Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 613 Help
Meanwhile, Li Yancheng had returned to the Municipal Bureau. As soon as he entered his office, his secretary, Yang Chundong, followed him in.

"Director Li, Vice President Tian from the General Hospital of the military requests that you give him a call when you have time."

Vice Dean Tian?

Xiao Yang's words startled Li Yancheng slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Why did Lao Tian want to talk to him?
When did he call?

"They called not long after you went to the headquarters."

"Didn't you say what it was about?"

"He didn't say anything, he just said that if you have time after you get back, please call him back."

After thinking for a moment, Li Yancheng nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Since being transferred to the Municipal Bureau as deputy director, he has stepped down from the cancer research and treatment team, and the team leader has been taken over by the director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the General Hospital.

The current director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department at the main hospital has been learning from him for nearly ten years. Apart from not being able to compare with his inherited medical experience in terms of experience, his expertise in acupuncture and medication is already quite high, after all, he already has a teacher.

Although he said he could contact him anytime if needed when he left the research team, the main hospital has not contacted him since then.

He knew exactly what those people at the main hospital were thinking. It was simply because he wasn't from the main hospital or the military. He had no choice but to be the group leader before; without him, the research and treatment group would be a joke.

Things are different now. He not only trained students, but also left behind the teaching materials. Even if you just copy them, people can do a good job. Why would they need to hire an outsider like him again?

He wasn't angry; that's just how things are in this world.

But why did Vice Dean Tian come to see me today?

He didn't rush to return the call. Instead, he sat there and smoked a cigarette. After finishing it, he picked up the phone and dialed the number he remembered.

"Hello, I am Tian Zhonghua."

The call was answered quickly, and the voice coming from the receiver sounded both familiar and strange to Li Yancheng.

"Hello Dean Tian, ​​I am Li Yancheng."

"Oh, Director Li, hello, hello, I'm so sorry to bother you."

Hearing the enthusiasm on the other end of the phone, Li Yancheng smiled faintly. He was now certain that the main hospital needed his help.

"Dean Tian, ​​you're too kind. There's no need to bother you at all."

Li Yancheng didn't proactively ask Vice President Tian from the General Hospital of the Military Region if there was anything wrong with his phone call; instead, he kept making small talk.

After exchanging pleasantries for about five minutes, Vice President Tian on the other end of the phone finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Ahem... Director Li, I'm here today to ask for your help."

"Seeking help? Dean Tian, ​​that's a serious matter. What exactly is it?"

When it came to the important matter, Vice Dean Tian didn't hesitate any longer and stated the purpose of his request for help.

"Director Li, our hospital has admitted a patient from out of town with breast cancer. She had already undergone one surgery, but it recurred a year later and has metastasized to her brain."

!!!

Upon hearing this, Li Yancheng frowned; this was indeed quite troublesome.

He hesitated for a moment and then said, "How about this, Dean Tian, ​​tomorrow is Sunday, I'll go and take a look."

"Thank you, Director Li, for your trouble."

"It's all for the patients, there's no trouble at all, no need to be so polite."

"Okay, then I won't stand on ceremony. How about this, I'll wait for you at the duty room at the hospital entrance at nine o'clock tomorrow morning..."

"Okay, I'll be there at nine o'clock sharp tomorrow morning."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yancheng raised his hands with a headache and pressed his temples a few times with his thumbs.

The cancer cells have metastasized, and specifically to the brain. It's difficult to treat even if they've metastasized to other parts of the body, let alone the more complex brain.

In fact, although the cancer research and treatment team has been established for ten years and has successfully cured many cancer patients, the cure rate is still zero for those who have metastasized. The best-performing patient treated by him survived for a little over four years.

Regarding brain metastases, he had previously treated two patients, the longest survival time being less than a year, and the shortest being only two months before passing away.

Of course, the two-month mark was because he came too late. If Li Yancheng hadn't treated him, he wouldn't have survived even a month. When he was brought in, the tumor in his brain was already pressing on his optic nerve, and he could barely see anything.

In other words, Li Yancheng actually doubled that person's lifespan.

But in the end, it was all in vain.

Ugh……

Li Yancheng sighed. He would go and take a look tomorrow. No matter what, the person had come all this way for medical treatment. Although it was the military hospital and had nothing to do with him, it was still a matter of life and death. If possible, he was willing to help.

"dong dong dong"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in"

"Director Li, shall we not disturb you?"

"Oh, it's Director Chang. No need to bother you, please come in."

The visitor was Chang Hongjun, the deputy director of the municipal public security bureau in charge of public order.

Upon seeing him, Li Yancheng got up from behind his desk and walked out. After shaking hands with Deputy Director Chang, he led him to the sofa and sat him down. He waved to Xiao Yang, who was following behind, not to come in, as he was going to pour him water himself.

"No need to rush, Director Li. I've drunk a lot of water and just been going to the toilet."

"Not drinking anymore?"

"You're welcome."

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony with you." Li Yancheng picked up a cigarette from the table and tossed one to Deputy Director Chang.

"Here's the thing, Director Li. It's almost the end of the year, and I've noticed a significant increase in public security cases reported by the various branches, especially fighting and theft cases."

The local police stations are already understaffed, and with the increase in cases and the shortage of personnel, many cases have simply piled up, causing public dissatisfaction and leading to accusations of inaction by the police. My thought is, shouldn't our municipal bureau lead a citywide winter operation, focusing on cracking down on…”

Does this kind of "major campaign" work?
Yes, and it has a significant effect, serving as a strong deterrent to criminals and those preparing to commit illegal acts.

Li Yancheng would definitely agree to Deputy Director Chang's proposal. Of course, it wouldn't be enough if only the two of them agreed. This kind of large-scale operation, especially since this is a key area near the capital, must be approved by a meeting. After the meeting, a written document must be submitted to the city and headquarters for the leaders' approval.

Leaders generally won't disapprove of such actions unless there are special circumstances.

On the other side, after agreeing on a time with Li Yancheng for tomorrow, Vice President Tian of the General Hospital of the Military Region finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The main reason he was so proactive in making the call was that the patient was brought by his comrade-in-arms; more accurately, the patient and his comrade-in-arms were related by marriage.

The patient and his family have been here for a week. After a week of treatment, the patient's condition has not only not been controlled, but has shown signs of worsening.

According to the predictions made by the hospital's experts after consultation, if this trend continues, the patient will have at most three months left.

Vice President Tian and his comrade-in-arms had a very good relationship. They both worked in the General Logistics Department. Later, due to work reasons, he came to the General Hospital, while his comrade-in-arms went to Qin Province to serve as a military representative in a research institute. He took his wife and children with him when he went. The two were separated for more than ten years.

The two maintained correspondence throughout this period, and their camaraderie remained strong.

This time, it was his comrade's daughter's mother-in-law who fell ill. She was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in the local hospital and underwent surgery there. Normally, if breast cancer is detected early and surgical treatment is performed early, and with active cooperation in subsequent treatments, the cure rate for breast cancer is relatively high.

But she still relapsed. Not only did she relapse, but the tumor cells detached and traveled through her bloodstream to her brain tissue, where they began to take root and grow, forming brain metastases.

In this day and age, having brain surgery... is less appealing than simply eating whatever you want.

But she was only in her forties, and her eldest son had just gotten married at the beginning of this year. She hadn't even had a grandson yet, so how could she be willing to die like this?

Old Tian's comrade-in-arms remembered that he had mentioned in a previous correspondence with his comrades that the General Hospital had established a cancer research and treatment team and had achieved good results. So he brought his in-laws and their family to Beijing, found Vice President Tian, ​​and began receiving treatment at the General Hospital.

"Old Tian, ​​how's it going? Have you managed to contact that expert you mentioned?"

As soon as I entered the inpatient department, Vice President Tian's comrade-in-arms came up to me and asked me impatiently.

"I've made contact. He'll be over tomorrow morning, but... Old Yao..."

Just then, Vice President Tian saw his comrade-in-law Lao Yao's in-laws arrive, except for the patient himself. They were standing near the entrance of the inpatient department, where there were many people coming and going, so it wasn't a good place to talk. Therefore, he led them to the conference room on the floor.

"Old Tian, ​​what did you just say that you couldn't agree with?"

Vice President Tian glanced at the anxious patient's family and sighed silently in his heart.

"Hey, Lao Yao, Lao Li..." The Lao Li he was calling was his comrade-in-law's in-law.

“You are all aware of the patient’s condition. The experts in our hospital have also told you about it these past few days. The expert we mentioned, although his medical skills are indeed very high, can only prolong the patient’s survival time at most for cases that have already metastasized, especially to the brain. As for a cure… it’s basically impossible.”

As Vice President Tian finished speaking, the patient's family members, namely the patient's husband and son, immediately had tears in their eyes, and the patient's daughter-in-law also lowered her head and began to wipe away her tears.

Old Yao sat there staring blankly at his comrade-in-arms. After a long while, he finally sighed dejectedly.

Seeing them like this, Lao Tian felt uncomfortable. They had traveled thousands of kilometers to get here, only to be left to die. Although he was not a doctor, but just a vice president in charge of administrative affairs, he felt the same way.

Old Tian took out cigarettes from his pocket and gave one to each of his comrades-in-arms, Old Yao, and Old Li, his father-in-law.

"When you return to the ward, please don't act like that. Try to appear relaxed, otherwise the patient will experience more psychological pressure, which will be even more detrimental to her health."

"Old Li, didn't I tell you? That expert's medical skills are extremely high. Although there haven't been any cases of him curing her before, it doesn't mean he can't cure your wife's illness. Even if he can't cure her, if he can extend her lifespan, say by another three or four years, I believe that will fulfill her wish."

The patient's wish is to see the birth of her grandchildren. Her son is already married, so having children is only a matter of time.

Old Li nodded silently. This middle-aged man, who was not yet fifty, had his hair turned mostly white in less than two years because of his wife's illness.

Thinking back to how his workplace had been located in the mountains for many years, and how it had finally relocated to the provincial capital and was finally able to live a better life, with his son getting married, while his own wife...

He wanted to cry, to find a secluded place where he could have a good, good cry.

But he knew he couldn't cry. He still had to support his family. He had a daughter and a young son who were still in school. He had to take good care of his family, otherwise, he knew his wife wouldn't be at ease.

Thinking of this, Old Li wiped his face to compose himself, then stood up, nodded to Vice Dean Tian, ​​and said, "Thank you, Dean Tian. I know what to do. Tomorrow, after the expert you mentioned has examined me, if there's still no good solution, then we'll go back. We've been out for a week; it's time to go home. We still have two children at home."

"Dad..." Old Li had barely finished speaking when his son called out.

Before his son could finish speaking, Old Li waved his hand with a forlorn expression: "Chaoyang, I don't want your mother to suffer any longer."

After saying this, Old Li turned and walked out of the meeting room, his back view filled with a sense of desolation, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

Old Yao had already stood up. He walked to his son-in-law's side, raised his hand and patted his shoulder: "Your mother is sick, and your father is the one who is most heartbroken. He not only has to take care of your mother, but also your younger brother and sister."

"Chaoyang, you're the older brother, so you should help your father more. Lili, you should too, you're the older sister-in-law, so help Chaoyang take care of his younger siblings."

"Understood, Dad."

The young couple responded in unison.

"Alright, you guys go back to your wards first. I'll chat with your Uncle Tian for a bit longer."

"Uncle Tian, ​​we'll head over now."

"go Go"

After the young couple left, Lao Yao's expression immediately turned serious. He looked at his comrade Lao Tian and said, "Lao Tian, ​​tell me the truth, what exactly did that expert say?"

"They didn't say anything, only that they would come and take a look tomorrow."

"Which hospital's expert are you talking about?"

“His workplace is not in the hospital.”

"Not at the hospital?" Old Yao's eyes widened instantly.

"Are you kidding me? Aren't you a doctor?"

"He's a doctor, but he doesn't work at the hospital, he's..."

Old Tian didn't do anything, he just rolled his eyes and looked up.

(End of this chapter)