This long winter that seems to be endless, Zeng Yezi (pseudonym) is like having a long dream. In the dream, she and several relatives and friends were plagued by a virus called the novel coronavirus and lost their best friend. When you wake up from your dream, everything is true.
The negative pressure ward where Zeng Yezi was hospitalized was the main battlefield for Ningbo's fight against the epidemic. As a result, she became a witness to this arduous battle and witnessed more than 60,000 "white-clothed warriors" in Ningbo for more than a month.
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On the plane from Wuhan to Ningbo
Only four or five people wear masks
Zeng Yezi is a native of Wuhan. After graduation, he taught in a local university and married a young man in Ningbo. At the end of last year, the couple booked a flight ticket to Ningbo for the Spring Festival early, and grandparents wanted to see two good grandchildren as soon as possible.
Before departure, the family had a dinner with their best friend. It is inevitable that the topic will mention the South China Seafood Market, which is being discussed in the public, and the disease of unknown origin. Their living in , Wuchang District, , is separated from the Yangtze River from the market. She comforts her best friend, "it is impossible to spread to you and me." The next day, she felt a little dizzy and her best friend felt sore waist. The two of them each attributed to "cold" and "flashing waist".
htmlOn January 18, a family of four flew to Ningbo and saw four or five people wearing masks on the plane. Of course, they did not notice that the virus's evil claws were spreading, and they did not wear masks that were hard to find in Wuhan. In the week after
, Zeng Yezi had coughing and fatigue from time to time, worried about spreading the "cold" to the children and the elderly, so she started to share meals. Most of the time, she sleeps in bed. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she took her own temperature at 37.3℃, and her best friend did not improve either. "Let's do this, I'll go to the hospital first. If I'm fine, it means you're not that sick."
At 3 pm, a 120 ambulance parked downstairs. She thought to go and went back, but she only brought her cell phone. What happened next was to the words of her lover Mr. Lu. The couple were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia patients one after another. In the isolation ward, medical staff are treating patients.
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Best friend died of illness, and the nurse burst into tears together
gritted her teeth and fought against the virus
When Zeng Yezi was transferred to Ningbo Huamei Hospital of the University of Science and Technology, she judged that she must be very ill and made the worst plan. When the nurse asked her what she needed, she offered to see the doctor immediately.
"Now the city is asking patients to treat centrally. I just learned about your situation, which is considered a mild disease. With us here, you really don't worry. Take a hot bath and have a good sleep first." Zheng Nanhong, director of the Department of Acute Infection at Huamei Hospital of the University of Science and Technology, patted Zeng Yezi on the shoulder, explained the treatment plan to be implemented for her in detail, and patiently answered the questions she raised.
The next day, Mr. Lu was also transferred to the hospital. To this end, the hospital specially arranged them in a double ward. This special arrangement gave her great psychological comfort at that time: "With relatives accompanying her to receive treatment together, there is no feeling of 'fighting alone'."
Just when the treatment was successful, Zeng Yezi received bad news that her best friend passed away. She was so sad that she had almost no water in that day. The head nurse Wang Hongquan asked the psychological experts at Corning Hospital in the city for how to provide psychological counseling.
When nurse Xiaomin took the syringe to draw blood for her, she whispered, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" This sentence pushed Zeng Yezi's emotions to the brink of collapse. She burst into tears and told the news. Feeling the pain of losing a close friend, Xiao Min also cried, tears blurring the goggles, but she couldn't wipe them.
Xiao Min handed an apple and comforted her, "You see, it is the first time that our medical staff has encountered this virus. We didn't know about it before, but we are still fighting it with all our might. What reason do you have to give up? We must cheer up and look forward, and we will defeat the virus together!" Zeng Yezi suddenly realized that the medical staff had already worked hard and shouldn't let them worry anymore. She calmed down and ate the apple in one bite, which was very sweet.
On February 4, Zeng Yezi was discharged from the hospital after recovering and her husband was discharged from the hospital a week later. Before leaving, they all received flowers from the hospital. Zeng Yezi has also become WeChat friends with several medical staff, and has been in touch with each other and greeting each other.
Zeng Yezi and her husband. Photo by Li Huaguang
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Hero Wuhan and love Ningbo fight side by side
"Wuhan used to be the most college students, and now the most were angels in white." After being discharged from the hospital, Zeng Yezi posted a message on Moments. On the day she was hospitalized, Ningbo City sent the first batch of emergency medical teams to Hubei.
htmlOn January 25, 13 medical staff from Ningbo rushed to Wuhan; on January 27, a total of 6 nurses from the second batch of emergency medical teams in Ningbo rushed to Wuhan; on January 28, a total of 13 medical staff from the third batch of emergency medical teams in Ningbo rushed to Wuhan; on February 9, a total of 268 medical staff from Ningbo, a total of 5 medical staff from Ningbo, followed the First Hospital of Zhejiang University to Wuhan; on February 22, 2 medical staff from Ningbo rushed to Wuhan, and 3 public health personnel from Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention rushed to Jingmen.
Among the 310 white-clothed warriors, some of their fathers were seriously ill; some were about to give birth; some were about to get married, but they decided to postpone their wedding... They "reverse" support during the reunion season, overcome many difficulties, "compete" speed with the virus, "rob" patients, and get rid of danger again and again; in order to get closer to patients and better treatment, they learned Wuhan dialect, contacted patients' families, hand-painted comics, delivered food from their hometown, made greeting cards, and recorded cheering videos...
"Thank you Ningbo doctor! It was you who gave me the second life!" On March 4, another 7 patients in the intensive ward of the Ningbo medical team of the Optics Valley Campus of Tongji Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology were cured and discharged. So far, a total of 36 patients have been cured and discharged from the two critical wards built by the Ningbo medical team.
Hubei patients were very grateful for these retrogrades who traveled thousands of miles to Hubei. In order to express their gratitude, the patients sent letters of thanks, and they wrote songs and composed music for the medical staff... When the ward heard the singing to them, the team members burst into tears.
htmlOn the afternoon of February 21, Zeng Yezi, who was also moved by Ningbo medical staff, successfully donated 300ml of plasma, becoming the first person recovering from COVID-19 in the city to complete plasma donation during the recovery period. Afterwards, the husband made the same move.
"I have been thinking about how to repay the medical staff who have given so many loving ones. Now with such a good opportunity, I will definitely stand up. Later I heard that my plasma has been used on other patients and the effect is obvious. I am really happy."
"My hometown is a heroic city, and now it brings together medical staff from all over the country. They are fighting like heroes, protecting our health and life. May you be unscathed and be triumphant as soon as possible!" Zeng Yezi expressed his thoughts.
Source: Ningbo Evening News Editor: Wang Qian
