When cancer reaches the terminal stage, any part of the patient's body may be in danger at any time, which may be life-threatening.
Because the entire body system is like building blocks that are constantly being piled high, already on the verge of collapse and may collapse at any time.
What's more, Smith's son is only twelve years old, and his body has been exhausted to the extreme during his years of fighting cancer.
In addition, the tumor in his brain was growing larger, his vision and hearing were affected, and his emotions were very intense. The doctor also injected him with sedatives. All these factors were accelerating his decline.
Smith looked at his son on the hospital bed through the window, feeling completely desperate.
He knew that after so many years of hard work, he still failed.
At this moment, a doctor walked up to him and said with some respect and sympathy: "Mr. Smith, Jimmy's condition is indeed very bad. I'm afraid he won't survive tonight. Look,
Do we still need to prepare rescue measures?"
Because Smith is a senior executive at the FDA and is in charge of drug review, he has very strong connections in the U.S. medical system.
Therefore, he can continuously use the world's most cutting-edge anti-cancer technology on his son.
It is precisely because of this that the doctors at the hospital attach great importance to his son.
At present, the doctor also knows that his son has no chance of survival, but in view of Smith's strong belief, he still needs to seek Smith's opinion to see if he should perform the final rescue on his son.
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No matter what status or background a person has, once they become a seriously ill patient, they have no dignity. Not only do they have no dignity, but they may also have to endure the most severe pain in the world.
Many rescue methods are very harmful to the body. For example, in cardiac arrest, powerful cardiac resuscitation methods may break the patient's ribs; cardiac defibrillation may also cause skin burns; when breathing is difficult, doctors even need to treat the patient
The trachea is intubated, or even the whole body is inserted with tubes, and then the patient is given various equipment for extracorporeal circulation.
Some patients have a chance to regain their lives after this series of rescue operations, but patients with terminal cancer who have gone through such a series of intensive rescue operations may only be able to continue to live without dignity for a few days.
The hospital where Smith's son is located is called the Mayo Clinic. It is the best cancer hospital in the United States and even the world. The Washington campus is the latest and most cutting-edge hospital they just opened this year and invested huge financial and material resources in.
of diagnosis and treatment center.
The doctors here have extremely rich rescue experience, almost represent the pinnacle level of current medical treatment of cancer, and have a great reputation around the world.
Medical institutions around the world have very high evaluations of Mayo. All kinds of rumors can be summed up in one sentence: Whoever the king of hell lets die at the third watch, Mayo will keep him until the fifth watch.
Therefore, the doctors at Mayo are confident that they can keep Smith's son alive for a few more days through rescue efforts at all costs.
However, all this depends on Smith's wishes.
After all, in the doctor's view, this child has already experienced too much pain. At this time, there is absolutely no need for him to continue to endure a round of hellish torture before leaving.
Smith's eyes were red from crying at this time, and big tears were streaming down his face.
He hesitated again and again, but sighed and said: "Forget it...just let him spend his last days quietly...I don't want him to endure torture anymore..."
The doctor nodded with a heavy face and said, "Mr. Smith, you made a very correct decision. I believe Jimmy will thank you for this."
Smith choked up and asked, "Can he still wake up?"
The doctor said: "The sedative medicine we injected into him is very small. If there are no accidents, he should wake up in another hour. You and your family can go in and stay with him for more time."
Smith nodded with red eyes. The doctor patted his shoulder and comforted him: "You can go in now. I won't disturb your family here. If you need anything, just ring the call bell and I will come over as soon as possible."
"good……"
Now that the doctor has left, the ICU, which originally had very high requirements for a sterile environment, no longer imposes any restrictions, which means that the patients in the ward have begun to let nature take its course.
Smith walked into the ward with his wife and daughter. His son was still unconscious on the bed, but it could be seen that his current condition was very bad. He had no color at all, was pale and thin.
Smith's wife was a little out of control. She cried and lay down on the edge of the hospital bed. She held her son's hand hard and choked: "Jimmy, promise mom you will get better. Mom can't live without you..."
Smith quietly wiped away his tears and choked up: "Jenny, we are losing Jimmy, you have to accept this reality..."
"No..." Jenny Smith shook her head and said, "I don't accept it! No one can take my son away from me, not even God!"
Smith said helplessly: "Jenny, we have exhausted all the methods in the world... If you don't accept it, what better solution can we have?"
Jenny seemed a little crazy and blurted out: "My good friend knows a psychic! That psychic lives in Arizona. It is said that she is not only psychic, but also proficient in some kind of Mexican religion. I will invite her over now.
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Saying that, Jenny immediately took out her mobile phone.
Smith hurriedly stopped her and said: "You are a top student who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. How can you believe in something like psychic mediums that has no scientific basis at all?!"
Jenny asked him: "Then tell me! What do you think I should believe?"
Smith blurted out without thinking: "Of course I believe in modern medicine!"
Jenny pointed to her son on the hospital bed and cried and asked: "Jimmy is almost dead! Tell me, how can modern medicine save him? How!"
Smith covered his face, took a deep breath, and said: "If it weren't for modern medicine, Jimmy might have died three years ago. Now he has cancer cells all over his body. No matter how good medical technology is, it would be impossible to save him."
He is my son, and I also hope that a miracle can happen, but we still have to be realistic, otherwise, you may not be able to get out of this life..."
Jenny yelled like crazy: "I don't care!! I don't care about anything now! I just want my son to live! So I can't stay here and watch him die! We must do something! If you
If you don’t do it, then don’t stop me!”
As she spoke, Jenny thought of something and added: "I heard someone say that there is a very good Chinese medicine doctor in Chinatown. I'm going to ask a friend for his contact information now!"
Smith also suddenly remembered the box of medicine Wei Liang gave him, and said subconsciously: "Someone just gave me a box of Chinese patent medicine. If it doesn't work, just give it a try. If this Chinese patent medicine doesn't work, you don't need to buy anything."
Chinese medicine."
Jenny hurriedly asked: "Where is the medicine?! Bring it to Jimmy and give it a try!"
Smith said: "It's in the car, I'll go get it right away."
This chapter has been completed!