Suifenhe "War Epidemic" Volunteers Ask for Help
23-year-old son is diagnosed with leukemia, who will save him?
Uncle Jilin Ren Lizhong did not expect to contact the media again.
Previously, he had appeared in the public eye as a volunteer supporting the Suifenhe war epidemic. Seven months later, he suddenly asked the cover news "Cloud Help" platform for help, saying that his 23-year-old son Ren Peisen was diagnosed with AML-M5-one Kind of acute leukemia.
Ren Peisen is a sunny, enthusiastic and motivated young man.
After graduating from high school, he joined the army and became a firefighter. He served in the Fire Squadron of Linkou County, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province. He is now a senior student majoring in foreign trade and economics at Qingdao Institute of Technology.
Like his father, he was once a volunteer in the fight against COVID-19, and was awarded a certificate of honor by the Zhongxing Community on the outskirts of Yushu City, his hometown.
"The hospital said that the treatment cost should be at least more than 300,000 yuan, and more may be needed later. The child does not have medical insurance. This is really too difficult for a family like ours. I hope that the good-hearted people in the society can help us." Ren Lizhong He is a veteran who has been laid off. He is a security guard to make money for his family. Faced with the expensive treatment of leukemia, he is distraught.
Both husband and wife need more than 300,000 yuan for the treatment of their laid-off son
Qingdao, Shandong, is more than 1,000 kilometers away from Yushu City, Jilin Province, and the fastest high-speed rail takes 10 hours.
Ren Lizhong was confused, and didn't know how he got here.
Ren Peisen developed a cough and fever a month ago and was diagnosed with acute leukemia on November 5.
"When he went to school at the end of August, he was in good health. I don't know why he suddenly got the disease. I am really thinking about any way." Ren Lizhong said that at first his son was treated at Jiaozhou Hospital and then transferred to Qingdao University. Affiliated hospital.
After treatment, acute leukemia may be relieved or even cured, but without special treatment, the average survival time is only about 3 months.
The hospital estimates that this treatment cost is more than 300,000 yuan.
"This is really unbearable for a family like ours." Ren Lizhong said. He and his wife are laid-off workers. They don't make much money as a security guard and their family is not rich.
Ren Lizhong is a veteran, passionate and upright.
When the epidemic in Suifenhe, a small border town, was severe, he used to take a car to volunteer.
The news of his son suffering from leukemia almost knocked him down, "I will save my child no matter what, he is still so young, and his life has just begun."
At present, Qingdao's epidemic prevention and control measures are strict. After the child becomes ill, only Ren Lizhong's wife takes care of him in the hospital, while Ren Lizhong is asking relatives and friends outside to raise money for his son's illness.
The son was a firefighter and is now a senior at a college in Qingdao
Ren Peisen, born in 1997, is now a senior student majoring in foreign trade and economics at Qingdao Institute of Technology.
"My son is able to endure hardships and is willing to help others. Since childhood, I taught him to serve the society and be a useful person to the society." Ren Lizhong said that when he was young, he was enlisted in the army and his son was deeply influenced by him. He chose to join the army and became a firefighter in Linkou County, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province.
In 2015, when the 18-year-old Ren Peisen suffered from appendicitis during hospital operation, the hospital accidentally caught fire. Before the fire brigade arrived, he was still recovering and smashed the glass in time.
At that time, in order to thank him, the hospital waived his hospitalization expenses.
"He once told me, Dad, don't worry, I will go wherever I suffer." Ren Lizhong said that in 2016, Ren Peisen, who was awarded the rank of superior soldier, retired from the military, studied at Yushu High School and took the college entrance examination, and was successfully admitted to Qingdao Institute of Technology.
In March of this year, Ren Peisen became a volunteer in the fight against the new crown epidemic in Yushu City. He walked around the streets to remind everyone to wear masks and wash hands frequently, to help conduct household surveys and post posters according to community needs.
In April, Zhongxing Community, Chengjiao Street, Yushu City issued a certificate of honor to him.
After the resumption of work and production in various places and the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, Ren Peisen should have been busy with graduation internships and graduation thesis like classmates. However, the sudden illness caused him to lie in bed for treatment.
Raising treatment costs, hope the caring people can help
From November 9 to now, Ren Lizhong has posted help messages on social platforms every day.
"Now in order to raise the cost of treatment for my son, I can no longer take care of any face. At present, various ways of seeking help have been tried, and friends and relatives have also sought out. I hope that well-meaning people in the society can help us." Ren Lizhong said.
He mentioned to reporters that he would make every effort to save his son. No matter what the result is, he will continue to help people in need and serve the society in the future.
The reporter of West China Metropolis Daily and cover news learned that Ren Lizhong initiated fundraising on the water drop chip platform. As of November 16, it had raised 74,515 yuan and still needed to raise funds.
West China Metropolis Daily-Cover News Reporter Xie Ran'an and intern Yang Jiyue