University Doctor and His Fragile Patients

Chapter 475 - 387: Even Naming Dishes Isn’t This Overwhelming!

"Kabuki syndrome..."

"Does it have such a big impact on the patients...?"

Just listening to Chen Mu’s explanations ahead.

Su Bingbing was dumbfounded.

Just the series of complications of the Kabuki syndrome Chen Mu had just presented.

She wouldn’t dare report like that on stage, would she?!

"Something like this, the impact is almost that big, but oddly enough, worldwide, no doctor dares to say they can cure the disease."

"And..."

Right as Chen Mu began speaking.

His tone.

He couldn’t help but pause.

Chen Mu let out a long sigh: "For this disease, even if one day there is a treatment method, there’s a very high possibility it will be like the current childhood leukemia..."

Despite.

At present.

Against leukemia, or childhood leukemia.

There is already the treatment option of a bone marrow transplant.

But how much does it cost to treat leukemia?

Even when social security is available.

The treatment costs can easily reach hundreds of thousands or even millions.

And all of this requires one necessary condition.

That is...

Being able to match bone marrow.

Having seen much human suffering in the hospital’s emergency room, Su Bingbing.

Listening to Chen Mu say this.

Fell into a rare silence.

Leukemia.

Once she didn’t understand it.

It was only recently during the recording of a program in the emergency room that she encountered a poor little girl.

At that time, Su Bingbing decided to donate her savings to help the little girl get treatment.

Front and back.

Su Bingbing donated up to 1.5 million to the little girl.

All funds were directly transferred to the little girl’s hospital account.

It didn’t go through the child’s parents’ hands.

Later.

Even if one day there was a balance in the hospital account.

A refund would be issued.

It would directly return to Su Bingbing’s remittance account.

After all.

Facing over a million in funds.

Even if the other party were the little girl’s biological parents, Su Bingbing wouldn’t dare gamble on human nature.

The little girl’s marrow matched successfully.

When the transplant was successful.

While working in the deep mountains, Su Bingbing.

Specifically took leave, preparing to congratulate the little girl.

Who knew.

When Su Bingbing arrived at the hospital, she received news of the little girl’s marrow rejection.

And her passing...

A treatment price of over a million.

To gamble on a possibility.

Su Bingbing couldn’t imagine.

In the future someday.

If the Kabuki syndrome were really conquered.

How many families would be able to afford this treatment?

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"Seeing my wife’s expression, she must be thinking about that girl again; my eyes are about to tear up."

"In fact, many drugs in our country are already very affordable."

"Some technologies have costs that are fixed."

"The logic is understood, just that it induces some heartache."

"If it were my family that was sick, even if it meant going bankrupt, I would want to try; I’m just afraid of going bankrupt but still losing the loved ones..."

"Whenever my wife sees your comments, she can burst out crying and show you."

"At that time, my wife wasn’t a very famous celebrity yet. She even had to borrow some of that 1.5 million from friends."

"My wife can be said to have overcome her difficulties now, just hoping that little girl has been reborn and this time can have a healthy body."

"..."

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"Why are you two feeling upset..."

Sitting in front of Chen Mu, Gu He, seeing the state of Chen Mu and Su Bingbing at this moment.

Very speechlessly twitched the corner of his lips.

Using a gaze that seemed to be looking at fools, staring at Chen Mu and Su Bingbing.

"Can you not use your perspectives to speculate on what we families of patients think?"

"Any disease, you have to at least conquer it first before there could possibly be a low-cost treatment."

"For us families of patients, more than the cost of treatment, what we care about more is whether we still have that sliver of hope..."

Chen Mu froze, "Sorry, I went into a dead end."

Chen Mu: "I’ve written your prescription already, haven’t had time to ask, has your sister’s condition worsened again recently?"

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"Help! Gu He’s words gave me an epiphany."

"Remember, there is a saying in the world, that there is no true empathy; right now, I’ve seen the embodiment of that saying."

"We, the spectators, are considering costs, but they just want to see a shred of hope."

"Remember earlier, that girl with Alzheimer’s, wasn’t she also preparing to sell off family assets for a shred of possibility..."

"Yes! To this day, I still remember what that girl said; she said even if it’s just for the chance to try a medicine, she wants to fight for it..."

"That’s why Gu He said, we can’t use our perspectives to speculate the thoughts of patients and their families."

"I tried imagining Gu He’s life, though he’s only eighteen, it’s not been easy. He’s been a troublesome patient himself and a troublesome family member of a patient; he seems to live his life in anxiety."

"Fun fact, Gu He’s college entrance exam score was 658, thinking about me who rarely even has a cold, yet lost to Gu He, I realize why I’m just a waste."

"No talent, no hard work, I am probably this world’s chosen filler!"

"..."

-

Chen Mu watched Gu He’s irritated look.

Feeling inside.

He also couldn’t help but break into a sweat.

Gu He smiled wryly and nodded, "That’s right, Dr. Chen, my sister used to call for mom and dad, and brother, but now she seems to stop calling out, is this a sign of her condition worsening?"

Chen Mu was silent for a brief moment.

Then sighed: "If I guessed right, your family should have already gone to other doctors, and your questions weren’t answered as you hoped."

Gu He: "..."

Seeing Gu He’s silent look, Chen Mu knew that his guess just now wasn’t wrong.

He also followed with a sigh: "So, while knowing other doctors gave results of it worsening, you still wanted to come to me as a last hope, taking a chance?"

"Yes, I just want to take a chance."

Facing Chen Mu’s semi-mocking expression.

Gu He nodded with a peaceful expression, admitting all of Chen Mu’s assumptions.

Gu He: "I often hear, many times, the philosophies of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine are vastly different, maybe what Western medicine sees as an incurable disease, traditional Chinese medicine can solve with a single prescription, it’s not certain?"

Chen Mu: "..."

Glancing at the direction of the live broadcast camera.

Chen Mu was truly baffled by Gu He’s incredible words, breaking out in cold sweat.

Because let it be known.

Currently sitting in the program team’s live broadcast room, watching the live broadcast audience, none are quite normal.

If someday someone really came over with cancer, leukemia cases.

Seeking treatment from traditional Chinese medicine.

And when say can’t treat, they camp at the door hurling insults.

This scenario.

Isn’t entirely without possibility.

In face of Chen Mu’s query, Gu He still remained calm: "Dr. Chen, my sister’s situation, isn’t it just something that relies on chance?"