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Elephant News reporter Zhu Jiuyang, correspondent Wang Hui, editor, Xia Yu, intern, Zhang Jiaming, Hou Sijia
"I want to see my mother, I want to be discharged from the hospital and go home, I want my hair to grow back quickly, I want to go to school...... among the few wishes of Nuno, she regards "seeing my mother" as the most urgent thing.
Zhoukou City, Henan Province. When the girl Nuo Nuo was one year old, her parents divorced, and she lived with her father, she had no impression of her mother, nor did she experience the taste of being cared for by her mother. In her heart, mom is just a title. And as she grew older, when she saw that other children had mothers to pick them up and drop off from school, she would pester her grandmother and ask: "Why do other people have mothers?" "Mom went to work in other places, far, far away......" and for grandma's prevarication again and again, Nuno is no longer willing to accept it......
On the hospital bed, compared with half a year ago, Nono has become a "little bald head" due to chemotherapy hair loss, and although she can no longer comb her braids, she still likes to wear a blue skirt the most.
"She's only 6 years old, I can't leave her alone, I've worked hard to earn money, how long can I be cured, and the rest depends on her life." As a grandfather, seeing that his granddaughter who he brought up is now suffering from illness, he can't give up, so he simply goes to work in the wood factory to continue to exert his 'residual heat' for his granddaughter. "This child has never felt mother's love since birth, and now he is suffering from this disease, how can he be saved. ”
The disease of Nono is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (intermediate risk). According to Grandpa Lao Wang's recollection, it was in September 2023, and granddaughter Nuo Nuo began to have problems such as dry mouth and constipation, and then lymph node inflammation. And the sensible Nuo Nuo didn't dare to tell his grandparents because he was afraid that his grandparents would worry. It wasn't until later that my grandmother found that Nono had lymphatic swelling on both sides. After being treated by the clinic, Nuonuo's condition was relieved, but it didn't take long for Nuonuo to be pale, listless, and obviously drowsy, which attracted the attention of the old couple.
After being transferred to the hospital step by step, Nuno was admitted to Henan Provincial Children's Hospital. The next day, Nono underwent a bone puncture examination. A long steel needle was inserted into her spine from Nono's back, and she cried in pain, and her grandparents kept repeating "Nono, you can cry, but you can't move; You can cry, but you can't move!"
For six consecutive days, Nuno has undergone many blood draws, urine tests, punctures, PICC tubes, contrast-enhanced CT, MRI examinations, etc., and she has been groggy and half-asleep at a young age, and the family is looking forward to good results. However, the illness did not give him much care because of Nono's rough experience. In the end, Nono waited for the bad news.
After repeatedly confirming with the doctor, Lao Wang and his wife finally couldn't help crying. Although he has little education, he also knows the horror of leukemia, and the cost of treatment of hundreds of thousands or even millions is not something his family can afford. For Lao Wang, he has never seen so much money in his life. Nuonuo's father, Xiaohao, was working outside the home at the time, and his monthly income was only enough to support the family's expenses.
On the hospital bed, watching the innocent Nuo Nuo holding himself and wiping his tears, his father Xiaohao's heart was even more uncomfortable. In order to see a doctor for his daughter, Xiaohao has been calling to borrow money. In the end, after two days of phone calling, he borrowed tens of thousands of yuan, which allowed Nono's treatment to go smoothly. Depending on the treatment plan, Nono will need chemotherapy for more than half a year. During chemotherapy, Nono's hair fell out a lot, and he had no choice but to shave his head. The long-term needle infusion left Nuno bruises on the back of his hands and arms.
During her hospitalization, every time she heard her name being called out on the loudspeaker at the nurses' station, Nuno would look at her grandmother with wide eyes. "I don't know what to do, I don't want to embarrass my grandparents, I feel sorry for them!" "Grandma told me that I am their baby, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, even if I owe a lot of money, I must see a doctor, and I must be taken care of." But usually, Nono often sees her grandmother's eyes red.
Perhaps because of the next generation, grandfather Lao Wang loves Nuo Nuo more than his son. He has been a farmer all his life, and he has no other ability but to farm the land and help people do some physical work. After Nuno fell ill, his grandfather worked as a manual worker in a lumber factory, earning 200 yuan a day. But these, for Nono's treatment, are just a drop in the bucket. In normal times, Xiaohao assists his mother to run between the rental house and the ward, raising money for her daughter's treatment and cooking and delivering meals, without a source of income.
At present, Nuonuo is undergoing the third chemotherapy treatment, and since the illness, his hospitalization has cost more than 20 yuan, and he still needs to continue chemotherapy in the later stage, and the cost is less than 100,000 yuan.
In the ward, other little patients were in pain and crying, and their mothers hugged them, but Nuonuo couldn't get these. "The child wants to see his mother over and over again, wants to be discharged from the hospital and goes home as soon as possible, wants his hair to grow out quickly, wants to go to school...... "Nuo Nuo's pain can still be comforted by grandma, but grandma can't heal the psychological shortcomings. Grandpa Lao Wang said that he hoped that he could replace his granddaughter's illness and leave the hope of life to his granddaughter, she was only 6 years old, and her life had just begun, and she should not end her beautiful life here because she had no money. (In order to protect the privacy of the interviewees, the names of the people in the article have been changed)