The first case in Gansu to sign a body donation family elderly died Listen to Grandma Du tell the story of Grandpa Ouyang

On January 3, this newspaper published a report that "the first case of the elderly in the family who signed a body donation in our province has passed away and has successfully completed the body donation". On January 4, the reporter met Du Changping, the wife of Grandpa Ouyang Zhang, and listened to Grandma tell some stories about Grandpa Ouyang.

Forever "stay" in the Great Northwest

On January 4, the reporter met Grandma Du in the first hospital of Lan University, and the old man underwent intervertebral disc surgery on December 31, which was just past December 31, and is now recovering very well and can sit up. It is said that he will be discharged from the hospital on the same day and go home to recuperate. At that time, grandma's sons were gathered around their mother's bed, and their father was newly widowed, and they wore "filial piety" on their arms.

On December 21, 2016, Grandpa Ouyang was admitted to the hospital, and the next day, December 22, 2016, Grandma Du Changping also stayed in. The two elderly people were admitted to the hospital on their front and back feet, but only Grandma was discharged, and the whole family could not help but have some sadness.

Grandma Du is 85 years old, but looks much younger than her actual age, she has good hearing, good spirits, quick thinking, and can answer with reporters. "For about two months, he couldn't eat well, and I was mentally prepared and knew he didn't have much time. It was so slow that it finally went away yesterday. "The grandmother said that he was his wife Ouyang Zhang, who had been with him for more than sixty years.

The old man's son told reporters that his father was bedridden for a long time before he left, and he was very emaciated, only eight or ninety pounds. At the time of his death, my father had been asleep, and there were very few times when he was awake. Occasionally sober, I also know how to say hello to the doctor.

Born in 1920 in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, Grandpa Ouyang worked at the Wuhan Sanlian Bookstore in 1938, joined the Communist Party of China in 1940, and transferred to the Beijing Sanlian Bookstore in 1949. Grandpa was diligent and studious, and read a lot of books while working in the bookstore. Grandma Du is a native of Kaifeng, Henan Province, and after graduating from junior high school, she met her grandfather when she worked at Sanlian Bookstore, and the two married in 1950. After liberation, in 1953, grandpa came to Lanzhou in response to the call of the state to support the Great Northwest, worked in the Northwest Geological Bureau, and then because of the work transfer, he served as the secretary of the central laboratory of the Gansu Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, and left to rest at home in 1982. In the 1960s and 1970s, when Grandpa was in charge of the Sixth Geological Team of the Geological Bureau of Gansu Province, this excellent team proved the Jinchuan Nickel Mine, which ranked second in the world in terms of nickel sulfide reserves. But at that time, mining was a great risk, because every meter dug down meant "burning money", and if the time came, the main leader would be severely held accountable. When the children say this, their respect for their father is overflowing.

The old couple has been in the wind and rain for decades and has raised 4 sons. Today, the eldest son and the second son live in a foreign country, and the other two accompany the elderly. Grandpa Ouyang's family has taken root in the Great Northwest and has stayed for most of his life. And Grandpa Ouyang has "left" himself forever by donating his body.

Grandpa left wearing his beloved Nakayama suit

One day in January 2003, while watching TV, Grandpa learned about donating his body for free. Later, he expressed his idea of donating the body to his grandmother, and her grandmother immediately agreed. Therefore, my grandfather and grandmother came to the Basic Medical College of Lanzhou University Medical College to register together, becoming the first couple in Gansu Province to donate organs (remains) free of charge as a family unit.

After experiencing the turbulent revolutionary years, squatting in the cowshed and being "knocked down" in the ten years of catastrophe, it was difficult to survive until he was rehabilitated and resumed his work, but he was facing resignation. Grandpa Ouyang always complained about these things, lamenting that he "did nothing" and felt that the good time was wasted.

"We came up with the idea of donating bodies, on the one hand, to avoid 'trouble' – buying a cemetery after death, 'doing a big' funeral. On the one hand, the country's land is already tight and should be saved. There is also the ability to do something for medical science, which is also to do the last bit of effort for society. Grandma Du said.

On January 4, the reporter only saw the three sons of Grandpa Ouyang, and heard that the younger son stayed at home to greet the father's old friends who came to mourn. Grandma Du said that when Grandpa Ouyang died, he originally did not want to alarm anyone, so there was no spiritual shed, let alone an obituary. However, the newspaper reported that the news was still not shy, and there was an endless stream of people rushing to the hospital to visit and go to their homes to mourn. Now, only the photos of my grandfather are placed in the house, and there are simple chrysanthemums next to them, which can also be regarded as fulfilling the wishes of relatives and friends. Grandpa left wearing washed old clothes, a set of ten-minute love Nakayama suits worn before he was born.

In Grandma Du's eyes, her wife has a good character, leads by example, and has strict requirements for herself and her family. In the eyes of the children, the father is optimistic and open-minded, both kind and stern, decent, and a selfless man.

32 people in our province have donated

Jia Wuliang, director of the Health Promotion Office of the Gansu Provincial Red Cross Society, said that the elderly Ouyang Zhang is the oldest body donor in our province. At present, there are more than 680 deceased donors registered with the Provincial Red Cross Society, and 32 people have donated. Body donation is mainly used for medical teaching and research.

　　"Yesterday (January 3) morning, my colleagues and I came to the hospital to visit the remains of the elderly Ouyang Zhang, and then went through the procedures for donating the remains. The humanitarian spirit of selfless dedication of Ouyang Zhang and Du Changping moved us. Such a good old man is gone, we feel sad. Body donation is the need of the times, which is related to the cultivation of medical students and the development and progress of medical science. In particular, the donation of remains by the elderly is of extraordinary significance, and with the intensification of the aging society, the in-depth study of geriatric medicine is imminent. ”

According to reports, the procedure for donating the body is not complicated, there is no age limit, and what is needed is a change of ideology. At present, the proportion of young body donors in our province is very small, most of them are over 60 years old.