Chapter 230 We have thought about everything but never thought about giving up on you (6K)
"Lao Xia, is your daughter okay? Is it easy for you to talk now?"
“Convenient!”
"Xiaoxue is fine. She just finished chemotherapy. She took liver-protecting medicine and is now lying on the hospital bed."
"I answered your call in the corridor. Tell me, what happened? Is there any result about her uncle and aunt's donation of bone marrow stem cells?"
"Are they willing to donate?"
The caller was Lao Xia's wife and Xia Xue's mother, Fang Mei.
Hearing Lao Xia's inquiry, Fang Mei suddenly sighed softly on the phone, and then said:
"Well, my dad specially asked all three of Xiaoxue's uncles to go back to their hometown for dinner last night."
"I told you about it after dinner, but..."
"Her second and third uncles didn't say anything, but they kept saying that she had high blood pressure, diabetes, etc... I could tell that her second and third uncles were not very willing."< br>
When Lao Xia heard this, his heart suddenly thumped and he said anxiously:
"Fang Mei, didn't you tell them that donating hematopoietic stem cells does no harm to the human body?"
""Many volunteers now donate hematopoietic stem cells for free, which really has no impact. ”
"Of course I said it."
Fang Mei answered the call:
"I made it very clear to them that now that medical technology has developed, donating 'hematopoietic stem cells' no longer requires extracting bone marrow from the spine as before, but rather isolating hematopoietic stem cells from the blood!"
"Moreover, we haven't reached the stage of donating stem cells yet. We still need to draw blood to match them before they can be transplanted..."
"They are not very willing to take the blood matching step."
Lao Xia suddenly sighed helplessly. In fact, he could understand Uncle Xiaoxue's worries.
In fact, a few years ago, before Xia Xue suffered from leukemia, he thought donating hematopoietic stem cells meant extracting bone marrow from the spine.
Later I learned that donating stem cells only requires taking a drug called a "mobilizing agent", and then under the action of the drug, the stem cells in the bone marrow will be mobilized into the peripheral blood.
At this time, the donor only needs to lie on the hospital bed and wait for the blood to be extracted from the body, and then slowly return to his body after being extracted by a professional machine.
The whole process takes about three hours, which is relatively easy.
In the years after donating hematopoietic stem cells, he did not feel any abnormalities in his body.
It's just that... people who have never experienced it will always have unknown fears about donating stem cells.
At this moment, Fang Mei's voice came on the phone again.
"However, although Xiaoxue's second uncle and third uncle are not willing, but..."
"Only my uncle agreed immediately after hearing my explanation. He said he was willing to donate stem cells to save Xiaoxue!"
"Uncle?"
Lao Xia was slightly startled, and the image of his uncle appeared in his mind.
My uncle has no education. He has been farming in the countryside since he was a child. He raises chickens, ducks, fish, sheep and other livestock to sell for money. He leads a relatively poor life.
It can be said that compared to the other brothers and sisters, the uncle is the least promising and usually has the lowest say.
I just didn't expect that at this critical moment, it would be my uncle who would take the initiative to stand up.
Lao Xia was suddenly moved, and after a moment of silence he sighed:
"Fang Mei, please help me thank uncle."
"I thanked you."
Fang Mei’s voice on the other end of the phone finally gained some vitality:
"And I also told my uncle that if the matching is successful, we will more or less give him some nutrition money to help him replenish his body!"
"It should, it should!" Lao Xia said hurriedly.
"Well, then I will personally take my uncle to Chengdu tomorrow and come to the hospital for blood drawing and matching. You can tell the hospital doctor today."
"Well, okay, I'll hang up the phone and go tell Director Hu."
Speaking of this, Lao Xia was in a much better mood.
Regardless of whether the uncle's match is suitable or not, at least there is hope, right?
But this rare relaxation did not last long. Just a few seconds later, he suddenly thought of another thing.
"By the way, Fang Mei, how's the sale of our house going? Have you posted the news about the sale? Has anyone asked?"
After the words fell, Fang Mei's voice on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.
Since they learned from Director Hu last time that they needed to prepare at least 1 million yuan for a second bone marrow transplant, they decided to sell their house to raise money.
There is no way, this is 1 million, how can you get 1 million without selling the house!
Even selling the house is not enough!
After a few seconds, Fang Mei's obviously low voice came over:
"Lao Xia, I posted it, and two families came to look at the house in the past few days."
“However, we planned to sell it for 650,000 yuan, but the person with the highest price paid 550,000 yuan... Moreover, they all asked me why I sold it!”
"I don't even dare to tell them that my daughter has leukemia and is waiting for money to save her life. I'm afraid they will think it's bad Feng Shui!"
"Hey! But the more anxious I am, the lower the price they keep!"
As she spoke, Fang Mei's voice gradually contained a hint of crying:
"And Lao Xia, I really can't bear to part with this house. Where will we live after we sell the house?!"
Lao Xia was silent.
Fang Mei was reluctant to part with the house, so how could he?
Fang Mei didn't know where she would live in the future, so how could he know? !
But!
Selling the house is now the only option and the only hope to save my daughter!
Thinking of this, Lao Xia couldn't help but sigh heavily, and his mood became increasingly depressed:
"Fang Mei, don't think too much. Let's sell the house and have the surgery first. As for the rest, we can only take it one step at a time."
"Hey!"
Fang Mei also sighed. Seeing this, Lao Xia forcibly cheered up and comforted in a low voice:
"Fang Mei, don't think too much. It's only home when we have you, me, and our daughter. No matter where we live, even if we live in a rental house together, it's still home!"
"But if it's just you and me, without our daughter, we'd be really homeless!"
Fang Mei on the other end of the phone couldn't hold herself any longer, and she heard the sound of crying.
I don’t know how long it took, but Fang Mei finally stopped sobbing, took a deep breath and said:
"Well, Lao Xia, we must try our best to save our daughter's life!"
"I can't fall down. I will bring my uncle to the hospital tomorrow for matching!"
"Well! Okay, that's it, hang up first."
The phone was hung up, and Lao Xia was left alone in the corridor of the hospital.
Patients and family members came and went passing by him. After a long time, he gently wiped the tears from his eyes and turned around and walked into the ward.
Seeing his daughter Xia Xue lying quietly on the hospital bed, he suddenly smiled and clenched his fists.
……
The next day, ten o'clock in the morning.
Fang Mei took her uncle to the inpatient department of the Hematology Department of the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu.
My uncle had just turned 54, and his face was covered with age and wrinkles that made him look even older than sixty.
Xia Xue, who was lying in the hospital bed at this time, also knew that her uncle had come specifically to do stem cell matching for her. She endured her physical discomfort and stood up to pour a glass of water for her uncle in person.
The side effects of chemotherapy made Xia Xue extremely weak, and she was only 70 to 80 pounds thin.
The uncle had originally decided to donate stem cells, but after seeing Xia Xue's condition with his own eyes, he was even more determined to save his niece. After a few words of comfort, he offered to carry out a transplant.
Compared with actually donating hematopoietic stem cells, doing a matching test is much simpler. The donor only needs to draw a few tubes of blood like ordinary venous blood collection, and then send the samples to a professional laboratory for analysis.
The entire blood drawing process takes about less than ten minutes.
Of course, the laboratory analysis and matching process takes about ten days.
Just like that, the uncle came in a hurry. After the blood was drawn, Fang Mei accompanied the uncle back in the car in a hurry that afternoon.
In addition, before leaving, his uncle even secretly stuffed a 500-yuan red envelope into the quilt of Xia Xue's hospital bed, which moved Lao Xia deeply.
In the next few days, while Lao Xia was feeling emotional about his uncle's friendship, Xia Xue's second stage of chemotherapy was coming to an end.
The "3+7" chemotherapy plan for leukemia means that you can be discharged from the hospital after 10 days of chemotherapy, and then rest for 28 days before starting the third stage of chemotherapy again.
Lao Xia originally asked why he needed to rest for 28 days, but later he learned that the human body cannot bear the long-term use of chemotherapy drugs, and a period of time must be taken to allow the body's overall functions to relax and recover.
"Isn't it true that during the 28 days of rest, cancer cells will continue to grow new ones?"
That's right!
This is why chemotherapy is painful.
The human body gets a rest, but the cancer cells in the body also get a chance to catch their breath, so...
After all, chemotherapy kills one thousand enemies and damages oneself eight hundred!
……
Two days later, Xia Xue finally finished her second course of chemotherapy and happily returned to her home more than 100 kilometers away from Chengdu.
Xia Xue was in a good mood, but Lao Xia didn't dare to stop for a moment.
The house has not been sold yet, and he knows very well that the money from selling the house alone is not enough for 1 million, and it is not enough for Xiaoxue's surgery expenses.
Taking advantage of these twenty-odd days of rest, he must find a way to borrow as much money as possible!
Once the third and fourth stages of chemotherapy are completed, the next step is to prepare for the transplant!
Can't wait!
At seven o'clock in the evening, Lao Xia came to a brightly lit community alone and knocked on the door.
Like most people born in the 1970s, Lao Xia also has three or four brothers and sisters.
He is the third eldest child in his family, with two brothers and a sister.
Now we are at the eldest brother’s house.
The door opened and Boss Xia was already waiting at the door.
"Third brother, come in."
"Yeah."
Lao Xia walked in with his head lowered.
Although he was facing his own eldest brother, when he actually asked to borrow money, he still felt a little unspeakable in his heart.
Fortunately, as soon as he sat down, Mr. Xia said:
"Third brother, I know everything about Xiaoxue's situation. You said on the phone that you wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan. After I discussed it with your sister-in-law, your sister-in-law also agreed."
"But... this is the most cash we can come up with, and 30,000 yuan of it was borrowed by your sister-in-law from her parents' family."
Lao Xia was stunned, and suddenly his nose felt a little sore.
He didn't expect his eldest brother to agree to lend him 100,000 so easily, nor did he expect his eldest sister-in-law to be so reasonable.
After a long silence, he finally could only say:
"Brother, thank you; also help me say thank you to my sister-in-law."
"Thank you, it's important to save my life."
"And Third Brother, don't be in a hurry to pay me back the money. Take your time. People are stronger than anything else!"
"Well, brother!" Lao Xia quickly received a bank transfer from his brother, and then left an IOU of 100,000 yuan.
When he came out of our house, Lao Xia hurried to his second brother's house more than ten kilometers away.
It was almost 8:30 pm when we arrived at my second brother’s house.
When the door opened, it was the second sister-in-law who opened the door this time.
Seeing Lao Xia suddenly appear at the door of the house, the second sister-in-law was obviously a little surprised.
"Lao San, why are you here?"
Lao Xia smiled awkwardly, and then the voice of Brother Xia came from the room:
"Third brother, are you here? Come in and sit down!"
The voice sounded, and the second sister-in-law on the side reacted; she looked at Lao Xia, suddenly frowned, and her face instantly became a little ugly.
She had already guessed the purpose of Lao Xia's visit.
After a while, she stood at the door and said unabashedly:
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"Lao San, you're not here to borrow money, are you?"
"I'll tell you the truth, our family has no money right now; your nephew is getting married soon and has to buy a house!"
"You know, you can't get married without a house these days!"
Lao Xia's face instantly became a little embarrassed. Fortunately, Brother Xia walked out of the room at this moment and hurriedly pulled Lao Xia into the house and sat down.
"Third brother, don't listen to your second sister-in-law. Please tell me about Xia Xue's current situation first? How much money is left?"
Although Lao Xia's heart was full of grief, anger and embarrassment, at this moment, when he thought of his daughter waiting for money to save her life, all the grievances were suppressed in her heart.
As long as I can save my daughter, this cold shoulder and grievance are nothing.
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, as you all know, Xiaoxue had a bone marrow stem cell transplant five years ago, but she relapsed a few months ago."
"I am currently undergoing chemotherapy, but chemotherapy is not a long-term solution. The doctor said that the only life-saving solution is to perform a second 'stem cell transplant'."
"But the money we have now is not enough for the operation, so... we can only think of borrowing some money from my second brother and second sister-in-law!"
"Currently we are still about 300,000 yuan short of expenses. If possible..."
As he said that, Lao Xia forced a smile and looked at his second sister-in-law who was sitting far away on the sofa.
"If possible, second sister-in-law and second brother, can you borrow one hundred thousand?"
"One hundred thousand!"
The second sister-in-law was already a little unhappy with Lao Xia, but when she heard that he wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan, she immediately stood up:
"Xia Laosan, one hundred thousand yuan! Where did we get so much money!"
"Don't you still have a house? If you can't, sell it for medical treatment!"
After the words fell, even Brother Xia couldn't hold back this time and scolded directly:
"What are you talking about? Where will Lao San and the others live after they sell their house?"
"Besides, the third child didn't borrow the money to eat, drink or gamble, it was to save lives!"
"Don't we just have some spare money on hand? Can't we wait until the third child's condition gets better in a few years and then pay it back to us?! Why are we selling this house!"
"Hmph! That's easy to say!"
The second sister-in-law snorted and her tone became stronger:
"We do have more than 100,000 yuan in cash, but this money is used to buy a mortgage for your son!"
"There is also something wrong with your heart. Didn't the doctor ask you to have an operation next month a few days ago? The operation will cost tens of thousands of dollars!"
"You lent money to the third child. What will happen when your son gets married? What about your surgery? Who should we borrow from?"
"Then it won't end, and I won't do surgery!"
"Xia Laoer, I'm here for you! Don't let me take care of you when you're lying on the hospital bed!"
Lao Xia was still a little aggrieved at first, but when he heard the quarrel between his second brother and his second sister-in-law, his dissatisfaction disappeared.
He sighed softly in his heart. Everyone was an ordinary person, including him, his second sister-in-law, and his second brother. No one's money came from the strong wind.
Whose family has no difficulties?
After a while, he spoke:
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, please stop arguing."
After speaking, he paused:
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, our house is actually ready to be sold!"
"To tell you the truth, Xiaoxue's situation this time is different from the first transplant. The doctor asked me to prepare an operation fee of at least 1 million yuan..."
"We are still short of hundreds of thousands after selling the house, so...that's why we thought of asking you to borrow money for an emergency."
"Second sister-in-law, second brother, I also know your difficulties. Can you lend me 50,000 yuan... I will find a solution elsewhere for the remaining money!"
What? !
The surgery cost 1 million!
Have all your houses been sold?
The second sister-in-law was originally unhappy, but when she heard this, her face suddenly showed a look of surprise.
Immediately afterwards, she hurriedly walked over from the sofa in the distance and stood in front of Lao Xia in surprise.
"Third brother, are you telling the truth? It will cost 1 million? Are you all ready to sell your house?"
"Hmm!"
After the words fell, the strong face of the second sister-in-law faded away.
After a moment, her eyes gradually turned red, and tears fell from her eyes:
"Hey! Third child! Why do you think your child Xiaoxue's life is so miserable!"
"Don't think that what the second sister-in-law said just now was unpleasant. I really didn't know that you were going to spend so much 1 million, and you were really ready to sell the house!"
"If you sell your house, where will you live here?! What will you do in the future!"
"Hey!"
As she spoke, her tone completely softened:
"Okay, Third Brother, you just said you wanted to borrow 100,000 yuan, and the second sister-in-law agreed!"
"Hurry up and take this money to save lives. When the time comes, you can find a way to pay it back slowly. Don't be in a hurry!"
Lao Xia was stunned and looked at the second sister-in-law blankly.
A few seconds later, a warm current suddenly poured into his heart. It is said that a man will not shed tears easily, but at this moment, his eyes were filled with tears.
"Second sister-in-law, second brother! Thank you!"
……
In the next few days, Lao Xia visited almost all his relatives and friends.
Some borrowed 30,000 to 50,000 yuan, and some borrowed 8,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan. Lao Xia also left a hand-stamped IOU.
Gradually, the shortfalls of 100,000, 200,000, 300,000, and 1 million in surgical expenses were gradually collected. It was only visible to the naked eye that Lao Xia had obviously aged a lot in just half a month.
Fortunately, within a few days, good news came. The blood matching results of my uncle’s previous blood test had come out. My uncle’s stem cells were “half-matched” and could be transplanted!
After hearing the news, Lao Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the fatigue in his heart for many days disappeared at this moment.
The hematopoietic stem cell matter has been resolved, and the borrowed money is almost enough to cover the cost of the surgery. Now I just have to wait for the chemotherapy to end before I can give my daughter a bone marrow transplant!
There is hope.
In the next two or three months, Lao Xia stayed with Xia Xue.
The third round of chemotherapy.
The fourth chemotherapy.
After completing the fourth round of chemotherapy, Lao Xia also knew that his daughter Xia Xue had met the conditions for entering the cabin.
Entering the cabin is an exclusive term for the hematology department. Simply put, it means entering a fully enclosed sterile ward.
Since the resistance of patients with hematological diseases is very weak, the vast majority of patients with hematological diseases eventually die from various infections. Therefore, before surgery, it is necessary to enter the cabin for observation for a period of time to keep the body in a sterile state to the maximum extent.
If there is no problem, the doctor will choose an opportunity to perform the operation. After the operation, the patient also needs to stay in the cabin for a period of time to avoid infection.
At the same time, this also means that once entering the cabin, all patients and their families will be separated for at least two to three months.
At the same time, this also means that once the operation fails, this may be the last reunion between the family.
Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Department of Hematology.
Xia Xue was sitting on the hospital bed. She looked pretty good after four rounds of chemotherapy. Director Hu came to inform her yesterday afternoon that she could enter the cabin at noon today.
This was not her first time entering the cabin. She had no expectations or fears, but...
Before entering the cabin, she was not in a good mood.
Lao Xia on the side was busy packing his belongings, and soon he noticed that Xia Xue looked abnormal.
"What's wrong, Xiaoxue? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Xia Xue shook her head in silence.
Lao Xia hurriedly stopped what he was doing, thinking that Xia Xue was worried about the results of the operation, and forced a smile to comfort him:
"Xiaoxue, don't worry. I've already asked the doctor. The success rate of the operation is very high. You will be a normal person by the time dad sees you next time."
"And I also specifically asked about it. Your uncle's physical fitness is very good. The quality of the hematopoietic stem cells donated this time is better than mine. Don't worry, your uncle's stem cells can definitely suppress the leukemia in your body. Cellular! ”
Hearing this, Xia Xue's silent face finally showed a smile.
But soon, the smile on her face disappeared, she looked straight at Lao Xia and said:
"Dad, is our house sold?"
Lao Xia was shocked and his expression was slightly stunned.
He never mentioned the matter of selling the house in front of his daughter, because he was afraid that her daughter would feel sad when she found out and would not cooperate with the treatment.
But...how did Xia Xue know?
But before he could think about it, Xia Xue had already gotten the answer from his expression.
Suddenly he lowered his head and whispered:
"Dad, I don't want treatment anymore."
"The last transplant cost my family hundreds of thousands. This time I don't want to trouble you anymore, especially when I heard that you sold your house. I really hate myself!"
"Moreover, I have thought carefully about it for a long time in the past few days. Many patients on the Internet have said that the recurrence rate after second transplantation is very high. If there is recurrence after this transplantation, all the money will be wasted..."< br>
"Don't sell the house, just let me receive conservative treatment. If I die, you and your mother can have another baby!"
Lao Xia was completely stunned. He did not expect that his daughter would suddenly know about the sale of the house before entering the cabin.
The atmosphere in the ward was a little depressing for a while.
After a few seconds, he suddenly bent down and gently placed his palm on Xia Xue's head and stroked it.
If he remembers correctly, this was the first time he had touched his daughter so intimately since she became an adult.
For a long time,
He squatted down, his eyes extremely firm.
"Xiaoxue, don't say give up."
"Mom and dad have tried every method, but they have never thought of giving up on you!"
"Dad..."
Suddenly, Xia Xue burst into tears.
(End of chapter)