In order to treat his adopted daughter who suffered from a strange disease, he worked hard for ten years and lost all his money; he was pregnant, but he insisted on giving up just to take care of his adopted daughter. The choice of Zhejiang mother Luo Xuehua puzzled many people, and also moved and admired many people. Recently, Luo Xuehua took her daughter to Guangzhou Nanfang Hospital again, waiting for surgical treatment.
On the afternoon of last weekend, the reporter met Luo Xuehua who was preparing dinner for her daughter. Her adopted daughter, Xiao Lu Lu, is receiving chemotherapy before surgery in the sterile warehouse of the hospital. Her sister is taking care of little Lu Lu in the sterile warehouse. Luo Xuehua can only talk to her daughter on the phone.
Giving up having children for the sake of an adopted daughter “If I have another child, who will take care of little Lu Lu?”
Luo Xuehua, from Taizhou, Zhejiang, was originally the proprietress of a restaurant, and she had a good life. Tasteful. One early morning in April 2001, she found an abandoned baby girl at her door. From then on, she began her life of running around and caring for the girl.
Because her husband’s surname was Lu, Luo Xuehua named the baby girl Xiao Lu Lu. More than ten days later, Luo Xuehua discovered that the baby girl was "losing weight day by day." The hospital diagnosed the baby girl with a rare "sideroblastic anemia", and the treatment was expensive.
Despite the opposition of his family, Luo Xuehua traveled from Taizhou to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangzhou to treat his children for ten years in the blink of an eye. Not only did he travel all over the country, he also spent all his family money. of savings. "In the past ten years, I have spent about 1.4 million yuan, and I still owe hundreds of thousands of yuan in debt." Luo Xuehua told reporters that she sold the new house she just bought at home without even having time to go in and take a look, and she sold the restaurant she used to run. , also transferred.
Soon after adopting little Lu Lu, Luo Xuehua became pregnant. However, she made a decision that puzzled her family and friends: she gave up having children and focused on taking care of little Lu Lu. "Little Lu Lu needs care every day and is hospitalized every few days. If I have another child, who will take care of little Lu Lu?" After giving up having children, Luo Xuehua applied for an only child certificate for little Lu Lu.
Successful matching and surgery next month
Even if we lose both money and money, we must try our best
Over the years, Xiao Lulu has been relying on blood transfusions to maintain his life. The high cost, confusion from relatives and friends, and huge mental pressure often kept Luo Xuehua awake all night. The doctor also advised her to give up, saying that if she continued to treat the disease like this, the end result would be a loss of life and money. But Luo Xuehua was reluctant, and she would do her best for little Lu Lu. Blood transfusion is not a long-term solution. The most promising solution at present is bone marrow transplantation.
With the help of kind-hearted people, Luo Xuehua traveled to Chongren County, Jiangxi Province to find her daughter’s biological parents. However, "at first they said they gave the child to me and no longer wanted to take care of it," but Luo Xuehua's persistence made them compromise. Finally, in 2006, little Lu Lu and her sister were successfully matched by bone marrow. However, since both children were not in good health at the time, the bone marrow transplant was postponed. Since then, Luo Xuehua has been to Guangzhou several times, but the operation was canceled due to various conditions.
"More than a month ago, the doctor called and said that little Lu Lu would soon miss the best time for treatment, and I had no choice but to face it." On July 3, Luo Xuehua took her daughter with her again Come to Guangzhou. "The success rate is only about 60." Professor Li Chunfu, director of pediatrics at Guangzhou Nanfang Hospital and president of the Guangdong Thalassemia Prevention and Treatment Association, told Luo Xuehua. This makes Luo Xuehua even more worried: "I am worried every day now. The only thing I hope is to cure Xiao Lulu's disease. Everything else is not important."
Currently, Xiao Lulu is in Nanfang Hospital. The sterile warehouse is undergoing iron elimination treatment, and the surgery is expected to be performed in early August.
Kindness touched countless hearts
Despite being in huge debt, she still donated 1,000 yuan to the sick children
“A child in the hospital from Henan, who was just 89 years old, He spent more than 600,000 yuan on treatment. My parents ran out of money and stopped taking the medicine, so I couldn't help but donate 1,000 yuan to him. "Despite the huge debt, Luo Xuehua still has strong sympathy for the patients. , she said: "Because I feel the same way."
The Zhejiang Taizhou Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong Province decided to cover all of Xiao Lulu's living expenses in Guangzhou.
Taizhou Aihua Group directed the medical expenses of Xiao Lulu's compatriot hematopoietic stem cell transplant, totaling 300,000 yuan. The local government also raised more than 200,000 yuan in previous years to assist Luo Xuehua. In recent years, donations from all walks of life that Luo Xuehua politely declined have increased. "Why do you have the nerve to ask others to help you with your own family matters?" Luo Xuehua said.
This mother-daughter relationship that transcends blood ties has touched many people. Over the years, some people have called and sent letters of encouragement, and some have provided help in various aspects. However, some people do not understand Luo Xuehua's actions and think it is not worth paying so much for an adopted daughter.
Luo Xuehua has never regretted: "I have already taken her home, and I can't bear to give her away again. As long as I raise and care for her with my heart, it makes no difference whether I have her or not."
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Mom's Snow White
During the interview, the reporter noticed that when talking about her daughter, the frowning Luo Xuehua talked endlessly and became excited. "My daughter is very beautiful, just like Snow White!" Luo Xuehua described to reporters: "She is usually very well-behaved, but when she sees me she becomes naughty and acts coquettishly in front of me."
The little girl is well-behaved and cute. She is very polite and the neighbors all like her. However, only Luo Xuehua is most aware of the dangers when her daughter becomes ill. She once wanted to ask relatives to take care of her daughter and go out to earn money to subsidize medical expenses. However, not long after she left home, her daughter's eyes turned white and she foamed at the mouth. She only regained consciousness after being rescued. Luo Xuehua was frightened and has been inseparable from her daughter ever since.
Luo Xuehua said that because Little Lu Lu was cute and pleasant, her family members changed from being strongly opposed at first to loving Little Lu Lu so much that even her younger sister wanted to give up her baby to take care of Little Lu Lu. The fetus was later stopped by the family. "Now my sister has given up her clothing business back home and comes to Guangzhou to take care of little Lu Lu in a sterile warehouse. She has to change the ice every two hours. It's very hard, and she won't be able to get out until September." Luo Xuehua told reporters.
"The Pride of Zhejiang"
In Zhejiang, Luo Xuehua has also become synonymous with "selfless maternal love". In early 2006, Luo Xuehua became one of the “Pride of Zhejiang—Top Ten Most Influential People of the Year”. In August 2007, a feature film "Mother" based on Luo Xuehua was released in major theaters across the country. Every scene made people cry.
Luo Xuehua has been named "The Pride of Zhejiang—The Most Influential Person in 2005", one of the top ten "Moving Taizhou" figures of the year in 2005, the "Youth Moral Style Award" of Jiaojiang District, and one of the "Top Ten People of the Year" in Taizhou City. "Best Charity Star" and the first Zhejiang Charity Award (individual award). Many domestic media such as CCTV's "***Common Concern" column, "Wenhui Po", "Zhejiang Daily", "Qianjiang Evening News" and "Zhiyin" magazine reported on his touching deeds.