"Thank you for your concern for me, and I look forward to a miracle." In the face of continuous attention from all walks of life, Zheng Liang, who has struggled with the disease for two years, now has full of positive energy.
Recently, in a ward on the 6th floor of the inpatient department of Hangzhou Chengdong Hospital, Zheng Liang, a former Zhejiang men's volleyball player, received 200,000 yuan raised from the Beijing Xingneng Public Welfare Foundation. Just as heartwarming as the donations are the Olympic champion Gao Min, known as the "Queen of Diving in China", and Sun Haitao, the Paralympic champion who has won 6 Paralympic gold medals in history, who traveled thousands of miles to Hangzhou to cheer Zheng Liang up on behalf of the foundation's 109 world champions, encouraging him to adhere to treatment, believe in himself, and believe in miracles.
Zheng Liang, born in Hangzhou in 1970, was the main force of the "Golden Generation" of the Chinese men's volleyball team under Wang Jiawei in the 1990s, known as the first secondary attack in Asia. At that time, it ranked first in Asia with a height of 3 meters 72, and this bouncing ability was only achieved by the legendary high jump star Zhu Jianhua. In 1997, Zheng Liang and his national team teammates won the Asian Championship championship after an 18-year absence; in 1998, he went to the Asian Games in Bangkok with the Chinese team to win the championship; in 1999, Zheng Liang won the Asian Championship with his national team teammates. After retiring from the army, Zheng Liang returned to Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, and before he was paralyzed, he was an assistant coach of Zhejiang men's sand volleyball.
As the initiator of Beijing Xingneng Public Welfare Fund, Gao Min spared no effort in this donation. "At first, I learned about Zheng Liang's situation from the National Drainage Center, and I regretted that the foundation followed up at the first time, hoping to help him as soon as possible." Gao Min told reporters. It is understood that the 200,000 yuan raised this time was raised by 5785 caring netizens through easy fundraising, and from 0 to 200,000 yuan, it took only 5 days. In addition to this love from netizens, Gao Min told reporters that many champion members in the foundation have cheered for the former "first vice attack of the Asian men's volleyball team" through donations, messages, videos and other different ways.
In 2016, Zheng Liang, who often found leg numbness, did not expect that a year later he would be diagnosed with spinal cord lesions, and after many consultations in professional hospitals such as Hangzhou and Shanghai, Zheng Liang's cause still could not be identified, which also directly affected his rehabilitation treatment. At present, Zheng Liang, who lives in Hangzhou Chengdong Hospital, is mainly in rehabilitation every day, has no consciousness below the navel, and relies entirely on the help of nurses when he gets out of bed. He lay in bed for more than 20 hours a day.
For more than a year, Zheng Liang has not given up hope, and has traveled to many places to try acupuncture and even electrotherapy. Whenever it was possible to try, no matter how hard it was, he tried it. "I believe that with the progress of science, the cause will always be understood." As a former outstanding athlete, Zheng Liang's spirit of not accepting defeat in his heart has always supported him.
For Gao Min's help, Zheng Liang is grateful. The atmosphere in the ward has become relaxed and lively because of Gao Min's repeated "warm-ups", "Zheng Liang and I have also trained in a museum." It turned out that as early as the end of the 80s in the world, Zheng Liang, who came to Beijing for training, once intersected with the national diving team in a training hall, and met again after thirty years, so that the two had endless words.
"I am really sincerely grateful, Gao Min has always encouraged me to face difficulties positively, not to give up treatment, and through the efforts of the foundation, let all sectors of society help me." I was touched and excited. Zheng Liang expressed his sincere gratitude to reporters for Gao Min, Sun Haitao and all those who helped him.
It is reported that the Beijing Xingneng Public Welfare Foundation, which was established in September last year, has gathered 109 domestic Olympic champions and non-Olympic world champions across the country, and has rescued 96 athletes. Like helping retired athletes, the foundation also focuses on the small athletes in the children's sports school, and the foundation hopes to give the young athletes scientific training methods and knowledge, so that the young athletes will take fewer detours and establish the concept of "everyone can become their own champion". In addition, the foundation also actively carries out the public welfare activities of champions entering the campus.