"How long will she last?" A strong voice resounded through the quiet hospital corridors, unable to hide the despair in his heart.
"If the ventilator is stopped, it will be ...... very quickly" The doctor's answer was heavy and helpless, and there seemed to be an unspeakable sadness in the air.
Late one night in April 2022, in a hospital in Chibi City, Hubei Province, Gao Qiang and his wife, Li Hua, were faced with a heartbreaking choice.
Their daughter Gao Yu, a 17-year-old senior in high school, unfortunately fell into a deep coma due to drug poisoning, and she was supposed to be a youthful age, but she was dying by an accidental drug overdose.
An act of kindness in desperation
Gao Yu has been smart and clever since she was a child, her academic performance has always been among the best, her parents have high hopes for her, hoping that she can be admitted to the ideal university, the pressure of the college entrance examination is like a sword of Damocles hanging over her head, so that this girl who should be lively is becoming more and more silent, although her parents try to relieve the pressure for her, but they did not foresee the tragedy.
Gao Yu's condition suddenly deteriorated, her brain activity had completely stopped, and now she only relied on a machine to keep her breathing and heartbeat, this news was like a collapse for Gao Qiang and Li Hua, and the whole world instantly became dark.
According to traditional Chinese beliefs, most families will choose to let their loved ones die "intact", but Gao Qiang recalls his daughter's words before her death: "If I am gone, let my life continue in another way." This gave him a glimmer of hope in the midst of despair, and perhaps his daughter's organs could save others and bring hope to other families.
Although Li Hua was heartbroken, she also supported her husband's decision and decided to sign an organ donation agreement.
A miracle happens
Just as everything was ready, organ donation coordinator Liu Min received a notice from the Chibi City Hospital that a doctor named Yu Chai, a well-known doctor in the intensive care department of Wuhan University People's Hospital, who specializes in handling critical cases, asked to reassess Gao Yu's condition.
At Yu Chai's insistence, Gao Yu was urgently transferred to Wuhan, and Liu Min carefully studied Gao Yu's medical records and found that although her condition was critical, there was still a glimmer of life.
After further investigation, Yu proposed a bold treatment option - blood exchange, which is a treatment that attempts to restore brain activity by replacing toxins in the patient's blood.
"If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be able to do it for a long time. Yu Chai knows that despite the huge risks of surgery, this may be the only chance. With his rich experience and deep understanding of medicine, Gao Yu's condition improved after fifteen hours of continuous hard work.
At dawn, Gao Yu slowly opened her eyes, although her body was extremely weak, her life fire rekindled hope, and at this moment, everyone felt the miracle of rekindling from despair.
After a few weeks of rehabilitation, Gao Yu was gradually able to carry out simple communication and activities, her recovery is not only a victory of medicine, but also a deep understanding of the meaning of life, Gao Qiang and Li Hua are more reflective in their joy, and they begin to reconsider how to balance the expectations of the child with her actual tolerance.
Communities and schools have also begun to pay attention to the mental health of teenagers, and Gao Yu's case has become a warning that while focusing on grades, we should also care about children's inner world.
Although Gao Yu missed the college entrance examination that year, she gained something more precious - life set sail again, Gao Yu and her parents participated in the mental health lecture organized by the school, she bravely shared her experience, and encouraged more people to cherish life and bravely choose to ask for help in the face of difficulties.
The doctor is benevolent, the magic hand rejuvenates, the angel in white, saves people.
In this challenging and changing world, we face all kinds of difficulties and dangers every day, and there are always some people around us, who are silently dedicated, selfless and fearless, with their professional knowledge and skills, guarding our lives and health.
Doctors, they are the guardians of life, they are the messengers of hope, they work day and night, no matter the cold and heat, no matter the alternation of day and night, they always stick to their posts, with their hands, to build a solid line of defense for us.
In the critical moment, they are in danger, decisive decision-making, with their wisdom and courage, fighting for life with death, they face pain and disease, but what they bring us is comfort and hope, they are the most important people in our lives, our most solid backing.
Doctors, they not only have superb medical skills, but also have lofty medical ethics, like Dr. Yu Chai in the article, they respect life and care for patients, with their sincerity and love, warm the hearts of every patient, they use their own actions, interpret the true meaning of the doctor's benevolence.
With their sweat and hard work, they have won us the hope and future of life, and we will always remember the dedication and dedication of our doctors and friends, and always remember their heroism and selflessness!