1134 Unbearably bitter
This is the story of Anne Silliman.
She is eleven years old this year. Due to a hereditary problem in her metabolic system, she is unable to defecate and sweat normally, which makes her body system prone to a series of complications. Therefore, she has to be in and out of the hospital for a long time and receive corresponding treatment to assist her. metabolism, otherwise it may cause unimaginable consequences.
Judging from the current medical conditions and scientific research results, this is still an untreatable disease..
Although it will not affect your daily life, you must report to the hospital regularly, and you must pay attention to your daily diet at all times. Any mistakes may have immeasurable subsequent effects, and even one accident may lead to potential life dangers..
From a positive perspective, this is not a terminal disease that directly leads to death. As long as she can pay attention to it at all times, Anne can grow up smoothly, study, work, start a business, get married, and travel around the world. She can do it all as long as she wants. ; From a negative perspective, this is a lifelong disease that does not allow any negligence and must be cared for every minute and every second..
From the first day she was born, this was Anne's life, like the Princess and the Pea living in a glass house..
Everything in Anne's life was arranged. It was not her intention, but it could only be so. In order to survive, this was the only choice..
She can enjoy freedom. She can participate in "one-person concerts", she can attend the Grammy Awards, and she can regularly leave the hospital to reunite with her family; however, all this freedom must be shackles, from the recipe , from work and rest, from injection treatments, and even from death threats..
Sometimes, she even couldn't tell clearly whether this was freedom or a prison. Maybe she was too young to understand the true meaning of freedom or the true meaning of life, but... who can say that she is truly free? Seen through everything？
Everyone thought that Anne was still young, only eleven years old, and didn't understand anything. She was like a canary in a birdcage, ignorant of the world; but those bright eyes were at Mount Sinai Hospital. This world has witnessed too much complexity and profundity. It is not darkness, but complexity..
In the past year, the world has begun to change dramatically, and everything has come to an end in an instant.
First Alex Rich's heart transplant, then Heather Cross's death, then the family's torn apart.
After ten years of dedication and protection, the Silliman family finally couldn't hold on any longer and began to fall apart. Anne's father was overwhelmed and finally chose to divorce; and the alimony part still needs to be judged by the court, which will not be available in the short term. solve——
It was said that Anne's father had cheated on her mentally and physically. He had now moved out of Silliman's original apartment and lived with a third party. After that, he never came to visit Anne in the hospital again. He just So completely disappeared from Anne's life.
The absence of the family breadwinner left Anne's mother, Joss, in a difficult situation..
For Joss, she had to deal with her husband's cheating and abandonment, but she didn't even have time to be heartbroken and collapsed. She had to face the mess immediately. Even if her ex-husband was willing to pay alimony, judging from their family's past situation , it’s still a drop in the bucket, not enough to pay for Annie’s expensive hospitalization..
All this time, Joss has never given up her job. But now, she must find another part-time job in addition to her daily job. Only in this way can she barely get through the current difficulties; this is a difficult thing, absolutely difficult, but Qiao Si gritted her teeth and persevered. She found a night shift job and only slept three hours a day, shouldering all the burdens..
The problem is that now Qiaosi has to work twenty hours a day, and the commuting time may take one to two hours. She doesn't even have time to wash up and take care of herself, let alone go to the hospital to accompany her. Annie.
Gradually, Anne fell into an unaccompanied situation..
Anne is a sensible child. She never cried or complained. She just quietly hid in the activity room, read books, and entered a world of her own..
After being discharged from the hospital, Alex gradually started to get on the right track with his life. He did not come back to the hospital for follow-up consultations for a long time. His mother and father, who usually came to the hospital every now and then to visit him, gradually disappeared; now even regular visits to the hospital have disappeared. Renly, who had provided help at the hospital, had no news at all - there was no news about Renly even in the media..
so……
The following words did not need Anita to continue, Renly could not help but whisper, "I...I..." He didn't know, he never knew.
He could blame Joss for not contacting her; he could also blame Anita for not sending an email; he could also blame Nathan for not caring about things here, but these were all excuses, terrible excuses. In the final analysis, he Immersed in his own world, he forgot himself, and then completely forgot about Mount Sinai Hospital. This was his fault, at least in part..
Anita opened her mouth and tried to comfort Renly, but no sound came out. "On her birthday, she asked me..." Anita's voice choked for a moment, "She said, why Heather didn't come to her birthday party? I..." Anita shrugged, and the rest of the words disappeared between her lips..
Renly raised his gaze and showed a slight smile towards Anita..
Anita took a deep breath, smiled again, and patted the back of Renly's hand, "We all must learn to say goodbye. There are so many volunteers coming and going, but you are the only one left, so don't blame too much. We are all working hard, but we are not the savior.”
Anita obviously understood Renly's mood. After experiencing Heather, she was now faced with Anne's story..
In life, everyone has their own story, and every life has its own troubles and ups and downs. No one is the savior of others. All they can do is to do their best to give each other a warm hug. Then muster up the courage to keep moving forward.
Renly smiled and nodded, "I know." He couldn't save everyone, and he didn't intend to save everyone, but at least, through the Heather Cross Foundation, more people could be helped, which was his return. A way of society. "Anita, you can contact Joss and ask her to prepare some information, and then submit an application to the Heather Cross Foundation to see if you can get help..”
“Can she apply too? I thought only amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients could do it." Anita showed a surprised look..
Renly nodded in affirmation, "Because the amount of donations we received far exceeded our expectations, we set up a project specifically to help minor patients. We hope that we can do our part. Now, I don't have the power to complete it. review, but entrusted it to professionals; but as far as I know, Anne should meet the requirements and can apply for help..”
Anita suddenly realized, "Okay, okay." She couldn't say a word, but nodded in agreement, "Actually, Ellie had proposed before that she wanted to help Joss. But Joss didn't want to drag Ellie down. After all, the financial situation of the Cross family is not good. Derek donated most of their income to the foundation, so if necessary, she would rather seek a loan from the bank, but the house they live in now is Involved in divorce……”
Ellie and Derek, Heather's parents.
Although Heather has left, they still have not given up hope. Instead, they have become volunteers and actively help the operation and promotion of the Heather Cross Foundation, hoping to help more people because they themselves have Having experienced the pain of life and death, I understand the needs of others better..
Renly exhaled a long breath. For many people, the Heather Cross Foundation may be just a gimmick for the "Ice Bucket Challenge"; but for more people, it is a way to save families and save lives. A life-saving straw.
Renly is not a savior. He cannot help everyone, but at least he can leave a ray of hope through the foundation and support those who are in deep trouble to continue their struggle..
As he spoke, Renly felt a force coming from his left hand that was supporting the hospital bed. He grabbed the wrist firmly and turned his head to look over. Then he saw Annie who had just woken up, half asleep and half awake. Suddenly, Anne grabbed Renly's wrist immediately, widened her eyes, and said timidly, "Renly？”
The voice of worrying about gains and losses beats on the chest muffledly.
“Hmm." Renly smiled and nodded, "How's it going? Did you sleep well? Have you ever dreamed？”
“I had a dream..." Annie just said it, then she closed her mouth tightly and shook her head repeatedly, "No, I didn't dream." Recalling the dream, she felt like a koala, lying on her back. On Renly's chest, sobbing loudly, it looked so bad, she couldn't say it out loud.
Renly didn't pursue further, and gently tapped Anne's nose with his index finger, "How are you doing? Do you need a glass of water?" After crying just now, Anne hardly sweated, so that now her cheeks were a little too red, which made her feel uncomfortable. People are quite worried.
Renly cast his gaze towards Anita, but Anita got it right, "It's time to take the medicine now, I'll get some water." Then, Anita winked at Renly and said, The expression "I won't be a light bulb anymore" really makes people dumbfounded..
Anne didn't seem to notice, she just held Renly's left hand firmly and cast her gaze earnestly, fearing that if her eyes flickered even slightly, Renly in front of her would turn into a ball of smoke and disappear..
Renly laughed dumbly, adjusted his sitting posture, and put Annie's little hand in his palm, "This is reality, not a dream. Don't worry, I'm back in New York. Unfortunately, it has been raining outside today, otherwise I would have taken you with me Went out to watch a movie.”
Anne didn't speak, she just smiled shyly and shook her head, her eyes still falling on Renly..
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