Chen Jianguo, who has lived by collecting garbage, has only more than a thousand yuan in savings, but the cost of treatment is over 100,000 yuan.
The Express reported that the tumor on his face was bigger than his head and could endanger his life at any time. To avoid being a burden to his family, he has been wandering on the streets for 13 years, making a living by collecting garbage. Yesterday morning, the touching netizen, Chen Jianguo, known as the "Lion-faced Man" of Zhaoqing, came to Guangzhou for a consultation. According to the doctor, Chen Jianguo has a great chance of being cured, but the surgical cost will be more than 100,000 yuan. However, after 13 years of collecting garbage, all of his savings amounted to only more than a thousand yuan.
To avoid involving his family, he left home. At 10:00 am yesterday, Chen Jianguo arrived at the Guanghua Stomatology Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University accompanied by medical staff. To avoid frightening people, he always walked with his head up. Outside the consultation room, the Express reporter met his friend Mr. Li, who had lived under the same bridge with Chen Jianguo three years ago. He currently works in Huadu and took the opportunity to visit his old friend.
According to Mr. Li, to avoid scaring people, Chen Jianguo would only dare to come out from under the bridge at night. Since 1995, a small lump of flesh had grown on his face, and later the tumor grew larger and larger, bringing a heavy burden to his family. Therefore, Chen Jianguo left home and began his 13-year wandering life. Under a bridge in the urban area of Duanzhou District in Zhaoqing City, he planted some vegetables on barren land and survived by collecting garbage at night.
There is a risk of major bleeding at any time. Since most of his face was covered by the tumor and his mouth protruded five or six centimeters from his face, it was very difficult for Chen Jianguo to explain his condition. The closed and narrow oral cavity caused his voice to buzz continuously. "The right eye and nostril cannot be used," said Chen Jianguo. Due to the large size of the tumor, he could not lie down when resting at night and could only sleep leaning against the wall.
The consulting experts found that Chen Jianguo's chewing function was basically lost, his right eye was severely damaged, and the tumor would continue to grow. "This is a typical symptom of bone tumor. If it is hit, it is highly likely to cause massive bleeding, which could endanger life at any time." Experts believed that surgery should be performed immediately, "the chance of cure is still relatively high."
Red Cross helps with love. After confirming multiple times that there was a "possibility of cure," Chen Jianguo appeared very happy, but when faced with the high cost of surgery, he fell silent again. Chen Jianguo said that after picking up garbage for more than ten years, he only had more than a thousand yuan in savings. "I feel sorry for my family. If I can get the disease cured, my first wish is to go home and visit my elderly parents," he said.
According to the hospital, the treatment cost for Chen Jianguo will exceed 100,000 yuan, and the treatment time will also take several weeks.
After Chen Jianguo's story was posted online by netizens, it moved many people. The Red Cross Society of Zhaoqing City also set up an account to accept donations to help Chen Jianguo overcome this difficulty.
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Readers who hope to help Chen Jianguo can donate through the following methods.
Recipient organization: Red Cross Society of Zhaoqing City
Bank: China Construction Bank Zhaoqing Furong Branch
Account number: 44001708603053000263 (Please note that the donation is for helping Chen Jianguo).