On a morning light in April 2024, the sun pours down through the clouds and fills the small courtyard of Mr. Gao Dejin's home in Shuyang County, Jiangsu Province.
Mr. Gao Dejin was sitting upright at his mother's small table, quietly watching his wife in the bedroom.
Over the years, his wife has gone through the ups and downs and tribulations of life, and now she is finally showing signs of gradual recovery, and her face, which had always been pale and godless, is finally full of vitality and vitality, revealing a smile that has not been seen for a long time, bringing endless warmth to Mr. Goldkin's heart, which was once in the abyss of despair.
In the bedroom, Xiao Tianci happily shouted "Mom". Since the day he was born, the six-year-old child has been unable to feel the warmth of maternal love because his mother is in a vegetative state.
Now, the mother is finally able to open her eyes and stare at her own flesh and blood.
Mr. Goldkin's elderly mother sat on the sidelines, her eyes full of ecstasy. As the pillar of the family, she has been taking on the responsibility of the family on her own since the death of her husband, and now she finally sees the dawn of hope.
Looking back on the past, Mr. Gao Dejin was full of emotion. It seems that just yesterday, their family of three is still living a harmonious and happy life, and the years are quiet. Mr. Goldkin works hard and drives a tricycle to earn enough money for his family, while his wife occasionally does odd jobs to support the family and takes care of their lovely daughter with her elderly mother.
At that time, although they lived a hard life, they lived a full and happy life. Life is as it should be, follow the rules and enjoy every moment of good time.
However, who would have predicted that a sudden car accident would ruthlessly destroy this happiness and almost tear the entire family apart.
It was early in the morning of January 2011, and Mr. Gao Dejin was ready to drive to his next destination to deliver his goods as usual. The wife took the initiative to go with her two-year-old daughter and wanted to take the child to the nearby market to enjoy the happy time of the family of three.
The family of three embarked on the journey with great interest, and no one expected that this would be their last happy hour. As we reached a remote intersection, a runaway white Ford pickup truck suddenly sped from the side and slammed into Mr. Goldkin's tricycle.
In an instant, the loud sound of the collision between the two cars was deafening! Mr. Gao Dejin and his family of three were thrown into the air by this huge impact, and after rolling in the air for several weeks, they fell heavily on the hard ground.
Zhao Gang, driving the white and flawless Ford sedan, luckily at the moment of life and death, the airbag successfully deployed, thus bringing a ray of life to his life.
However, the cruelty of fate befell the Gaudekin couple, and the poor couple fell into a deep coma on the spot, their faces stained with red blood, and their condition was precarious.
In an even more harrowing scene, the cute little girl, who was only two years old, was thrown into the thick grass on the side of the road under a violent collision.
It was as if she had lost all her support, and she was alone on the grass wailing in pain, letting the blood run freely on her delicate face.
Faced with this situation, Zhao Gang jumped out of the car without hesitation, and dialed the emergency rescue number 119 with trembling hands. Soon after, the whistling of ambulances and police cars echoed through the remote path.
The medical staff quickly sent Gao Dejin's family of three to the nearest hospital to the scene of the incident for emergency treatment.
Since that tragic car accident, the life of the Goldkin family has fallen into an endless abyss. The wife fell into a deep vegetative state and fell asleep every day, leaving Gao Dejin alone in the family to support the livelihood of the entire family.
Once, although their lives were not rich, they were stable. However, two years ago, due to the replanning of the village, they were forced to leave their original homes and live in other people's garages temporarily.
The family's livelihood depends entirely on the meagre income he earns from driving a tricycle to transport goods for others, and his wife sometimes takes on odd part-time jobs to support the family.
Since the birth of her daughter, his wife has been at home with his elderly mother to take care of the children.
Despite living in poverty, they have always maintained a hard-working and simple attitude, and they can still feel a trace of warmth and laughter in this small family.
However, this sudden disaster has pushed this already difficult family into a deeper predicament.
Gao Dejin's meager income, which was barely enough to support his family, was now forced to suspend work because he had to take care of his vegetative wife.
The wife's condition is extremely serious, and the cost of surgery and nutritious meals in the early stage has caused the family to fall into an extreme financial crisis.
In order to finance his wife's medical expenses, Gao Dejin had to travel far and wide to seek help from relatives and friends. However, even so, the funds raised are like ice cubes poured into water, which cannot last and are fleeting.
In just a few months, the wealth that Gao Dejin had worked so hard to accumulate has been exhausted! However, what is even more deplorable is that although time has passed and several months have passed, his wife's illness has not shown any signs of improvement, but she has received critical illness notices again and again, and her life will be taken by the ruthless Grim Reaper at any time.
Faced with such a cruel reality, Gao Dejin had to muster up the courage, gritted his teeth, and decided to let his wife be discharged from the hospital early to save money.
Although his wife's life was in jeopardy, the family could no longer afford the heavy cost of hospitalization. Gao Dejin's heart almost fell into the abyss of despair, and he didn't even dare to imagine how he would raise his two young daughters alone if his wife really died? Just when he was in pain and on the verge of collapse, a glimmer of life suddenly appeared in front of him! In the fourth month of hospitalization, Gao Dejin was surprised to find that his wife's abdomen began to bulge slightly.
Gao Dejin immediately called the doctor to come and check it out. Although the news of his wife's unexpected pregnancy has rekindled the hope of the Gao Dejin family, the road ahead is still full of difficulties and obstacles.
Although the doctor's examination showed that the fetus's current development was normal, Gao Dejin's wife had been in a vegetative state for a long time, and had taken a lot of drugs to maintain her life, and considering this special situation, the doctor advised Gao Dejin that it was better to give up the child out of good intentions.
Because once it stays, it will bring even heavier financial pressure to this already struggling family. The cost of giving birth to a child is definitely not something that an ordinary family can easily afford, not to mention that the Gao Dejin family now has an elderly mother, a young daughter, and a seriously ill wife to take care of.
Gao Dejin has been in a difficult choiceAll these years, he and his wife have been longing to have a son, and now that the son has really arrived, how can he bear to turn him away? After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Gao Dejin finally made up his mind to bravely come into this world for this new life.
In an in-depth conversation with the doctors, they explained in detail the risks they might face. In order to minimize the potential harm of the drug to the fetus, the doctors adjusted the wife's medication regimen accordingly.
As time passed, something surprising happened - Goldkin's wife began to show signs of gradual awakening! Although her consciousness was still not fully restored, she was able to open her eyes briefly.
This undoubtedly brought endless joy and hope to Gao Dejin.
However, due to the family's increasingly difficult financial situation and the fact that he could no longer afford the huge medical expenses, Gao Dejin had no choice but to take his wife home and take care of her until the end of the pregnancy.
During this period of life, he often recounted all kinds of anecdotes about his children by his wife's side, and she seemed to be able to sense his words, and sometimes even gave a slight response.
In this way, before I knew it, my wife was already more than eight months pregnant. One day, she suddenly said something slurred, and although her voice was weak, Gao Dejin could hear it clearly.
Under the meticulous treatment of the hospital and Gao Dejin's meticulous care, his wife finally successfully passed the last month of pregnancy. As she entered her ninth month, Goldkin nervously rushed her to the hospital again to prepare for the upcoming moment of delivery.
After ten long months of waiting, this highly anticipated new life has finally arrived in the world! With a loud cry, the little life is shown for the first time in this world.
Outside the operating room, when Gao Dejin heard this shocking cry, the burden in his heart was finally completely released.
The newborn's weight at birth far exceeded the doctor's estimate, and the mother and child were safe, which is simply a miracle from heaven! Gao Dejin named the child "Tianci", which means a precious gift from God.
Although the wife's road to recovery is still long and difficult, the family's financial pressure is increasing. However, at this moment, Gao Dejin seems to have let go of all his worries and troubles, and all that remains in his eyes is the love and expectation of a new life.
Although his wife was able to give birth to a new life, her road to recovery still has many challenges. Gao Dejin knew that his wife's injuries were serious and needed a long period of patient treatment to gradually recover.
In order to better protect the financial compensation and security required by his wife's future life, Mr. Gao Dejin resolutely decided to prepare for his wife's disability assessment.
The combination of metallic impartiality and rigorous authority is heart-wrenching - due to the severe brain injury, his wife's intelligence level is much lower than before, and the function of her limbs is almost completely lost, and she is severely assessed as a third-degree disability!
Holding this ruthless appraisal report, Mr. Gao Dejin struggled for a long time, and finally decided to put the perpetrator Zhao Gang in the dock again, asking the law to get justice for them.
However, this time, his appeal is not limited to maintaining his wife's medical expenses, but also to fight for the due maintenance of his newborn son.
When Zhao Gang received a summons from the court for the third time, his attitude changed dramatically. He resolutely rejected Gao Dejin's claim on the grounds that he did not mention that his wife was pregnant at the time of the accident, and now a child suddenly appeared to demand compensation, which was too harsh.
In court, there was a heated debate on the issue between the two sides, each with good reasons. Gao Dejin insisted that his wife was pregnant at the time of the accident and therefore deserved to be compensated for child support after giving birth.
Zhao Gang retorted that there was no evidence to prove the matter at that time, and it was really difficult for a strong man to suddenly file a claim for compensation now.
In the end, with the court's patient mediation, Gao Dejin's claim was upheld. The court ruled that Zhao Gang must bear the corresponding liability for compensation, including the cost of his wife's treatment and the maintenance of his son.
What is worthy of our admiration is that Zhao Gang, as the perpetrator, has always shown a strong sense of responsibility and compassion. Although the verdict has brought him tremendous pressure, he has not chosen to evade or deny it, but continues to maintain a responsible attitude.
After the court mediation, Zhao Gang once again expressed his sincerity and paid Gao Dejin's family more than 50,000 yuan in compensation to make up for the pain and losses caused by the accident.
This is the end of the lawsuit caused by a traffic accident. From beginning to end, both sides have demonstrated a high level of respect for the law, which is the cornerstone of the orderly operation of social civilization.
Such a grief-stricken traffic accident has undoubtedly brought irreparable psychological wounds to those two families that were once full of happiness and sweetness! This is undoubtedly a human tragedy that all of us present deeply regret and cannot bear to look at directly!