Zhong Nanshan: Guardian of Life

Chapter 32 The Boy and the Academician

On August 31, [-], on a passenger plane flying from Singapore to Guangzhou, a nine-year-old boy suddenly felt unwell. The boy’s father hurriedly asked the flight attendant for help.It happened that Zhong Nanshan was also on the plane, and got up after hearing the news.Wherever there are patients, there is his battlefield.

"Academician Zhong Nanshan is here. This is Academician Zhong Nanshan..."

Zhong Nanshan was walking in the narrow aisle of the cabin, and all the people on the plane focused on him, with surprise, respect and love in their eyes... They were familiar with the name "Zhong Nanshan", and even familiar with his appearance in the media. image, but never thought that I could see this brave and benevolent doctor with my own eyes.Now, Zhong Nanshan is among them, familiar yet unfamiliar.

As always, Zhong Nanshan bent down and asked the little boy and his father kindly and gently.He reached out and touched the boy's rashed arm.He bent down even lower, examining the child carefully.

"It looks like hives caused by food allergies." Zhong Nanshan made a diagnosis.His voice is calm and his expression is calm.After confirming that the child was fine, Zhong Nanshan calmly turned and returned to his seat.The passengers on the plane saw the scene of academician Zhong Nanshan treating the boy with their own eyes. Everyone watched and listened silently, and their gazes expressed their respect for the brave and kind.

Zhong Nanshan, who is 83 years old, still sticks to the front line of clinical practice.His busy figure still appears in the Respiratory Clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.He treats every patient like a family member. He warms up the stethoscope for the patient with his own hands; When checking the patient's throat, he himself opened his mouth and demonstrated "ah" for the patient... He performed the duties of a doctor almost devoutly, and his pity and consideration for the patient moved everyone. A patient who comes to see a doctor.The patient was looking forward to Zhong Nanshan, but in order to live up to the expectation, Zhong Nanshan did not let himself rest.The patients kept coming, and he was busy non-stop.Every Wednesday morning, he would appear in the ward, leading the students and doctors to make ward rounds and consultations, and he was busy until after noon.Every Thursday afternoon is his outpatient time. There are too many patients, and sometimes he has to work until [-] o'clock in the evening.In addition, he has to continue to carry out scientific research work, seminars, meetings, assume various social responsibilities, and perform his duties as a representative of the National People's Congress... Zhong Nanshan knows that he cannot fall down. Not sloppy.But human flesh and blood are not made of steel after all. Even if a brave man has strong perseverance, things will still happen under the overload of work intensity.In [-], he suffered from a myocardial infarction and underwent surgery to install a stent; in [-], he developed atrial fibrillation, which forced him to bid farewell to the basketball court; in [-], he contracted thyroiditis, and lost weight in just two months Five kilograms; another sinus operation in [-]... But, he is still standing.Too many people came to see him, and some patients died before Zhong Nanshan could see him.When Zhong Nanshan talked about them, he always blamed himself.Zhong Nanshan didn't allow himself to fall down. Behind him, there were so many patients who needed him.

(End of this chapter)