Xiao Mengting's family receives the first donation
Hunan Rednet, July 6th - (Correspondent Gao Xing, Reporter Tang Honghui, Intern Xie Juan) It was the busy time for final exams. Although Xiao Mengting, a sophomore girl at Xiangtan University in Hunan, had reviewed thoroughly, she couldn't focus on her exams as she constantly worried about her parents who were renting a place near a hospital in Changsha due to their inability to afford hospitalization costs for treatment.
Xiao Mengting is from a rural area in Huarong County, Hunan Province. Her mother Ma Li has been suffering from cervical cancer for many years. Xiao Guozheng, her father, also suffers from nasal cancer. In order to treat his wife, Xiao Guozheng concealed his own illness. Due to lack of timely rest and treatment, Xiao Guozheng's health deteriorated significantly until last year when he could no longer move his neck. After being sent to the hospital for examination, it was discovered that his condition was severe, which made the family members very anxious. He was then transferred to the Hunan Cancer Hospital for treatment.
During the treatment, Xiao Guozheng not only used up his savings of 6000 yuan but also accumulated debts of nearly 100,000 yuan. Just as the hospital informed them that the treatment results were good, they had run out of all possible sources of medical funds. To save on hospitalization costs, the couple rented a small room near the hospital gate, relying on simple medications to maintain their conditions.
A once happy family fell into poverty due to illnesses, and the family seemed on the verge of collapse. As a daughter, Xiao Mengting felt immense pain every time she thought about her parents who rented a small house near the Hunan Cancer Hospital. Especially recently, when she learned that the medical expenses had been exhausted and her parents' recovering bodies might have to stop treatment due to cost issues, she became even more distracted from her studies, often appearing mentally absent.
The plight of the Xiao family caught the attention of kind-hearted people in society. Today, General Manager Xu Jun of the Dazhonghua Seafood Restaurant in Xiangtan learned about the situation of the Xiao family from a relative. He immediately went to Xiangtan University to confirm with Xiao Mengting. Then, he drove from Xiangtan to Changsha, where under Xiao Mengting's guidance, he visited her parents and handed over a consolation payment of 8000 yuan. Additionally, he expressed that he would provide Xiao Mengting with a job during the summer vacation so that she could earn money for her next semester’s living expenses through her own efforts.
Upon receiving the consolation money from Mr. Xu, Ma Li and her husband were extremely grateful and repeatedly bowed to express their thanks. Xiao Mengting, standing beside her parents, was already in tears, "My parents can continue their treatment." Xiao Mengting introduced that, at the most critical and precious moment of treatment, although they had run out of treatment funds, her parents from the countryside feared letting down well-meaning people and never mentioned seeking help from society.
"I don’t want this family to be destroyed by illness," Xiao Mengting cried, hoping more people would help her, extend a helping hand to her parents in pain, and save their fragile family. "I need my dad, I need my mom, and I need a complete home." Xiao Mengting's last words moved everyone present deeply.
Will this impoverished couple receive the subsequent treatment fees? Where will their road lead? If you can feel the bittersweet happiness and completeness of this family, please extend your helping hand to them. Assistance phone number: 15200349875 Xiao Mengting.
Source: Rednet Author: Gao Xing, Tang Honghui, Xie Juan