simple, just hoping to be satisfied with the children's food and clothing.
But the good times didn't last long, and Guo Qiudong's body soon had serious problems. The doctor diagnosed him with uremia, and it was in the middle and late stages, and the condition was quite serious.
To survive, he had to rely on hemodialysis to stay afloat.
At first, dialysis was only needed once a week, and the cost was barely enough for the family. But as the disease worsened, the number of dialysis sessions per month increased, eventually reaching an astonishing number of three times a month.
Dialysis costs at least a few hundred dollars per session, which is a heavy burden.
The Guo family, who was already poor, fell into unprecedented difficulties under the double burden of Guo Qiudong's illness and dialysis costs. They can only rely on the government's subsistence allowance to make ends meet, and there is little else they can do.
Seeing that his mother worked hard all year round and was unable to solve his urgent needs, and his father became thinner and thinner under the torture of illness, Guo Kai's mood can be imagined. As the eldest son in the family, he has long dreamed of the day when his parents can lend a helping hand when they need it most, and repay their nurturing kindness with filial piety.
When he learned that his father was terminally ill and his life was dying, Guo Kai could no longer sit idly by. As a child who was adopted into this family, although he is not related to his parents, his gratitude to Guo Qiudong and his wife is no less than that of his biological parents.
So, under the constraints of various conditions at that time, Guo Kai made the decision to donate a kidney to save his father. This young man felt that even if he was not related to Guo Qiudong by blood, he still had to repay them with practical actions for more than 20 years of nurturing.
Get a chance to be born again
After months of careful evaluation and careful preparation, the curtain on this transplant operation, known as "homogeneous", is finally about to open. One early morning in 2006, the operating room of the Department of Urology of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital was a busy scene.
Elite medical staff from various departments are drawn in, and they work together in an orderly manner. As the chief person in charge of the operation, Dr. Liu inspected all the preparations with a solemn expression.
Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong, father and son, were arranged in the waiting areas on both sides of the operating room, and their faces were full of a faint nervousness.
"Son, Dad's body is not good, you have to take care... Guo Qiudong held his son's hand and instructed earnestly. Guo Kai nodded vigorously, encouraging his father with a calm gaze and high spirits.
At this moment, the head nurse walked over and signaled for the operation to begin. Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong glanced at each other, and they both saw a determined look in each other's eyes. They strode to the operating table, ready for the final realization.
The surgery began with a high level of concentration. Seven hours later, when the last stitch and thread were all in order, the doctors breathed a sigh of relief and began to carry Guo and his son out of the operating room.
Although they were slightly tired, their faces were flushed with happiness.
When the "father and son" were pushed out of the door of the operating room, many media reporters waiting outside the hospital flocked to the hospital and pointed their spotlights at these two "heroes".
This scene also marks the official end of this unprecedented "homogeneous" transplant operation.
Soon after, the touching deeds of Guo Kai and Guo Qiudong spread all over the country. There was an uproar in the arena of public opinion, with voices of praise, applause and blessings endlessly. Some netizens praised Guo Kai as a "textbook model of filial piety", and some people talked about the kind of family bond between the two that transcends blood.
What's even more surprising is that after learning of this, a well-known computer training school took the initiative to fund Guo Kai to continue his studies. They promised to provide Guo Kai with the best quality computer education for free to help him realize his ambitions.
For Guo Kai, this is undoubtedly a godsend. For many years, he had been eager to learn advanced computer technology, but due to the constraints of his family's poverty, he could only put his dream on hold for the time being.
Now, with this opportunity, he has regained a new vision and expectation for his future life.