Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

Redela looked at Chen Zhao with eyes full of evil.

Although she can count on one hand the number of times she has met Chen Zhao.

But every meeting with Chen Zhao was full of humiliation.

And Redela had to be a bit more adult.

Chen Zhao's medical skills are really good.

And it's incredibly good.

"That's him." Redela nodded, looking at Chen Zhao with a bit of hatred in his eyes: "If there is one person in this world who can cure you, then it can only be him."

"Madam, do you need treatment?" Chen Zhao put down the tool box in his hand and asked.

The old woman nodded slightly, and Chen Zhao could tell that the old woman's body was a little uncoordinated.

However, Chen Zhao could not be sure whether the old woman really suffered from ALS without an examination.

Some geriatric diseases also cause this sense of disharmony, such as muscle damage, osteoporosis, etc...

It will also make the elderly's body or a certain link weak and uncoordinated.

"Please sit down," the old woman said.

Chen Zhao glanced at Redela, and then sat next to the old woman.

"Can I check you out?"

"Redella."

Redela took out a case report, which was more than a hundred pages thick.

Chen Zhao glanced at Rhett, who was also a little surprised.

Redela would actually recommend herself.

Chen Zhao looked at the case report, although the case report was understandable.

The old woman's name is Ellie Rodrith Alexander.

Chen Zhao did not know the data and pathology of ALS, but in the final summary of the case report, the conclusion was that ALS is in the early stages.

In the early stages of ALS, patients will not directly become incapacitated.

The first symptom was a sudden loss of strength in the old woman's left arm, which lasted from a few minutes to half an hour.

Over the next six months, the symptoms began to worsen, and the old woman's arms and legs would lose strength unpredictably.

The old woman's breathing sometimes becomes difficult.

The old woman looked at Chen Zhao: "Sir, do you think there is still hope for me?"

"Madam, I need to make it clear that I have never been in contact with patients with ALS, so I don't have any relevant treatment plans or abilities, so I'm afraid I can't help you." Chen Zhao said frankly.

The old woman seemed to have expected this result, but she could not hide her disappointment.

After all, she also has hope, and she also hopes for a miracle to happen.

Now Chen Zhao's answer was not unexpected.

Redela's face darkened, and she said with a questioning tone: "Can't you treat any disease? Why can't you treat ALS?"

"I never said that I can cure any disease." Chen Zhao glanced at Redela and said calmly.

"But you have cured so many terminal diseases."

"That's because I happen to know the cure."

"Redela...forget it." The old woman said calmly.

If it is cured well, it will be cured well; if it is not cured, it will be cured poorly.

This kind of thing cannot be forced out.

ALS is not a disease or injury to a specific part of the body.

It's neuronal damage, which means the key lies in neuronal tissue.

Human muscles are composed of neurons that send signals to various parts of the body, and then control the muscles of the body to move.

If you imagine the muscle cells of the human body as countless mobile phones connected to signals, then the neuron tissue is the signal terminal.

If the main station fails and can no longer connect to signals and send signals, then all these mobile phones will become bricks.

The pathology of ALS is completely different from other types of diseases.

Chen Zhao was really helpless about this.

Chen Zhao stood up: "I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter."

"Goodbye." Chen Zhao picked up his toolbox and turned to leave.

Redela looked at Chen Zhao's back with dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Forget it, Redela." The old woman patted Redela's hand.

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"Ethan, I failed. I didn't cure that patient." Chen Zhao was also a little disappointed.

After all, this was the first time he encountered a helpless patient after coming to Los Angeles.

"It doesn't matter." Ethan also knew that he couldn't force Chen Zhao to do this kind of thing.

Chen Zhao was in a bad mood.

While on the coast road, a black-tailed deer, also known as a mule deer, suddenly rushed out from the inside of the road.

Chen Zhao immediately stepped on the brakes.

The black-tailed deer's movements looked a bit strange, as if its limbs were uncontrollable.

He hit the front of Chen Zhao's car and fell to the ground with a bang.

Chen Zhao parked the car on the side of the road and got out to check on the black-tailed deer.

The black-tailed deer was not injured, but it just couldn't get up and kept kicking its limbs.

Chen Zhao looked at the black-tailed deer with confusion.

Chen Zhao touched his chin and considered half the salary.

This black-tailed deer looks like an ALS patient.

Chen Zhao stepped forward to comfort the black-tailed deer, and then lifted it into the trunk.

"Lulu... Lulu..." Little Ge Lin was so excited when she saw Chen Zhao coming back with the black-tailed deer.

The small pets at home can no longer meet her needs.

Now she saw a deer, which immediately caught her attention.

When the other pets saw the black-tailed deer, they all gathered around.

The princess thought it was food brought to them by Chen Zhao.

Already starting to drool.

Chen Zhao estimated that the princess had eaten black-tailed deer.

However, Chen Zhao still drove them away.

The black-tailed deer had cowered into a ball in fear and did not dare to get up.

Fali saw the black-tailed deer and walked out with little Larissa in her arms.

When little Larissa saw the black-tailed deer, she had the same expression as her sister, happy and excited.

It's like seeing a new toy.

"Chen, are you planning to adopt a new pet?"

Fali didn't object to this. Anyway, the house was big enough and she could keep as many pets as she wanted.

As long as they don't raise rats, Fali is very tolerant of other pets.

"I'm going to study it."

"You want to dissect it?"

"No, of course not. I just encountered a difficult disease. I happened to pick up this mule deer on the road. It seemed to be the same as the patient I met before, so I brought it back."

"Is he sick? He looks healthy."

"ALS." Chen Zhao said.

"Butler, search for ALS."

ALS is initially a sudden illness, then gradually spreads and worsens, eventually evolving into permanent total paralysis.

Patients with ALS eventually die of difficulty breathing because in the end they cannot even maintain their respiratory muscles.

Therefore, many patients will choose euthanasia.

Even for church members, suicide is a mortal sin.

Patients cannot bear the despair and pain of losing control of their whole bodies.

As the housekeeper projected the searched content on the wall, Chen Zhao also gained a deeper understanding of ALS.

Chen Zhao picked up the phone again and dialed Farr's number: "Farr, do me a favor. I want all the case reports related to ALS patients in your hospital."