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The female doctor who stays on the island

Doctors come and go on the island, and eventually, Zhong Xingju is the only one left

By Aynaz SabooriPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
The female doctor who stays on the island
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Doctors come and go on the island, and eventually, Zhong Xingju is the only one left. Her only daughter started to live in a friend's house in the county for schooling at the age of 10. Her husband, who suffers from a variety of chronic diseases, was diagnosed with uremia, and the medical facilities on the island are poor. Leaving or staying, Zhong Xingju also struggled many times, but finally chose to stay.

Most of the residents on the island under the wall are elderly people, hypertension and heart disease are very common, so Zhong Xingju keeps the blood pressure meter with her at all times and measures it whenever she meets people. Every half month, she has to visit dozens of households on the island once, each island residents have a "live case" in her heart. The attachment of the island residents is a love that Zhong Xingju can hardly part with. She often says that doctors in small places do not have much skill in medicine, but at least they should have a sense of responsibility. No matter how small the island is, or how much the population is, there is a doctor, and the people can feel at ease.

The elderly people on the island travel inconvenience, and go door to door Zhong Xingju also became the island residents "caring person". Anyone who is troubled or confused loves to talk to Zhong Xingju. This female doctor, who would be nervous to cry when speaking in public at a meeting, has endless things to say as soon as she faces her patients.

A mother on the island had just lost her youngest son and had not been able to eat or drink for more than 10 days, so she had to rely on fluids to keep her body functioning. Every time after hanging water, Zhong Xingju has to stay by their side for a long time, talking with her about her physical condition and psychological feelings, and instructing her to gradually resume her diet.

Zhong Xingju said, as a doctor, the most important thing is to hope that patients recover as soon as possible, but the pain is often hidden in the heart, "the heart is warm, to get better quickly.

One year, a young foreign fisherman was in the wall under the surface of the sea when the sudden onset of lobar pneumonia caused shock. After being sent to the island, Zhong Xingju, who was already waiting on the shore, rushed to implement first aid and brought the fisherman back from the death line. The next patient hospitalized has to eat, there is no restaurant on the island, Zhong Xingju on three meals a day in their own homes to make good delivery, but also told the young man "do not take it to heart, as in their own homes to eat a few meals".

When she has time, Zhong Xingju likes to read books and newspapers. When she reads something that benefits her, she makes a newspaper clipping and posts it next to the desk of the health service center to share it with the villagers.

"Between people, a little more tolerance, a little more understanding, a little more sincerity, a little more humility, a little more love, a little more dedication, our society will be more harmonious and beautiful." This note, dated March 2005, was copied from the local party magazine by Zhong Xingju. The paper was damp and moldy, and the handwriting was blurred, so Zhong Xingju prepared to copy it again on a different sheet of paper. "Many folks also said this passage is good, and I want everyone to read it." She said.

Zhong Xingju, who sends warmth to others, is increasingly feeling the warmth from others. The island residents have come to regard her as their own family. The fresh vegetables on the island are mainly brought from outside by fishing boats, and the vegetables grown in the narrow open space between the rock walls become a "rarity", but as long as Zhong Xingju comes, there are always residents picking good vegetables and shoving them into her hands.

The deeds of Zhong Xingju, an outstanding Communist Party member, sparked strong reactions in Zhejiang. However, after receiving the award at the presentation, Zhong Xingju returned to the health center and cried behind closed doors: "Communist Party members are supposed to suffer in the front, I did my part but received so much care, I was moved to cry."

Zhong Xingju is getting old, diabetes, presbyopia began to bother her life, the past refused to leave the Zhong Xingju now occasionally sprouted a bit of withdrawal, "because the older the more afraid, the injection can not see, in case of error is a matter of people's lives." Zhong Xingju said she is waiting for the younger generation to take over the island, but even if she leaves, she will often come back to see them because here she is attached to the people of a lifetime ......

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Aynaz Saboori

How to explain? How to understand? What do we do with all the injustice?

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