Yaxin.com News (Reporter Yuping) - With her daughter suffering from a severe illness and no money for treatment, various sectors of society have donated to help. Despite being in urgent need of money, she insisted on handing over more than a thousand yuan she found on the road to the Red Cross, hoping to find the owner and return it.
"This could be life-saving money; I will feel at ease once I find the owner," she said. It is because of the help from many kind-hearted people that her daughter has been able to survive.
On the afternoon of December 7th, with the assistance of the Kuitun Red Cross staff, I met Zhao Xia, who had found the money. She is the mother of Xiao Yu, the purpura patient we have reported on multiple times.
The Red Cross staff told me that Zhao Xia refused under any circumstances to let this story be reported. "I think whoever finds this money would return it to the owner. It's something that should be done, so there's no need to talk about it. Finding the owner is what matters."
Under the insistence of the reporter, Zhao Xia recounted the details of finding the money.
At around 5 p.m. on December 7th, Zhao Xia, who was taking care of her daughter at the Midong Branch of the People’s Hospital of the Autonomous Region, returned to Kuitun to handle some affairs. When she crossed the zebra crossing at the intersection of Tuanjie East Street and Urumqi Road in Kuitun, she noticed a stack of cash on the ground with a note inside. She counted it and found more than a thousand yuan.
Zhao Xia said that she originally wanted to shout out if anyone had lost the money, but she worried about someone falsely claiming it and also feared the owner would be anxious, so she handed the money over to the Kuitun Red Cross.
"Because my daughter is ill, many kind-hearted people have donated to help us. Therefore, I am in frequent contact with the Red Cross. Handing the money over to the Red Cross gives me peace of mind," Zhao Xia said. She hopes the Red Cross can help find the owner.
Red Cross staff stated that after reporting this matter, they hope the owner who lost the money will quickly get in touch with them or directly go to the Red Cross to claim it. To prevent false claims, the owner needs to state the exact amount of money and the content of the note.
When the reporter asked, "You yourself are in dire need of money, why do you still hand over the money you found?" Zhao Xia replied, "This more than a thousand yuan might be someone's living expenses or urgent medical funds. Thinking about how so many kind-hearted people helped us when my daughter couldn't afford treatment, and feeling unable to repay them, I believe that finding the owner is the right thing to do."
Zhao Xia's daughter is named Zhang XinYu, who is two years and eight months old and suffers from purpura. She used to rely on daily hormone injections and immunoglobulin to control her condition. Since a normal person's platelet count is between 100,000 to 300,000, while Xiao Yu's platelet count is less than 30,000, she is at risk of intracranial or thoracic bleeding, which could be life-threatening.
Zhao Xia is a single mother with a fourth-level disability. To treat her child, she spent all her savings. Our newspaper has continuously reported on this matter.
After many热心readers saw the reports, they generously donated to help. Currently, Xiao Yu is still hospitalized at the Midong Branch of the People’s Hospital of the Autonomous Region, receiving good treatment and her condition has stabilized somewhat.
"Now my daughter's platelet count has stabilized somewhat every day. The doctor said that if Xiao Yu's condition stabilizes to a certain extent and does not recur within two years, then she will be fine," Zhao Xia said with relief.
Zhao Xia said, "Since you want to report on the incident of finding the money, I hope to take this opportunity to thank those who have helped me and my daughter. Without them, I wouldn't have my child."
Ms. Cong, a native of Kuitun who started a business in Guangzhou, learned about Xiao Yu's condition and sent ten thousand yuan. She also expressed that if Zhao Xia and her son could come to Guangzhou for treatment, she would cover all medical expenses.
Zhao Xia said that there was also a Mr. Liu from Henan Province doing business in Urumqi. In mid-November, he sent five thousand yuan for Xiao Yu's treatment and often called to inquire about Xiao Yu's condition. Additionally, teachers, students, and parents from the Women's Federation Kindergarten in Urumqi donated 38,000 yuan, and Hongfu Grand Hotel and a couple surnamed Li donated more than four thousand yuan.
Yesterday, Zhao Xia had already returned to Urumqi to take care of Xiao Yu. She called to tell the reporter that the kind-hearted Mr. Liu had again transferred five thousand yuan to her card without leaving his name.
Zhao Xia said that she didn't know what else to say except express her gratitude. Xiao Yu's condition has now stabilized somewhat, and she asks everyone to rest assured as she is very confident in her child's recovery.
Contact number for the Kuitun Red Cross: 0992-3256726