"I am well aware of the pain of illness and the inability to cure it, so I hope to donate my cornea to bring light to blind patients... I would also like to ask for a body donation... I have witnessed so many sad regrets that make me want to make a trivial contribution to the progress of medicine, and i think that one day, medicine will be able to defeat and attack cancer..."
This is the last letter left by Zhou Jiangtao, a 17-year-old hangzhou boy.
As he wished, on April 7, Xiao Zhou donated corneas that were successfully transplanted into two patients with eye diseases, and soon after, they will return to light. Before that, Xiao Zhou's body had been sent to the Zhejiang University School of Medicine for medical research, and this kind boy had fulfilled all the last wishes in the letter.
Xiao Zhou's handwritten wishes
The letter was written on March 29 in neat handwriting. In the more than 200-word letter, Xiao Zhou told about his malignant tumor, after 4 years of treatment hardships and the pain of the increasingly serious disease, he put forward the last two wishes in his life: donating corneas to bring light to blind patients, and donating remains for scientific research.
What kind of child is Xiao Zhou, and what are the touching stories behind this letter? On April 6, the reporter contacted Xiao Zhou's family and recalled his short and pure life. Through a photo, the reporter found that this is a sunny handsome, optimistic and quiet boy. Xiao Zhou's sister said that her younger brother likes to read, watch movies, fight Lego, and like all children of this age, he is full of hope for the future. However, a disease shatters all goodness. In September 2017, Xiao Zhou unfortunately suffered from osteosarcoma, a malignant tumor of bone, and in the days that followed, he fought tenaciously with the pain.
Xiao Zhou is a sunny and handsome big boy
Xiao Zhou's family said that the child had undergone surgery in Shanghai and had recovered well, however, in the second half of last year, the condition recurred and the cancer cells metastasized to multiple organs throughout the body.
Endured the pain, but Xiao Zhou always maintained an optimistic attitude, over the years, he has also been to many hospitals, no matter which hospital, doctors and nurses are very fond of him. The illness also made Xiao Zhou have a sense of life beyond his age. "I remember one day last year, my brother told me that the reason why life is called life is because there is death, and only dedication can make life more precious." Xiao Zhou's sister said that after her brother's condition recurred, she repeatedly expressed her desire to donate corneas and remains to her family.
At first, the family was a little hesitant. On the evening of March 27, Xiao Zhou, who was treated at the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University, once again asked the doctor to contact the Zhejiang Provincial Human Organ Donation Management Center to express his wish to donate the cornea and body. The next day, He Jiong, coordinator of the Zhejiang Provincial Human Organ Donation Management Center, called Xiao Zhou's mother to confirm.
"Although my mother didn't agree at first, she couldn't bear to refuse my brother's last request." Xiao Zhou's sister said. On March 29, Xiao Zhou called He Jiong again.
"This call made me feel very uncomfortable." He Jiong told reporters that the child's condition was already very serious at that time, and he breathlessly told his wish while inhaling oxygen. He wanted to leave the light to other children and his body to his brothers and sisters in medical school to learn.
"Through dialogue, I got to know this kind boy. In the face of death, the boy still wants to leave love to the world. He Jiong sighed.
In this way, on March 29, Xiao Zhou used his last strength to write down his wishes one by one.
For donating corneas, Xiao Zhou wrote in the letter, "If you can, please give priority to children, they have unlimited possibilities and belong to the future." As for the donation of the remains, Xiao Zhou also made it clear that "please donate to the Medical College of Zhejiang University, they have given me great help, I am very grateful." ”
Xiao Zhou also repeatedly expressed his respect for the medical workers in the letter.
Through the video taken by Xiao Zhou's mother, the reporter saw that the boy was inhaling oxygen while writing hard, and almost every time he wrote a word, it took a lot of effort and he kept coughing. When the letter was written and the name was signed, the child seemed to have accomplished a big thing, took a long breath and smiled.
On April 3, Xiao Zhou passed away. On the same day, two patients with eye diseases received a notification that corneal transplant surgery could be performed, and his remains were sent to Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Since then, in another world, there has been a big boy with a pure heart. Two eye disease patients see the light again, and they will take the love of the angel boy to see this world of infinite possibilities...
Source: Zhejiang News Client
Producer: Liu Hong, Huang Linhao
Editor: Dong Jingxue
Proofreader: Guiting
Thank you! Kind kids!