Surgery Godfather
Chapter 986 - 829: Cutting may be instantly gratifying, but the regret afterward cuts deep into the intestines.

Chapter 986: Chapter 829: Cutting may be instantly gratifying, but the regret afterward cuts deep into the intestines.

After receiving Yang Ping’s affirmative answer, Director Fang immediately contacted the patient and their family members, instructing them to hurry and be hospitalized for surgery, as the tumor had already spread, and the sooner the surgery was performed, the better.

Yuan Yulin and his wife, Nie Shun’e, were thrilled to hear that surgery was possible.

The couple were migrant workers with a child in middle school, and they made a living with their night snack cart.

Yuan Yulin was glad that his child worked hard at school and always ranked among the top of his class.

Although he and his wife worked hard, they were quite satisfied with their lives, which had been decent in the recent years, thanks to the money they earned from the night snack cart.

Unfortunately, Nie Shun’e was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that had metastasized, a disease known as the king of cancers, leaving the couple feeling like they had been struck by a bolt of lightning. However, they still had to face reality afterwards. They packed up and moved between multiple hospitals, visited Beijing and Shanghai, where doctors all shook their heads: late stage, metastasized in many places, surgery was simply out of the question, only conservative treatment was possible, left to fate.

Having no other choice, the couple returned to Nandu Provincial City, where life had to go on, and their child still had to attend university in the future.

So Nie Shun’e said, what’s there to fear? Everyone has to die at some point. No need to seek treatment elsewhere; just continue living life as usual. Thus, they resumed selling night snacks.

At this time, a kind-hearted person appeared, though it was unknown how they knew about their situation. They came to their home, suggesting they could try Sanbo Hospital, and even offered them consolation money. Yuan Yulin and Nie Shun’e refused to accept it, insisting they didn’t want money they hadn’t earned themselves, not even a single penny, not even donations. They wanted to bear their own burdens.

They believed that one should live life freely and not owe anyone anything.

Initially, Yuan Yulin thought this person might be a medical scalper, but after inquiring, learned that Sanbo Hospital had an excellent reputation, so he decided to follow the kind-hearted person’s advice and visit Director Fang’s outpatient clinic at Sanbo Hospital.

After reviewing the images, Director Fang too shook his head, saying surgery was fundamentally impossible and only conservative treatment could be offered.

Later, Yuan Yulin persisted, begging Director Fang to think of something. Director Fang, empathizing with the patient, recognizing that everyone has their struggles, offered to ask the Surgical Research Institute if there might be a way.

Thus, Director Fang took the case to Yang Ping, to inquire how to handle it, and Yang Ping said that ex-vivo resection was the only option—a path is still a path, and it was better than no path at all.

When Yuan Yulin received Director Fang’s call, he was busy preparing the ingredients for the night’s snacks when he was told that surgery was possible and to go to Sanbo Hospital to complete the hospital admission procedures.

Surgery was possible—that meant there was hope.

Yuan Yulin was immensely excited and immediately shared the good news with his wife. He decided to close the cart for some time to accompany his wife during her illness, figuring that living a few more years was worth the effort; he was determined to do everything possible.

Financially, Yuan Yulin and Nie Shun’e were prepared, having saved a little money over the years, with medical insurance and even a commercial insurance policy that covered the self-paid portion not reimbursed by medical insurance, so the financial pressure wasn’t too great.

Yuan Yulin and Nie Shun’e went to their child’s school to give him enough living expenses, then planned to proceed with hospital admission. Of course, they didn’t tell their child about the mother’s illness.

In fact, when Yuan Yulin first heard the unfortunate news, he secretly cried a river, but crying wouldn’t change the facts. So, Yuan Yulin planned to take his wife on a trip to see the world and enjoy their last moments, but with a child to take care of, he couldn’t just leave, and his wife wouldn’t agree to such a plan anyway, as their savings were meant for their children’s education.

"Many doctors from big hospitals have said surgery is not possible. Can Sanbo Hospital really do it? Might as well not bother and save the money; most of this disease is about scaring oneself to death," Nie Shun’e said.

Nie Shun’e was a strong and open-minded woman. Although she was devastated upon learning her unfortunate diagnosis, she was much more composed than her husband. She thought since their child was already in middle school, the savings from over the years should be enough for him to complete university. Given the circumstances, she had accepted reality and didn’t want to spend too much on treatment.

"It will work! This doctor’s skills are remarkable; I’ve asked around," Yuan Yulin encouraged his wife.

"Do you wonder how this kind-hearted person found out about our situation and not only gave us consolation money but also directed us where to get treatment?" Nie Shun’e still found it miraculous that the kind-hearted person made it happen.

Yuan Yulin said, "Didn’t they say they are from a charity organization, dedicated to providing free services to some patients in desperate situations? They also urged us to stay in touch, as they want to follow up on our treatment and be contacted with any issues, as they can help us."

"Yeah, there are still more good people out there. If it weren’t for this kind-hearted person, we wouldn’t even know about such good doctors and hospitals," Nie Shun’e was immensely grateful to the charity organization.

Without the assistance of the charity organization, they truly would have given up on treatment, but now they had reignited their hope.

"We need to really thank them in the future," Yuan Yulin said.

The couple would remember anyone’s help in their hearts, never forgetting it.

In fact, Yuan Yulin and Nie Shun’e were very kind. For many years, their night snack cart provided a limited amount of free food every night to help the homeless and penniless, a practice that many people in the area knew about and appreciated their charitable acts.