Chapter 1387 - 865: Is This the Kind of Life You Want?_2

Du Heng paused slightly, took a deep breath, and continued, "The first consequence is that if rescue isn't timely, the person is gone."

The second is what we commonly refer to as a stroke."

At this point, the patient couldn't stand it anymore, but somewhat lacking in confidence, retorted Du Heng, "Don't make it sound so scary, I wasn't raised to be scared."

Besides, if I die, I die, what's so scary about that?

If you don't believe me, you can ask around, I've lived this long, have I ever been afraid of death?"

Hearing these words, Du Heng suddenly laughed coldly, "Not afraid of death?"

Indeed, death isn't scary; after all, once you're dead, you don't know anything.

But what if you don't die? What if you're rescued? Do you know what the consequences are then?"

At this moment, Du Heng looked at the patient speechless; this was also the first time he'd encountered such a stubborn type.

While taking out his mobile phone, Du Heng continued, "You keep calling me an expert, but you might not know why I'm called an expert."

Let me tell you now, it's because I treat post-stroke sequelae that everyone calls me an expert."

Come, let me show you what post-stroke sequelae or cerebral hemorrhage sequelae look like."

Saying this, Du Heng opened the photo album on his phone and placed it directly in front of the patient's eyes.

"Do you see this man's appearance? This is what facial paralysis after cerebral hemorrhage looks like."

Du Heng pointed at the photo coldly and said, "Crooked eyes, droopy face, mouth skewed to one side, drool all over the chest. Is this the look you're going for?"

After saying this, Du Heng quickly swiped through a few more similar photos.

Until he reached a photo of a claw-like hand, Du Heng stopped and continued pointing at the photo, "Now, look at this. This is what it looks like after hemiplegia due to cerebral hemorrhage."

Look at this hand, does it look good?

Now think carefully, the hand has turned into a claw, it can't grasp or extend properly, what can this hand do?"

Then he quickly swiped again until he found the photo he wanted and stopped.

Yet at this time, the patient, who was so stubborn earlier, began to look evasive when looking at Du Heng's phone screen.

But Du Heng didn't care about that, once again pointing at the photo, "See this picture? This is what happens after cerebral hemorrhage when the brain can't control the lower body, which is what we call paralysis."

Can you see clearly?

Is this what you want to look like?"

Watching the patient about to speak again, Du Heng gently shook his head and said, "Perhaps you'll stubbornly insist there's nothing to fear.

But have you ever thought about what your family would be like when you can't live independently due to these issues?

Do you know what it's like for a family member to care for someone who can't take care of themselves for a year, for three years, for ten years?"

After speaking, Du Heng hesitated for a moment, but still pulled out a video from his phone and placed it in front of the patient.

This video was made by Kang Zhirong, after he left his job to follow Du Heng, teaming up with Wu Buwei within a few months.

The interviews inside the video are about the life after illness of stroke patients, and it also interviews the patients' families.

The purpose of these interviews is firstly to summarize some prominent characteristics of stroke causes, secondly to systematically provide appropriate help to participating patients in the project.

As for the third point, it aims to warn those fools who don't care about their health.

Like those who drink alcohol like water, never knowing restraint, drinking as if wishing to drain West Lake; like those who take staying up late as a trivial matter, mixing day and night; and like this patient here.

At the start of the interviews, Du Heng supported them, and it was also a necessity.

But initially this work was handled by Wu Buwei, and due to the lack of professionalism combined with insufficient time, the progress was moving at a touching pace.

Not until the more professional Kang Zhirong joined, was this matter completed swiftly.

Yet when the video was finished and Du Heng watched it, he lost the desire to release it.

Why is that?

Why would Du Heng keep the hard-earned product from everyone as a mere academic resource?

Could it be because it wasn't done well?

That's also what Kang Zhirong couldn't understand.

In truth, Du Heng also wanted to release it, yet after seeing the video content, he really didn't dare.

Online, there are indeed many videos of caring for paralyzed family members, some good, some bad, and more with patients or family breaking down.

But these are fragmented, only surface-level teasing, and such videos aren't numerous or have much traction.

Yet, the video in hand presents the closest reality, challenging the moral and ethical boundaries.

Previously, almost all of Du Heng's patients were brought for treatment after hearing about Du Heng's reputation, sent by their families.

But come last year, Du Heng's reputation grew, the project developed more maturely, especially after Jinzhou's surrounding Di Counties started participating, the pathogen also changed accordingly.

At this point, the pathogen could roughly be divided into three categories.

The first category were still those sent by family members.