<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > an obituary written in advance</h1>
In July 1976, a rapid telephone ringing broke the quiet of Zhou Qi and Li Xin's office, and Zhou Qi hurriedly picked up the phone, and Wang Dongxing, a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee on the other end of the phone, was very anxious, asking Zhou Qi and Li Xin to quickly go to Huai Ren Tang, saying that the Party Central Committee had something to entrust to the two of them.
The two men set off in a hurry, trotted all the way to Huai Ren Tang, and when they stood in front of Yao Wenyuan and Ji Dengkui, members of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, they were still out of breath; the two members went straight to the point and directly explained the purpose of calling them this time, because at this time Chairman Mao's condition was getting worse and worse, and even though he was doing his best, he still had to be prepared to prevent an emergency, so the Central Committee decided to prepare obituary in advance, and the reason why Zhou and Li came was to start writing this obituary.
After receiving the task, the two people realized the heavy responsibility, the central government also specially authorized Zhou and Li to move to the main hall of Huairentang, there are special people responsible for their diet and living, so as to ensure the confidentiality of this work, the two discussed for a while and decided to draft the obituary first, and the eulogy will be drafted later.
Chairman Mao's group photo in his later years
After receiving the central government's restoration confirmation, Zhou Qi locked the manuscript in the safe, even if the Tangshan earthquake affected Beijing later, when the Secretariat Temporarily moved out of the office, Zhou Qi also specially transferred the manuscript out, moved back to the office, and locked the manuscript in the safe.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Chairman Mao's condition</h1>
Chairman Mao had been suffering from illness for many years at this time, and just this past May 11, Chairman Mao had his first myocardial infarction, and after examination, the Party Central Committee decided to set up a special person to connect Chairman Mao's medical work.
The treatments were also based on Chairman Mao's condition, but late at night on 30 May, Chairman Mao's heart attack recurred, which caused him to breathe very quickly, accompanied by sweating and coma, and the doctors, with Chairman Mao's consent, conducted further examinations and treatments, including blood tests on the earlobes that he had previously refused, and radio telemetry electrocardiographs that had not been used before, which stabilized Chairman Mao's condition for more than half a month.
(Chairman Mao and Hua Guofeng)
On June 26, Chairman Mao's condition deteriorated slightly, and several central leaders rushed to Chairman Mao's swimming pool residence after learning the news, and the medical staff rescued him until the early hours of the morning, so that Chairman Mao's blood pressure gradually stabilized. This illness made the members of the Politburo of the Central Committee and other leaders in Beijing at that time a little worried, and they went to the swimming pool to visit Chairman Mao, and Comrade Ye Jianying was also among them.
Comrade Ye Jianying's arrival made Chairman Mao's mood fluctuate a little, Comrade Ye Jianying hurried forward and clasped hands with the chairman, Chairman Mao wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth but could not say it, looking at this old comrade-in-arms who had fought with him for most of his life, he could only hold Ye Jianying's hand more tightly.
At this time, Comrade Hua Guofeng decided to start working with Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao, and Wang Dongxing in groups of two to take turns on duty at Chairman Mao's residence, and also transferred many medical personnel from several hospitals in Beijing to take turns on duty in three batches around the clock 24 hours a day to take care of Chairman Mao's health in an all-round way, and Chairman Mao's condition once again stabilized.
But at this time, a national grief occurred, on the night of July 28, Tangshan had a large earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, and even Beijing had a strong earthquake, Chairman Mao could not sleep all night in his residence, worried about the masses in the disaster area, which may have brought a very heavy blow to Chairman Mao's mood, in view of the safety of the residence, Chairman Mao also moved out of the swimming pool.
Tangshan disaster area
When the disaster area was reconstructed, Chairman Mao's condition gradually stabilized, coupled with the cataract treatment previously done for the left eye has gradually had some effects, the vision of the left eye has gradually recovered, Chairman Mao has slowly restored his habit of reading before, and always cares about the situation in the disaster area, and sometimes when he is in a good mood, he also lets the nurse help him go out for a walk.
But at this time Chairman Mao's body was already very weak, only because the stomach tube sent him some nutrients, in order to support the body, to mid-August a heart rate telemetry out of the irregular heart beating problem, Chairman Mao's physical condition deteriorated, his emotional condition is not very stable, can only through the left side to ensure smooth breathing The situation is also significantly aggravated, which makes the medical team have to add new drugs, but there is no way to stop Chairman Mao's health from deteriorating.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > difficult treatment process</h1>
In fact, when Chairman Mao was around 1966, Chairman Mao's physical condition was as healthy as the media propaganda, and he could not see the slightest pain, and that year, Chairman Mao was still swimming in the Yangtze River in the summer, even if he occasionally had a cold, bronchitis and stomach disease, it did not bring any trouble to this optimistic and resolute leader.
(Chairman Mao swimming)
On the contrary, what often plagued Chairman Mao was some diseases that were not serious, insomnia and constipation made Chairman Mao suffer a lot, insomnia was due to the bad habits developed during the long night work during the war years, the war on the front line did not stop, the war reports were constantly sent to the command headquarters, and Chairman Mao often stood next to the map for more than ten hours, sometimes even for twenty hours.
Even after returning to Beijing, the central government found some doctors specifically responsible for Chairman Mao's sleep, and for his insomnia, doctors formulated a variety of treatment methods, but because Chairman Mao's work intensity continued to increase after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the treatment methods were ineffective, which also increased Chairman Mao's dependence on sleeping pills.
The problem of constipation had plagued Chairman Mao since 1960 and worsened in the 1970s, and in chairman Mao's later years, constipation had become one of his most troubled diseases. These two diseases did not threaten Chairman Mao's life until 1970.
At the turn of the spring and summer of the following year, Chairman Mao's pneumonia was initially cured this time, and he also began to leave Beijing for a tour, but in September 1971, Chairman Mao worked day and night because of the important situation that occurred in china, resulting in a recurrence of pneumonia and more serious than before, and the weather in the autumn and winter in the north also made Chairman Mao's condition more serious.
Winter in Beijing made Chairman Mao's condition less optimistic, injections of antibiotics and the use of tonics such as ginseng were rejected by Chairman Mao, can only be treated by oral anti-inflammatory drugs, but the effect is not ideal, Chairman Mao in this period of time gradually became heavy mobility, the original plan to go out for a walk because the temperature is too low to change to indoor walking, even so, Chairman Mao also needs nurse support.
A winter passed, Chairman Mao's legs gradually appeared slightly puffy, high blood pressure, constipation are also aggravated, more affecting Chairman Mao's life, at this time, Chairman Mao's appetite has also become bad, gradually reducing the amount of food, so that his resistance has also declined.
On January 10, Comrade Chen Yi's memorial meeting will be held at 3 p.m., Chairman Mao temporarily decided to go to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery at more than two o'clock to participate, because it was a temporary decision, the temperature in the memorial hall was somewhat low, Chairman Mao temporarily went out and only wrapped a coat around his nightgown, the cold made Chairman Mao's condition somewhat serious, and the long standing also made Chairman Mao's originally somewhat swollen feet ache unbearably, and when he left at the end of the memorial service, Chairman Mao had some difficulty getting into the car.
Chairman Mao held a memorial service for Comrade Chen Yi
In the many treatments since then, Chairman Mao has had too optimistic judgments about his condition, because he has long been opposed to minor illnesses and major treatments, so excessive treatment has made him always reject, even if for the actual situation, such treatment is not excessive, Chairman Mao's negative treatment attitude, under the persuasion of Premier Zhou, has only improved somewhat, but Jiang Qing and others deliberately created obstacles, and Chairman Mao has the idea of negative treatment.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > turnaround</h1>
But February 1972 ushered in a turning point, this time, US President Nixon is about to visit China instructions report sent to Chairman Mao's bedroom, Chairman Mao learned of this news suddenly had the idea of wanting to cure the disease quickly, after he rejected the medical staff proposed "anti-inflammatory, cardiotonic, diuretic" treatment methods, but now very cooperatively agreed to the three at the same time, but also received intravenous antibiotics.
Nixon visited China
At this time, less than half a month before Nixon's visit to China, the medical staff quickly adopted the treatment method, but in a treatment on February 4, there was almost a big mistake, a muscle antibiotic injection made Chairman Mao cough violently, and then because a mouthful of phlegm could not be spit out, it made Chairman Mao unconscious.
Because Chairman Mao's swimming pool residence was not allowed to transport medical equipment before, rescue for a time also became a problem, fortunately, the medical equipment was also transported to the residence within fifteen minutes, the medical staff quickly rescued for 20 minutes, Chairman Mao gradually woke up, that night, the effect of the medicine also played a role, Chairman Mao's condition showed signs of improvement, he was greatly encouraged, and personally invited the members of the medical team to eat a meal, and very optimistic expressed his idea of meeting Nixon.
By mid-February, the lower limbs had clearly swollen, the symptoms of pneumonia had been alleviated, Chairman Mao had begun to quit smoking, and by the time Nixon arrived in China in the early morning, Chairman Mao could already move around a small area of his residence.
In the spring of 1974, the improvement in the weather seemed to have improved Chairman Mao's health a little, but the improvement in the superficial situation did not mean a comprehensive recovery of the body, but Chairman Mao's physical condition was not very optimistic, and on February 19, the medical team reported to the members of the Politburo of the Central Committee on Chairman Mao's cardiopulmonary disease, cataracts, electrocardiograms, and X-ray lung examinations. A detailed treatment was then rapidly developed.
First of all, the cataract needle extraction operation, the Politburo of the Central Committee first mobilized two famous ophthalmologists to use the acupuncture surgery of traditional Chinese medicine and the cataract removal surgery of Western medicine to operate on 40 elderly patients with cataracts. After the doctor is equipped with special glasses, you can also read the newspaper and read the book again.
Other treatments were gradually carried out, so at the turn of the spring and summer of 1975, Chairman Mao's condition stabilized, and after entering the late autumn, it deteriorated somewhat, but it was still recovered through treatment, and on December 26, 1975, Chairman Mao spent his 82nd birthday in the swimming pool residence in Zhongnanhai.
(Chairman Mao's later years)
In 1976, the successive deaths of Premier Zhou and Marshal Zhu De dealt a heavy blow to Chairman Mao, and then there was the situation that the condition began to deteriorate in early May as mentioned above, and after many treatments until late August, the situation was not very optimistic.
At 00:10 a.m. on September 9, 1976, the great leader Chairman Mao stopped beating his heart and left the beloved people forever, and the Politburo of the Central Committee also held an emergency meeting at two o'clock, but because of Jiang Qing's obstruction, the meeting was held until five o'clock before the content of Chairman Mao's obituary and eulogy began to be discussed.
The content of the obituary was determined on the same day, for the afternoon broadcast at home and abroad, the discussion meeting of the eulogy and the discussion of the precautions for the memorial service were scheduled for 3 p.m. on September 16, but before the meeting began, Comrade Wang Dongxing asked Comrade Hua Guofeng for leave because Wang Dongxing wanted to protect Chairman Mao's body.
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Hua Guofeng and Ye Jianying at Chairman Mao's memorial service
At 3 p.m. on September 18, 1976, Chairman Mao's memorial service was held in Tiananmen Square, and Comrade Hua Guofeng was responsible for delivering a eulogy.