Lying in a hospital bed, the weak Ceng Jinlian desperately opened his mouth to explain his last words to his parents. Her parents put their ears together in tears. Ceng Jinlian said to his parents: "This life is coming to an end, but after I leave, I hope my parents can donate my body to the Medical University and make a specimen for future generations to study."
Hearing this from her daughter, her parents burst into tears and said it was safe to be buried. How can they be willing to let their daughter become a specimen? But Ceng Jinlian kept saying it was his last wish. At the insistence of her daughter, her parents finally nodded.
/kloc-in February of 0/4, Ceng Jinlian died in his sleep.
If it weren't for her unusual height, maybe Ceng Jinlian would have lived an ordinary and happy life, but fate couldn't even give her this simple happiness.
Ceng Jinlian, 1964, a native of Hunan. Her hometown is an ordinary but not rich mountain village.
She was born on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. It's snowing outside and the room is full of joy. The birth of a new life makes everyone feel happy from the heart.
Relatives and friends rushed home to bless her. They held the baby girl in their arms and said that she was a lovely and healthy child. When she grows up, she will be healthy, safe, filial to her parents and marry a husband, but everyone's wishes are all in vain.
When he was young, Ceng Jinlian was really happy. Although her family is not rich, she is an only child, and her parents regard her as the apple of their eye. Her personality is also good, lively and cheerful. Everyone looks at this little girl and really likes it.
Ceng Jinlian grew up to be four years old without any worries. When he was four years old, he had a little accident, but later he remembered that it was already a sign of suffering. That's a trivial matter. Four-year-old Ceng Jinlian accidentally sprained her foot and hit her head on the threshold while playing at the door. Later, Ceng Jinlian often told his mother that he had a headache.
But my mother didn't take it too seriously, thinking that it might just be that the child's nutrition didn't keep up, or she fell heavily. This kind of headache symptoms often occur, but for Ceng Jinlian, it is not unbearable pain, so Ceng Jinlian himself gradually ignored it.
Years later, my mother regretted it. Mother thought that if Ceng Jinlian had been sent to the hospital when something unusual happened, maybe the child would have lived longer and wouldn't have died at a young age, but she couldn't say anything.
Ceng Jinlian grew up day by day, and his parents gradually found something was wrong. The child's height grows a little fast. Supposedly, when Ceng Jinlian was born, everyone was not well nourished. Girls are generally short in height, and they don't have Ceng Jinlian's tall genes. Her father is only about 1.7 meters tall.
But Ceng Jinlian is an exception. She has risen sharply since she was five or six years old. She is a head taller than her peers at an early age. Every few weeks, her mother would sew clothes and trousers for her daughter again, but at that time, her parents still thought it was a good thing. Girls can grow taller, which shows that they are healthy and strong.
But if this continues, everyone will feel wrong. Being tall is a good thing, but never grow too tall. Ceng Jinlian is seven years old and grows to one meter five. Standing beside his mother, how can you tell that he is a child? At this time, the mother was a little panicked and secretly prayed that her daughter would never grow taller again. If she grows up again, it is really not a happy event, but a disaster.
But prayer is useless. Ceng Jinlian is still growing by the day. My mother looked at her daughter's condition and was worried. She once thought about taking her daughter to a big hospital, but the conditions at home were not good. Even a trip to the town made their family very poor. How dare she go to a big hospital to see a doctor?
Moreover, there was nothing unusual about Ceng Jinlian at that time except that he ran a little fast, so his parents could only keep comforting themselves, perhaps it was no big deal.
On the one hand, young Ceng Jinlian thinks she is too tall to look like an adult, so many children are afraid to play with her.
On the other hand, Ceng Jinlian feels that his tall figure has brought him a lot of convenience. When other children can only play around outside, she can already help her parents work in the fields, and because she is tall and strong, she is more efficient than many adults.
Everyone watched with envy, saying that their family had a good daughter who was practical and willing to work. Everyone will praise her when they see her face, which gradually makes Ceng Jinlian feel that tall people are better than others.
And Ceng Jinlian is a warm-hearted person, who needs help on weekdays, and Ceng Jinlian will never refuse. The children were afraid of her at first, but when they saw her so powerful, they all changed their attitudes and began to worship her.
At that time, Ceng Jinlian was still very happy. It would be perfect if the days go on like this, but there are always more tragedies than comedies in the world. With the growth of age, more and more difficulties are facing the Ceng Jinlian family.
/kloc-At the age of 0/4, Ceng Jinlian's height reached 2.34 meters, and the famous tall basketball superstar Yao Ming's height was only 2.26 meters. Moreover, Yao Ming was a man. But now a girl of 14 in Ceng Jinlian, with amazing height, can catch up with others even when sitting.
Ceng Jinlian was actually a little scared. Such a crazy person obviously affected the life of the Ceng Jinlian family. Her clothes are worn out every year. What her mother did most was to make her new clothes, which made Ceng Jinlian feel guilty.
She thought that if she was a normal child, her mother wouldn't work so hard, and the house at home was a little small for Ceng Jinlian. She can't even find a suitable bed. Her father repeatedly widened her bed, but it never seemed enough, because her height continued to grow.
Later, in order to make his daughter's life more convenient, his father had to tear down the door frame at home and raise it again.
It is even more inconvenient to go out. Ceng Jinlian's tall figure makes her the focus of the crowd wherever she goes. In the village, we are all relatives and friends, and it is normal for her to look like this. But when she went out, everyone in the town and county looked around like monkeys in the zoo, which made Ceng Jinlian feel very uncomfortable.
No matter how tall it is, it is only a girl of 14 years old. Of course, it is difficult for her to accept all kinds of comments from the outside world. She wants to be like other children, even if she is ordinary, as long as she can live a normal life, but her height makes her farther and farther away from the normal life.
Ceng Jinlian is tall and eats much more than the average person. When she was a child, she was fine. When Ceng Jinlian 14 years old, he had to eat two Jin of rice for a meal. But it was the 1970s, and most families in China were worried about eating, not to mention poor families like them.
The land in the village is barren and its harvest is not good. There are only three laborers in their family, and the food at home is limited. Parents scrimped and saved to support their daughter, but Ceng Jinlian was so worried about her parents that she didn't dare to eat more every meal.
Since the age of ten, Ceng Jinlian has hardly had a full meal. The taste of hunger has been lingering in her mind, but it is rarely mentioned to others. She knew that she had caused too much trouble to the family.
Ceng Jinlian sometimes worries about his future. Although parents don't say anything, Ceng Jinlian knows that it is impossible for her to live a normal life at her height, let alone get married. Although she has some ability to work now, her body is far from strong as when she was a child. Coupled with long-term hunger, it will only get worse every day. What should she do in the future?
Ceng Jinlian also wanted to leave his hometown to work, but his height was too weird. Besides, she is still young. She went to the town to look for several jobs, but none of the shops would accept her. Standing there at her height will only cause trouble. Therefore, Ceng Jinlian can only stay at home and continue farming.
Every night when parents sleep, Ceng Jinlian can't help crying silently under the covers. After all, she is so young that she shouldn't suffer this. But at this time, suddenly a man brought hope to Ceng Jinlian. That man was the coach of the city basketball team.
It turns out that as Ceng Jinlian grew up, her title of giant also spread all over Shiliba Village. The height of more than two meters is a burden in ordinary places, but it is different if it is placed on the basketball team. This is a unique gift.
Because the coach in the city heard about it, he drove all day to their village to find Ceng Jinlian, so he must meet Ceng Jinlian.
After Ceng Jinlian came out, the coach's eyes lit up. She took her hand on the spot and asked her if she would like to be a basketball player. Hearing this, Ceng Jinlian was very surprised. She thought she would hide in the village all her life, but now she can become a glorious athlete. Great!
Moreover, the coach told Ceng Jinlian that the basketball team can have enough to eat every day, so that Ceng Jinlian can have hope in the future and can't add burden to his family. Even if she plays basketball well, it will not be a problem to support her parents in the future.
Ceng Jinlian was so happy that she almost cried. She immediately nodded and said, I must join the basketball team, train hard and be an excellent athlete.
Soon after, Ceng Jinlian followed the coach on the bus to the city and came to the basketball team. As soon as Ceng Jinlian arrived, the whole team came out to watch. Ceng Jinlian saw many people as tall as herself in the basketball team, but she was still the tallest one.
People no longer look at her differently, but envy her, saying that her height will definitely become a basketball star in the future.
Another girl took her hand and said, "If I were as tall as you, I would be very happy!" " How many more goals can this score than others! "
Hearing these words, Ceng Jinlian felt that he had never been so happy. Her height will be an advantage one day. She has made up her mind and must practice hard. She will not only enter the city team, but also enter the provincial team and the national team to win many games!
Ceng Jinlian knew this opportunity was hard-won, so he practiced harder than anyone else and didn't even need a coach to urge him. She got up early and ran to the playground. The coach saw her strength, liked her more and liked her very much.
In the basketball team, living conditions have improved, and Ceng Jinlian feels that his physical quality has gradually recovered. Ceng Jinlian is the star of the team in every game, so he scores the most goals.
Basketball is getting better and better, and Ceng Jinlian feels that her life is getting brighter, but Ceng Jinlian didn't expect that fate just gave her a gift and took it back in a blink of an eye.
On the basketball team, Ceng Jinlian spent her 15 birthday. The coach and teammates quietly chipped in and bought her a new basketball, which belonged to her. Ceng Jinlian put this gift on her bedside. When I get up every morning and see this new basketball, Ceng Jinlian's heart is full of joy.
/kloc-When he was 0/5 years old, Ceng Jinlian felt that his appetite seemed to have increased again. She reflected the situation to the coach, but neither Ceng Jinlian nor the coach took it seriously.
After all, 15-year-old girls are about to enter puberty, so it is normal to eat too much. Besides, Ceng Jinlian is an athlete, so it's good to eat more and grow taller.
However, this appetite increase is another ominous sign. Although eating more and more, it seems that nutrition has not been supplemented at all. Ceng Jinlian used to train on the basketball court for three or four hours, and he was not tired at all. Now he feels breathless after standing on the court for half an hour.
Ceng Jinlian doesn't know what's going on. She is as diligent as before, even harder. Why did her physical fitness decline instead? Next, Ceng Jinlian found himself often wanting to go to the toilet. He had to raise his hand and leave the toilet after ten minutes and hurried to the toilet.
At the same time, she felt groggy and it was difficult to concentrate. No matter how early she goes to bed at night, she feels listless and weak in the morning, completely losing the spirit when she first joined the team for training. The coach finally found out that something was wrong and took Ceng Jinlian to the hospital for examination.
After the diagnosis, the doctor told Ceng Jinlian two bad news.
First, she suffers from diabetes, and the physical abnormality she feels is actually caused by diabetes;
Secondly, she is not suitable to be an athlete because her height is not the result of natural growth, but gigantism. The reason why she grows to more than two meters is that there is a tumor in the anterior pituitary gland, which leads to abnormal secretion of growth hormone in the body. Besides, this tumor is likely to kill her at some point in the future.
Every time the doctor says something, Ceng Jinlian's heart gets cold. Not long ago, she was a promising basketball player, but now a few words later, she was sentenced to death.
15-year-old Ceng Jinlian couldn't figure it out. He obviously tried again and again to overcome his fate, but no matter how hard he tried, he finally got the result of failure.
No matter how optimistic she is, she will inevitably be discouraged at this moment. She can't stay on the basketball team because of her physical condition, so she has to pack up and go home. The coach and teammates silently escorted her to the station.
When Ceng Jinlian came to the team, he only brought his own clothes. She left with these clothes. She left her uniform and basketball in the dormitory or gave them to her teammates. She knows that she doesn't need these things anymore.
Parents learned the news early in the morning and silently came to the village to pick up their daughter. The family of three went home with a heavy heart. At home, Ceng Jinlian closed the door and burst into tears. She really can't. These days, she kept asking herself over and over again in her mind. Why is this happening? But she couldn't find the answer.
In the evening, mother opens the door to deliver food to her daughter. Seeing her old face, Ceng Jinlian hugged her mother and cried again. She feels useless and has been giving her parents trouble.
But the mother hugged him and said to her daughter in tears, "Don't be afraid. If you are sick, treat it. One day, this disease can be cured. "
Parents are worried about their daughter's condition. Parents know that they can't take care of their daughters all their lives. Although the daughter is strong and diligent, who will protect the child if her parents are gone one day? Besides, parents now know that Ceng Jinlian's growth is not caused by natural causes, but by a tumor, which is fatal.
Therefore, after discussion, parents decided to remove the tumor from their daughter's brain even if iron was sold in the pot.
In this way, under the leadership of parents, Ceng Jinlian began a difficult journey of seeking medical treatment. They traveled all over Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, but the medical technology at that time was so backward that many experts shook their heads after consulting Ceng Jinlian and said they had no choice.
Many famous doctors are very helpless. Ceng Jinlian is getting weaker and weaker. The tumor absorbed nutrients from her body crazily. Ceng Jinlian felt that his physical burden was getting heavier every day. The tumor grew bigger and bigger in her brain. She kept feeling the pain that went deep into the bone marrow. Once she has a headache, she can't eat, sleep, or even lose her mind.
And her height is still increasing. Long-term physical weakness made her legs unable to support the weight of her upper body. She had to walk on crutches. Her legs developed severe arthritis and femoral head necrosis, and her spine began to deform. She can't run and jump as before, and the illness has taken away her hope for life bit by bit.
In a blink of an eye, time came to the summer of 1980. It's been a year since Ceng Jinlian left the basketball team, but no one expected that in just one year, Ceng Jinlian changed from a seemingly healthy person to a seriously ill bedridden patient.
The mother looked at her daughter with despair. Ceng Jinlian wanted to get over it at this time. She kept comforting her parents. Sometimes Ceng Jinlian even said that if she left now, it would be a relief for her family.
Soon, donations from all walks of life were sent to Ceng Jinlian's home, and many hospitals offered to consult Ceng Jinlian in an attempt to save Ceng Jinlian's life.
All this moved Ceng Jinlian very much. She has lost hope in life, but now there are so many strangers willing to help her. Ceng Jinlian suddenly felt that he should not give up easily. If she gives up, how can she be worthy of these good people?
Originally, the doctor thought that Ceng Jinlian would not survive 1980 this winter, but perhaps because of Ceng Jinlian's strong will, she actually persisted in 1982, which is an unimaginable miracle.
Ceng Jinlian's tumor is actually an incurable disease, because if you want to remove the tumor, you need to do craniotomy, but once you do craniotomy, it is easy to hurt other nerves in the brain. This is a dilemma. So this operation is only feasible in theory, but in fact it is completely inoperable.
Ceng Jinlian accepted the result calmly, but hinted that she had been in the hospital for two years on and off. This year, she wanted to accompany her parents back to their hometown for the New Year, and the doctor agreed with tears.
Ceng Jinlian had anticipated that his time was running out.
1982, young Ceng Jinlian spent his 18 birthday in his hometown. For many ordinary girls, 18 is the beginning, but for Ceng Jinlian, 18 is the end of life.
She was reasonable and left her parents a last word to donate her body. Ceng Jinlian has too many regrets about her life, but she told her parents that if her body can be developed into something useful, maybe someone else will be cured of this disease in the future.
At the last moment of her life, this kind girl thought that she would leave something useful for the world.
Today, her body is still preserved in the herbarium. Because of her contribution, China has made great progress in the study of gigantism, so countless people have continued their lives, and Ceng Jinlian will live in people's hearts forever.