April 2
Zhang Xiaowei lying on a hospital bed
Bluntly say "lucky" and "fate"
5 years ago, he left 5 ml of blood samples
Five years later, he donated hematopoietic stem cells to save a life
In 2016, Zhang Xiaowei, a police officer at the Liuyang Municipal Public Security Bureau Command Center, left a blood sample when he donated blood and became a volunteer of the China Bone Marrow Bank; in February 2021, Zhang Xiaowei received a call from the staff of the Changsha Red Cross Society, who said that his blood sample was successfully matched with a blood disease patient and asked him if he was willing to donate hematopoietic stem cells.
"Donate!" Not only is it a police officer serving the people, but also a citizen who is enthusiastic about public welfare, Zhang Xiaowei, who learned of this news, did not hesitate at all and immediately decided to donate hematopoietic stem cells. On April 2, he successfully donated hematopoietic stem cells to give hope to a patient in Beijing.
Call from Changsha
Blood samples left over from five years ago
It gives Beijing patients hope for life
Zhang Xiaowei, 33 years old this year, in 2016, when he participated in the unpaid blood donation, he left an extra 5 ml blood sample, applied for voluntary donation of hematopoietic stem cells, and became a volunteer of the China Bone Marrow Bank. "I don't know when I'll be able to donate successfully, but if it can match, it's a very lucky thing." Zhang Xiaowei said.
"Hello, is it Zhang Xiaowei?" Would you like to donate your hematopoietic stem cell sample and a blood disease patient's initial mating? "I'd love to." At the beginning of February this year, Zhang Xiaowei received a call from the staff of the Changsha Red Cross Society, and learned that the blood sample left 5 years ago was successfully matched, and he did not hesitate to agree to donate hematopoietic stem cells, "If I am not willing to donate, perhaps what awaits the other party is death." ”
The success rate of non-blood-related leukocyte antigen matching is very low, only one in 100,000 or even one in hundreds of thousands. At present, the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells is the most effective way to treat blood diseases such as leukemia and thalassemia.
After high-resolution testing of stem cell matching and health examination, Zhang Xiaowei's condition met the conditions for donation.
Why did you not hesitate to agree to donate? In this regard, Zhang Xiaowei said frankly: "I just did what a people's police should do, and it can save people's lives, which is a very meaningful thing." ”
Successful donation
Send "Fire of Life"
The patient is currently in stable condition
On March 29, Zhang Xiaowei and his wife Yuan Manwen came to the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University to prepare for the collection. For the next 4 days, he had to get a mobilization dose every morning and evening. (Mobilizer is a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor that promotes the massive growth and release of hematopoietic stem cells into the bloodstream to ensure that there is an adequate amount of hematopoietic stem cells when drawn.) ）
"After injecting the mobilization agent, I was somewhat uncomfortable, and I had to keep working, which was very painful." Yuan Manwen told reporters that although he was busy at work, Zhang Xiaowei endured the stinging pain in his whole body after the injection and insisted on working online. At first, Zhang Xiaowei could still insist, but after 2 days of injecting mobilization agents, the discomfort of his body became more and more intense, and he could only lie down and rest, waiting for donation.
On the morning of April 2, when the reporter met Zhang Xiaowei, he was undergoing blood isolation, and a long collection blood vessel was connected from his two arms to the blood cell separator next to him.
Watching her husband's blood slowly flow through the tube wrapped around his chest, as well as those needles the size of neutral pen holes, Yuan Manwen was very distressed. As a wife, the support and heartache she can express is to chat with her husband and feed him some water from time to time. After 5 hours of cyclic isolation and collection, Zhang Xiaowei's hematopoietic stem cells were successfully collected.
5 years ago, an act of love, more than 1 month of preparation, 5 hours of blood separation and collection, Zhang Xiaowei's hematopoietic stem cells embarked on a road of nearly 1,000 kilometers of rescue. On the same day, the blood sample delivery special vehicle escorted these "life seeds" to Beijing Boren Hospital overnight and transfused into the patient's body. Knowing that the other party's condition had stabilized, Zhang Xiaowei put his mind at ease.
On the same day, in the collection room for donating hematopoietic stem cells, Zhang Xiaowei also met Liu Xuan, a fellow shaoyang who also donated hematopoietic stem cells. "It's a special fate to meet a fellow countryman while doing something meaningful." Zhang Xiaowei said. Afterwards, the two people also took a group photo together.
When he saw that her husband successfully donated hematopoietic stem cells to save a life, his wife Yuan Manwen also volunteered to join the ranks of hematopoietic stem cell donation volunteers.
The patient's family came with a thank-you letter "Will definitely pass on this love" "As the pillar of the family, there are old and young, you not only saved my husband, but also saved a family." After my husband overcomes the disease, he will definitely pass on this love and actively join the ranks of stem cell donation volunteers to continue love in life..." When Zhang Xiaowei donated hematopoietic stem cells, a sincere thank you letter was sent to his hand. In the face of the gratitude of the recipients and their families, Zhang Xiaowei also said excitedly: "I have been looking forward to such a day, which can also be regarded as the completion of my wish for many years." If I have the opportunity to donate again, I will still stand up without hesitation, which is also my due responsibility as a people's policeman. It is reported that Zhang Xiaowei is the first hematopoietic stem cell donor in our city this year, and the 15th donor who has successfully donated hematopoietic stem cells in Liuyang so far. In fact, Zhang Xiaowei has always been a warm-hearted volunteer and a volunteer of liuyang volunteer federation. What is even more admirable is that he has been insisting on unpaid blood donation for 12 years, with a cumulative donation of 5,000 ml. Driven by Zhang Xiaowei, his family, friends and colleagues have actively participated in the ranks of unpaid blood donation.