Chapter 84 The Doctor's Choice
Old Wu looked at the scene with mixed feelings. Wu Doudou had not shed a tear since she was admitted to the hospital, and had not complained in front of him or Mrs. Wu. But who could not see the strength of a 10-year-old child? Only at this moment did she completely relax and temporarily forget the torture of the disease.
"Whose child is this?" Old Wu asked Zhang Nianzu with red eyes.
“Uh…” Zhang Nianzu subconsciously wanted to say that he was the son of his father’s friend, but he immediately realized that Old Wu and his father were childhood friends, and there was no reason for Old Wu not to know his father’s friend, so he simply said, “My friend’s child.” This was also risky, because Old Wu knew almost all of his friends…
Fortunately, Old Wu didn't have the mind to think about these things now. He picked up an apple and handed it to Zhang Xiaoliang, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself. He wanted to invite Zhang Xiaoliang to come and see Tangdou more often, but he thought that the hospital was not a good place, so he kept his mouth shut.
Zhang Xiaoliang took the apple and said, "Thank you, uncle. I will come here often in the future."
Old Wu almost cried again. Zhang Nianzu pulled him aside to ask a few questions, mainly about money. He knew that nothing he said would be better than letting Old Wu put his worries aside and focus on Tangdou's treatment. Mrs. Wu had already taken out all her savings and gave them to the hospital, but it still couldn't last long. This was a protracted battle that consumed energy and money. A well-off family like Old Wu was vulnerable to a disaster like a hurricane.
"In short, you don't have to worry about money. I have a way." Zhang Nianzu wanted to reassure Old Wu.
Old Wu grabbed his hand and said, "I know what you are thinking. I tell you, you can't sell the house and the shop. If you have to sell them, you should sell mine."
Zhang Nianzu smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. It doesn't matter who sells first. We just have one goal - the sugar beans must survive."
Old Wu looked gloomy, but didn't say anything else.
Zhang Xiaoliang and Wu Doudou chatted formally about children for a while, and then everyone said goodbye and left the ward.
In the corridor, Xu Yingdong was waiting for them.
Zhang Nianzu asked in a low voice: "Can Wu Doudou not even hold on for half a year?" He saw that Tangdou's spirit was getting weaker and weaker, like a person trapped in a swamp who could only slowly sink, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Xu Yingdong said: "Her cells are indeed deteriorating faster than I thought."
"Can you wait until my blood test results come out?"
Xu Yingdong said: "If there is no sudden situation, such as bleeding or infection, it should be fine. But -" Xu Yingdong looked into Zhang Nianzu's eyes and said, "I advise you not to put all your hopes on this."
Zhang Nianzu said with difficulty: "Please do more for her."
Unexpectedly, Xu Yingdong shook his head and said, "I have done everything I can, and I am trying my best. As for your request to 'do more', I cannot agree to it. Wu Doudou is the kind of patient with no hope, but I have many patients with hope. I cannot take care of her in everything just because of the special connection with you. This is also a kind of corruption and dereliction of duty."
Zhang Nianzu was stunned for a moment, realizing that he was indeed a little uncalm, and smiled bitterly: "You are right, I can understand."
Xu Yingdong said, "When I was in school, the instructor gave us a question: Your relative and a stranger are both admitted to the ward you are in charge of. It is known that if you give 50% of your energy to each of them, they can both recover. The question is, can you treat them equally? Almost all the students answered without hesitation that they can do it. The instructor immediately changed the second half of the question: If your relative needs you to give 80% of your energy to recover, and the other patient is in danger of life and death under your 20% energy care, can you still treat them equally? All the students were silent."
Zhang Nianzu didn't know what he was going to say.
Xu Yingdong said: "Look, this question has a standard answer. As long as you say that you can treat everyone equally under any circumstances, no one can say you are wrong, but how many people can really do that?"
Zhang Nianzu said: "You don't need to teach me, I know I'm wrong."
Xu Yingdong said, "If I did anything more for Wu Doudou, it was to completely solve this medical problem. In fact, there is no standard answer to the question I asked just now. The answer that is close to the standard answer is: first treat your loved one as an ordinary patient, and then make a prediction for the other patient. What is his chance of recovery? If one of them requires you to devote 80% of your energy to recover, and the other one has no hope anyway , then it is right for you to do this at this time, but it is still not perfect morally."
Zhang Nianzu was terrified and asked, "Are you a doctor or a monk? Why are you blocking both ends?"
Xu Yingdong said: "I only have one meaning: do your best, accept your fate, and have a clear conscience."
Li Asan scratched his head and said, "So...what did you say?"
Xu Yingdong glanced at him and said , "Wu Doudou was originally the kind of patient who only needed 20% of her energy, but now I am willing to devote half of my energy to help her, so that there will never be another patient like her in the future."
Zhang Xiaoliang suddenly asked: "What can I do to save Wu Doudou?"
Li Asan said, "A doctor can't do anything for a man this old, so what can a kid like you do?"
Xu Yingdong said: "If you regard yourself as an ordinary person, you can do a bone marrow match."
Zhang Xiaoliang said: "Then I'll make one."
Xu Yingdong said: "For matching, a bone marrow puncture is required. Are you prepared?"
Zhang Xiaoliang said: "No need to prepare anything, I will do it now."
Xu Yingdong asked: "If I say the success rate is very low, will you still do it?"
Zhang Xiaoliang said, "That's better than nothing, right?"
Zhang Nianzu said, "Xiaoliang, this is not a joke. You have a guardian now. Even if I want to do it, I have to ask your father's opinion first."
Zhang Xiaoliang said, "My body is my responsibility. It's just a prick. I'm not afraid. Why should you be afraid?"
Zhang Nianzu was very conflicted. Although they had not known each other for long, he no longer treated Zhang Xiaoliang as an ordinary child. However, bone marrow puncture was a minor operation after all. He took the child away from Zhang Shuxin, but ended up sending him to the hospital for an injection. He could not convince himself no matter what.
Zhang Xiaoliang said, "It's decided—" He asked Xu Yingdong, "How should I cooperate with you?"
Lei Tingting squatted down and asked, "Xiaoliang, why did you do this?"
Zhang Xiaoliang said word by word: "Because I know the pain of losing a loved one."
Xu Yingdong looked at Zhang Nianzu, waiting for him to make a decision.
Zhang Nianzu solemnly said to Zhang Xiaoliang: "I thank you on behalf of the whole Wu family."
Zhang Xiaoliang said to Xu Yingdong coolly: "Let's go."
Xu Yingdong nodded to Zhang Nianzu and said, "Don't worry, it won't hurt."
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Although he said he didn't feel any pain, Zhang Xiaoliang's face was pale when he appeared again, but he tried his best to act like usual. Xu Yingdong sent them to the stairs and said, "I will inform you as soon as I get the results. I'm very busy, so I won't treat you to dinner."
Zhang Nianzu smiled and said, "You are a good doctor, but not a good friend."
Xu Yingdong's ears moved again, and suddenly he said "goodbye" without any warning and strode back to the ward.
Zhang Nianzu said to Lei Tingting: "Look, if there is anything bad to say to his face, he has no temper."
Zhang Xiaoliang said, "Grandpa, I should go back now."
"We'll take you there."
"No, I'll take the bus."
"I'd better send you away. I took you away from your father in person."
Zhang Xiaoliang said: "I insist."
Zhang Nianzu helplessly spread his hands and said, "Okay, your idea is better than mine." He took out a business card of the car repair shop and handed it to Zhang Xiaoliang, saying, "If you have any problems, come here to find me. Also, call me Brother Nianzu from now on."
"Okay." Zhang Xiaoliang walked to the platform, planned a route, jumped on a bus and left.
