1. Trauma that destroys both body and mind: A cold and cruel kitchen knife changes everything in an instant
On January 20, 2020, there were only four days left before the Chinese New Year, a traditional Chinese festival. At this moment, the outpatient hall of Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University is filled with a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
However, this harmonious atmosphere is pierced by a piercing scream, which is terrifying.
A hideous-looking man was firmly pressed to the ground by the security guard, he held a blood-stained kitchen knife tightly in his hand, his eyes were full of endless hatred and anger, staring directly at the doctor in front of him who was lying in a pool of blood.
The doctor who fell to the ground was Tao Yong, a 40-year-old ophthalmologist. His eyes were wide open, and his face was filled with helplessness and horror, as if he had no idea what had just happened.
Blood flowed from his wounds, quickly forming a shocking scarlet color beneath him.
In the midst of this chaos, a great mother stepped forward and used her body to block the fatal blow for Tao Yong.
After slashing Tao Yong and two other medical staff, the assailant roared arrogantly that Tao Yong would pay for his life, and even threatened to take his life. Fortunately, the security guards arrived at the scene in time and after a fierce struggle, they finally succeeded in subduing the killer and pressing him to the ground.
When Tao Yong was rushed to the hospital for treatment, doctors found that his left hand was severely fractured, nerves, muscles, and blood vessels had been broken, and a bloody wound had been cut out of his head.
After seven hours of all-out treatment, Tao Yong was able to escape from the danger of his life with difficulty.
When the family rushed to hear the news, they saw Tao Yong, who was covered in bandages and had various tubes inserted into his body, which shocked everyone. Especially Tao Yong's wife, she could barely withstand the blow, and collapsed on the spot, crying bitterly.
2. Unwavering faith: the desire for the light of hope that illuminates life
Tao Yong was born in an ordinary small county town in Jiangxi Province. During his childhood, his most unforgettable memories were when his mother suffered from trachoma. Whenever he saw his mother's frowns, her eyes red and swollen, and tears rippling, the young Tao Yong's heart was filled with deep grief.
This sense of helplessness inspired him to become a figure like the doctor who healed his mother, and to bring bright hope to more people.
So, at the age of 17, Tao Yong was successfully admitted to Peking University Health Science Center with excellent results. During his time at the university, he not only won the honor of the Peking University Young Scholar Award Program, but also won the honor of 100 talents in Xicheng District.
First of all, Tao Yong's hard work spirit has been vividly demonstrated in his academic career! He received his master's degree in medicine at the age of 25 and his doctorate at the age of 27 in just two years.
At the age of 35, he was promoted to professor and attending physician, becoming one of the youngest doctors in China to receive this honor.
On the long road of practicing medicine, Tao Yong selflessly provided free treatment to tens of thousands of poor patients with eye diseases, so that they could regain their sight. Once, on a medical trip to a remote mountainous area, he met an old lady in her 80s who had almost completely lost sight in both eyes.
Since the local small hospital could not perform the operation, and there was no one to accompany her to the large hospital, Tao Yong expressed his wish to the old man after careful consideration: "Grandma, I am an ophthalmologist, I am willing to perform the operation for you, but there are certain risks in this operation, I hope you can consider it carefully."
However, the old lady did not hesitate to reply: "Young man, it would be great if you could perform the operation for me." I will never blame you for any accidents during the surgery.
Please feel free to do it boldly" Hearing the old man's words, Tao Yong strengthened his belief and decided to do everything he could to ensure the success of the operation In the end, the operation went smoothly and the old lady ushered in a bright world again.
Back at home, the old man happily made a pair of insoles and entrusted them to Tao Yong, and at the same time wrote a thank-you letter full of gratitude: "I understand that your concerns are well-intentioned, but we will never blame the doctor."
3. You have done your best, even if there is a problem with the operation, I will never blame you" Tao Yong was deeply moved by this letter, and he realized that it was he who was too subjective in doubting the kindness of others.
Finally, Tao Yong is undoubtedly the pride of the mainland medical community! He is known as a top expert in the field of ophthalmology in China, especially in complex bone and tooth artificial corneal transplantation. This kind of difficult surgery, which requires the transplantation of a patient's tooth into the eye, is the only two doctors in the country that Tao Yong and his mentor can handle.
Prior to the violent assault on that patient, a whopping 1,532 patients had already made appointments for such surgeries at Tao Yong's place, which is a remarkable achievement.
After a detailed and thorough assessment by Dr. Tao Yong, he did not hesitate to decide to perform a bone and tooth artificial corneal transplant for this unfortunate patient.
After gaining an in-depth understanding of the patient's family situation, Dr. Tao Yong sympathized with their difficulties and took the initiative to bear all the surgical and medical expenses for the patient. However, it is regrettable that the patient not only did not express his gratitude to Dr. Tao Yong after the operation, but even unabashedly broke into the hospital to make a fuss, shouting that Dr. Tao Yong's operation had failed, and aggressively asking the hospital for high compensation.
After repeated and rigorous checks, the hospital staff confirmed that the operation was actually 100% successful and that there were no omissions, so they resolutely rejected the patient's unreasonable request.
For ordinary people, restoring vision is undoubtedly the best thing in life, but this patient turned a blind eye to it and sneered at Dr. Tao Yong. He was always relentlessly critical of the outcome of the operation.
In order to understand his state of mind, Dr. Tao Yong even performed a necessary laser correction surgery for him free of charge, but unfortunately, the patient saw this kindness as hatred, and his hostility towards Dr. Tao Yong grew stronger and worse, and finally erupted on an astonishing day.
4. Resentful and crazy patients: a ridiculous scene of patients being hurt instead
This shocking incident stemmed from a patient named Cui Zhenguo. Cui Zhenguo is a simple farmer who suffers from extremely severe myopia eye disease. In order to cure this stubborn disease, Cui Zhenguo has undergone surgery many times, but the effect is not satisfactory, and even caused many complications, making him suffer from the pain for a long time.
As time passed, the anger and resentment in his heart gradually distorted, and his thinking became darker and narrower.
After repeated attempts to no avail, someone recommended Dr. Tao Yong to Cui Zhenguo, saying that he is a top expert in the field of ophthalmology in China, and his surgical skills are absolutely trustworthy. So, with the last glimmer of hope, Cui Zhenguo traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to ask Dr. Tao Yong to formulate a treatment plan for him and personally guide him on how to carry out rehabilitation treatment.
At that time, Dr. Tao Yong had already gained a reputation, and many hospitals politely declined requests to operate on Cui Zhenguo. However, when Dr. Tao Yong saw his medical records, he did not hesitate to agree to his request and offered to waive most of the surgery and medication costs for him.
The operation went smoothly and Cui Zhenguo's eyesight improved significantly, which is a miracle in the medical world.
After careful examination by the hospital staff and repeated confirmation of the effect of the operation, it was determined that the expectations had been met, so Cui Zhenguo's unreasonable request was categorically rejected. However, out of kindness, Tao Yong did not hesitate to perform laser correction surgery free of charge, hoping to restore his vision to a greater extent.
However, to the shock of the world, Cui Zhenguo did not know what kind of stimulation he received, and his hatred for Tao Yong grew dramatically, even to the point of pathology. On the day of the Spring Festival, when there were only four days left, Cui Zhenguo held an extremely sharp kitchen knife and quietly followed Tao Yong into the hospital.
In an instant, a cold light flashed, and it suddenly shook in Tao Yong's ears like thunder in the clear sky! He instinctively stretched out his right arm to try to block it, but the kitchen knife still fell heavily on his wrist, and the blood gushed out like a spring, quickly spreading all over the ground.
Immediately afterwards, Cui Zhenguo, who was about to split, continued to frantically slash Tao Yong and two other innocent passers-by who passed by the scene, and even arrogantly shouted to put Tao Yong to death, and the blade in his hand went straight to Tao Yong's life-temple.
Just when Tao Yong was almost in despair, thinking that he was about to die, a stranger stepped forward and blocked the fatal blow for him with great bravery! This scene makes people feel emotional: in the past, Tao Yong brought light to thousands of patients with his superb medical skills; Now, there are people who do not hesitate to give up their lives to protect him.
In the end, the hospital security arrived in time and successfully subdued the vicious Cui Zhenguo. At this time, Tao Yong was lying in a pool of blood, his eyes were blurred, and his vision could no longer clearly identify everything around him.
On that day, a blood-stained kitchen knife ruthlessly cut off the future path of this national treasure doctor.
Everyone present still has lingering palpitations and can't forget that terrible night.
5. A new journey: a resilient life after leaving the operating table
Tao Yong, who was recovering from a serious injury, faced the worried eyes of his wife and daughter Tao Tao.
Tao Yong smiled and said in an extremely firm tone: "I am still young and strong, so why is there any pain?" You are at ease. ”
However, when his wife saw the tragic situation of him covered with bandages and all kinds of medical equipment, she could no longer suppress the grief in her heart, and collapsed on the ground, crying loudly.
For a doctor, hands are undoubtedly their most precious tool. And Tao Yong, a medical giant, has his hands like a stroke of genius, and is known as a "living bodhisattva". However, at this moment, the hands that had created countless miracles were no longer able to hold the scalpel again and return to the operating table.
The bones of his left hand were ruthlessly severed by the sharp blade, and the nerves, muscles, and blood vessels were all broken in this horrific trauma. The palms that were originally vigorous became unconscious at this moment, as if they were trapped in a bottomless cold hell, and the cold penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
Despite the great cost in the subsequent arduous recovery process, Tao Yong's palms still twitched from time to time, and it was difficult for his fingers to move freely, and the only thing he could feel was the biting coldness like falling into an ice cellar.
Whenever he moved his joints, he had to be carefully broken apart, and Tao Yong's forehead was covered with sweat, his facial expression was distorted, and he was in great pain. However, the most regrettable thing is that Tao Yong is about to say goodbye to the operating table he was once familiar with.
Bone and tooth artificial corneal transplantation, which is a difficult procedure that involves transplanting a tooth into the patient's eye. Nationwide, only Tao Yong and his mentor, who is over eighty years old, have the ability to perform such surgery.
However, now that Tao Yong is in a vegetative state, no one can inherit this skill, not even the mother who was injured trying to protect him, and her child may never regain his light.
Leaving the operating table, Tao Yong seemed to have lost half of his life. He began to actively disseminate ophthalmology knowledge on the Internet and provide free online consultation services to answer various difficult conditions.
More importantly, he created a special fund to support children with eye diseases from poor families.
Although he was no longer able to perform his medical skills in person, Tao Yong tried his best to "light up" more lives through other means. This national treasure medical expert has experienced a major turning point in his life, but he cherishes life and loves life even more, but unfortunately he can no longer save patients with his own hands.