Siblings are a great gift from parents to their children. Maybe my parents thought this way when they gave birth to my younger brother and me, hoping that we could take care of each other in the future. But what people didn’t expect is that our second-child family has It doesn’t have the warmth and happiness of other people’s homes. I often think that if my parents had not given birth to a younger brother, my life might have been different.
The picture shows me chatting with my brother on the lawn of the hospital.
My name is Pi Guoqiu. I am 20 years old and a mountain village girl born in the 2000s. My hometown is in the countryside of Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province. When I was five years old, my younger brother Pi Guolang was born. The birth of my younger brother took half of my parents' love away from me. Although he was very cute and charming, I still couldn't be happy. I couldn't figure out why my parents wanted to have another child?
When my younger brother was three months old, a high fever frightened his parents. Because the village was far away from the county seat and there were no cars, my father tied his younger brother on the back seat of his bicycle and rushed to the hospital. Unexpectedly, he showed up halfway. In an accident, his younger brother fell off his bicycle and was seriously injured. After being sent to the hospital, he was found to have motor dysfunction, paralysis of both lower limbs and other diseases.
The picture shows my brother entering the clinic for rehabilitation training, and I stood in the corridor waiting.
My parents never expected that their little brother, who could not speak yet, would be judged to be a tragedy that would never leave in this life. Since then, the sky at home has collapsed, my mother has been crying all night, and my father has been frowning all day long. They still refuse to accept the fact that their brother is paralyzed. My younger brother was treated in the hospital for three years but still showed no improvement. Later, because the family really had no money, they took my younger brother back to their hometown. Since the family owed a lot of foreign debt, my parents had to go to Shaoxing to pay off the debt. At that time, I was only 8 years old and my younger brother was just 3 years old. Although I still had my grandmother by my side, I still took on the role of "mother" and lived with my younger brother. I rarely went to my grandmother's house. Over time, I was recognized by the villagers as a sensible and ambitious child. .
The picture shows me accompanying my younger brother Pi Guolang in the hospital.
In fact, behind being sensible are the hard days that are unbearable to remember. I remember that one summer it rained for more than ten days. It rained heavily outside and light rain inside. I hugged my brother and hid in the "mud nest" everywhere. The rain outside was so heavy that I didn’t dare to carry my brother out. My grandma couldn’t come from home because of my inconvenient legs. Finally, I found a straw mat and slept on the red wardrobe at home with my brother in my arms.
The picture shows me wiping my brother’s face when he wakes up.
I went to school during the day and became a "mom" when I got home. Although the days are still hard day after day, my brother and I finally have a complete family. In the autumn of 2015, Shaoxing called to tell us that my mother was gone, leaving only a note asking my father to take good care of us in the future. "I can survive any day, why do you abandon us?" I cried for a long time. Without my mother, my brother and I are like abandoned grass in this world.
The picture shows me accompanying my brother for rehabilitation treatment.
As my younger brother grew older, my grandmother could no longer take care of him. As I was already in high school, I had no choice but to drop out of school and stay at home to take care of my younger brother, giving up my dream of going to college out of the valley. But even so, the peaceful days did not last long. One day, my brother suddenly suffered from convulsions. With the help of the villagers, we went to the hospital, and my father also rushed back from other places. After the examination, my brother was diagnosed with epilepsy. The doctor told us that his brother is still young. If he continues to recover, he will hopefully be able to stand up and his epilepsy can be controlled. This made us overjoyed. Our home, which had been gloomy for a long time, finally saw some hope.
The picture shows me accompanying my brother for rehabilitation treatment.
The cost of rehabilitation treatment is very high. My father can only continue to work outside to raise money. I accompany my brother to recover in the hospital. The effect of recovery is obvious. He has to attend many classes every day with PT, acupuncture, fire therapy and drug injections. My brother has gone from being unable to stand to now walking hundreds of meters without support. This progress is a huge surprise. I eagerly shared my brother's progress with my father, and my father sighed after being happy.It turns out that the factory where my father works has been suspended for more than 20 days due to the epidemic, and the factory with poor profitability has not paid wages for two months. Seeing that my brother was about to be discharged from the hospital, my heart began to panic again.
The picture shows me rubbing the legs of my younger brother Pi Guolang.
In order to save money, we returned the rented house and moved into the ward. Even so, I was still worried about my brother's treatment expenses for tomorrow. I borrowed money from relatives and friends several times, but it was only enough to pay for my brother's treatment for a month. "How tiring it is for you to take care of your brother alone. This will drag you down too. You have also reached the age of marriage. After you get married, let your father come back to take care of your brother." A patient advised me kindly, and I could only respond with a wry smile. In fact, I also had a relationship with my boyfriend, but I was taking care of my younger brother every day and had no time to get along with him. As time went by, there was nothing to do.
The picture shows me going through the hospitalization procedures for my brother in the hospital.
The elders in the village also asked someone to introduce me to a boyfriend and asked me what conditions I had. In fact, for me, the garage deposit is not important. The only requirement is that I can accept my younger brother. But every time the person who proposes to me hears this condition, he shakes his head. gone. My brother is still young and I can't abandon him. If there is no one around him, the rehabilitation treatment will naturally be interrupted. And my father owes a lot of money and is busy working to pay off the debt, so he cannot come back to take care of his brother.
"Sister, I am dead. You should find a job or find a husband to marry." My brother saw my hard work and said to me shyly. "Don't talk nonsense. Even if I get married, I have to take you with me." In my eyes, my brother has never been a burden. He has even become the motivation for me to work hard in life. My brother lost his mother when he was 5 years old. If my sister leaves again, Him, who else can he trust in this world?
The doctor said that after one year of recovery, my brother will be able to maintain his epilepsy with medication and can go to school and receive education like everyone else. I am very happy. Although I gave up my dream of going to college, I hope that my brother can realize his dream. "Sister, if I get better, our mother will come back. I can hardly remember what she looks like." I don't know how to answer him. After so many years, I don't have that much expectation for my mother to come home. . If we can meet, I hope she knows there is hope for her son; if my mother still cares about this family, I hope she can pay for the treatment, because we really need money, and we need this even more. hope. Dahe's original works are prohibited from being reproduced without authorization.
