5-Year-Old Girl Faces Illness with Calm Demeanor
After Hebei News Network journalist posted relevant interviews online, the astonishing calm with which the 5-year-old girl faced her illness immediately drew the attention of netizens. Now, netizens have begun donating to help little Jingru.
During the interview, the journalist helped Zhang Liangliang consult with management departments of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme at the provincial, municipal, and county levels. They learned that currently there is no policy in place for "reimbursement while treating" under the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme; all reimbursements must be processed after discharge. Zhang Liangliang anxiously said: "I sincerely ask kind-hearted people in society to help my daughter. As long as someone can treat her now without delaying her treatment, I will do anything! Once she is discharged and the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme reimburses us, I will definitely return all the money!"
On the morning of April 27, I met little Jingru in the infectious disease ward of Bethune International Peace Hospital. There was no trace of the liveliness expected from a 5-year-old child on little Jingru's face, nor any signs of pain caused by her illness. During the interview, it was time for medication. When her aunt brought the medicine to little Jingru, upon smelling the medicine, little Jingru's face showed great discomfort, and she refused to drink it no matter what. "This medicine tastes particularly bad, both me and her dad have tasted it," said little Jingru's aunt. Later, under the persuasion of a duty doctor, little Jingru obediently drank all the medicine without wrinkling her brow again. Everyone in the ward was moved by this 5-year-old girl, while simultaneously feeling a bit heartbroken.
Zhang Liangliang: Kind-hearted People Urgently Needed to Advance Medical Expenses
Zhang Liangliang's 5-year-old daughter, Zhang Jingru, has been hospitalized for over a month due to suffering from "cryptococcal meningitis." From being on the brink of death to now having her condition basically stabilized, little Jingru has tenaciously made it through. However, the daily medical expenses of over a thousand yuan have placed an unbearable burden on this impoverished rural family, and little Jingru may have to terminate treatment at any moment due to lack of funds.
On April 28, little Jingru was transferred to the affiliated hospital in Handan City. "Currently, we need over a thousand yuan daily for medical expenses. The doctor says this illness requires long-term intravenous therapy, and even if the treatment goes smoothly, it will cost at least 100,000 yuan," Zhang Liangliang told the reporter. To raise money, he and his family borrowed from all their relatives and friends and also consulted multiple departments such as the provincial Women's Federation, the provincial Children's Foundation, and the provincial Charity Federation about whether they could provide assistance, but were informed that there are no special funds available for this purpose. "The Civil Affairs Bureau of Handan County said that if the conditions are met, some assistance can be provided, but it must wait until after the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme reimbursement is completed, and the amount of money isn't much either," Zhang Liangliang said helplessly.
Five-Year-Old Girl Faces Illness with Composure
"Considering Zhang Liangliang's family difficulties, we suggest he transfer back to Handan for treatment because the local New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme reimbursement ratio is higher than in our hospital, and most of the drugs needed for later treatment are within the scope of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme reimbursement," said Dr. Sun Dianning, director of the Infectious Diseases Department at Bethune International Peace Hospital.
According to news from Hebei News Network (journalist Cheng Yanyan): "The child's condition has now basically stabilized, but the doctor says long-term intravenous therapy is still required, and the subsequent treatment costs remain unresolved..." Recently, Zhang Liangliang, a farmer from Huangyao Village in Handan County, said during an interview with the reporter: "I hope kind-hearted people in society can help my daughter. I won't take money for nothing. Once my daughter recovers and is discharged, the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme will reimburse the medical expenses, and I will repay every penny gradually."
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