"Mom and Dad, are you coming back this year for the New Year?"
"Mom and Dad have to take care of your sister for the New Year, and you have to be obedient at Grandpa's house."
The eldest daughter, who is only more than 7 years old, asked this question, which made our hearts even more unpleasant, but the treatment of the younger daughter could not be delayed, and we reluctantly left home and went to Shanghai.
On the evening of the 26th of the month, I received a phone call, and Shanghai Renji Hospital informed us that we had a liver source, which made us sad and happy, and the plan to take the child at home for the New Year was disrupted.
On the 27th of the month, the child had a transplant and stayed for a few days, so we could only visit her at 4 p.m. every day. The 29th child was transferred to the ward, and we were very happy to accompany the child for the New Year, although the year was very unpleasant, and the most important thing to eat was boiled noodles and two eggs.
The unexpected arrival shattered the calm of life
There are two lovely daughters in the family, who bring infinite joy to the family, but last September, a sudden change changed all this.
My name is Gao Shufang, and my child's name is Gao Zheng, 5 years old, from Ngee An District, Tongling City, Anhui Province.
In September 2021, my daughter suddenly cried out that her stomach hurt, and we anxiously took her to Shanghai Children's Hospital for examination, and the doctor said that it was a malignant tumor, possibly hepatoblastoma, with more than ten centimeters, and this news was undoubtedly a heavy blow to us. Originally prepared for surgery after chemotherapy, but the child's condition is complicated, the hepatic portal vein vascular bag is attached to the cancer, and the doctor recommends liver transplantation.
Doing your best doesn't cover the huge expenses
Our family is very ordinary, the family has two children, the eldest daughter is now the mother to help with it. The child's father originally worked in Tongling Rotary Special Steel, 4300 a month, I was processing clothes at home, and I was originally going to add a scooter to the family on national day, but it was accidentally said to come. Now we have given up our work in Tongling and taken the baby for treatment at Shanghai Renji Hospital.
Before the child fell ill, the family only had 150,000 savings; at present, nearly 20,000 donations have been received on the water drop fundraising; the child's father found a night shift warehouse management job in Shanghai, 5,000 a month; the original unit enthusiastically raised 10,000 donations; the child did a minimum guarantee, and the parents, relatives and friends of both sides helped some. After encountering difficulties, we have received help from many people, and we are very grateful to you, but this is still not enough.
The cost of treatment is far beyond affordability
Hepatic source 200,000
Hospitalization + chemotherapy + living expenses 205,000 yuan;
Liver transplant surgery + icu ward cost 100,000 yuan + ;(unpayment treatment)
Follow-up chemotherapy, long-term use of rejection drugs, regular review;
Now we only have to lend money to treat our children, and there is really no way. Looking at the hospital bill, there have been more than 100,000 arrears, the budget of all the costs is close to 750,000 yuan, we do everything we can, try all the way, this treatment cost is still too big for us, and it is impossible to predict how much money will be needed to treat the child in the future.
After the child is discharged from the hospital, the child's father will go back to work, but it is far from enough money for treatment, chemotherapy after transplantation, transplantation period of three months, every week to go to the hospital for examination, and rehabilitation is still a long process, we do not know how to live.
Your child's treatment is roughly as follows:
Treatment plan: pre-chemotherapy + liver transplantation + late chemotherapy + taking drugs + regular examination;
Therapeutic effect: Liver transplant surgery is successful and is currently in hospital rehabilitation;
Rehabilitation status: currently in good recovery;
Expected effect: Go home after discharge for rehabilitation, take regular medication check-ups, and stay healthy until you get back to health.
The child's treatment has come to the present, sad and tearful, no matter how difficult it is, we are not afraid, and we will never accept defeat. But the current predicament really makes us helpless...
These are a breakdown of some of the costs of the child's treatment:
The child should be discharged from the hospital for observation after about 10 days of treatment. I hope that the child can get better quickly and suffer less from some illness, and we have not given up, even if the road to resisting the disease is difficult.
From the time our children are hospitalized to now, we are under tremendous financial pressure and mental pressure. I had no choice but to ask everyone for help! The disease is merciless, and there is love in the world. Everyone's love and support is a strong backing for our treatment journey, and every forward will add us a courage to persevere to the end and the confidence to overcome the disease. Looking forward to the 5-year-old Gao still recovering his health.