In a few days, 2024 is just around the corner. For Cai Lei, a patient with ALS, 2023 is a year full of tension, hardship and suffering. Since his diagnosis in 2019, Cai Lei has experienced four years, and for some patients, they may have long since died, but Cai Lei has persevered tenaciously, and this tenacity and belief are deeply admirable.
Although Cai Lei is about to get through 2023, he expects 2024 to be even tougher. Since ALS patients usually only live for 3-5 years, time is of particular importance to him. As a result, he had to work more than 16 hours a day to work with his team in the hope of finding out the cause of ALS and developing an effective drug.
Cai Lei's spirit is that although the road ahead is long, he has never given up. In fact, Cai Lei has already accepted death and has made proper arrangements for the future. His only wish now is to be able to help others become the "God of Medicine".
On December 28, Cai Lei accepted an exclusive interview with a certain ** in an interview program. In this interview, Cai Lei shared his understanding of life and scientific research results, and every sentence touched people's hearts. Although this ** is only more than 20 minutes, it is not easy for Cai Lei to be able to persist in talking for so long. As we all know, Cai Lei's vocal cords are seriously damaged due to the disease, and he will look out of breath when he says a few words, but this time he was able to share such rich content with the audience, which is really admirable.
Cai Lei revealed that because he has been leading the scientific research team to conduct drug research on ALS patients, many patients regard him as the "God of Medicine", just like the characters in "I Am Not the God of Medicine" directed by Xu Zheng. However, Cai Lei said that he is not the god of medicine, he just hopes to help others become the god of medicine, because ALS is a global problem that cannot be overcome in a short period of time.
Cai Lei also admitted that he couldn't wait. Despite this, he will not give up, because sooner or later this task needs someone to complete it, and even if he does not see the results in his lifetime, he and his team's persistence can at least advance the time for ALS by at least 10 years.
Cai Lei has experienced many negative comments along the way. Some people think that the reason why he is in a hurry to conduct scientific research and find drugs is only to protect himself;If he really researched the drug, he could make a huge profit.
Although there is nothing wrong with the idea of self-help, Cai Lei dared to take on this important task, and had the courage to use billions of funds to set up a team out of his own pocket to continuously study the **, pathology and drugs of ALS**. In addition, he actively included some patients in the patient group, shared resources, and helped patients reduce detours, which is really admirable.
The reason why Cai Lei has been able to persist until now is largely thanks to his wife Duan Rui's support for him in spirit and action, if it weren't for her, maybe Cai Lei would have passed away a long time ago.
In the interview, Cai Lei revealed that he had experienced the feeling of death during the epidemic. At that time, he was infected by the virus and his throat was blocked with a large piece of phlegm, and the nurse could not be around due to the epidemic. He stared out the window in despair, feeling that this might be the last scene he would ever see in his life.
When his wife had a high fever, Cai Lei was about to be overwhelmed, realized Duan Rui's appearance, and rescued him in time. It can be said that Duan Rui's sincere feelings for Cai Lei are beyond doubt. After Cai Lei was initially diagnosed, he insisted on divorcing his wife, but Duan Rui resolutely refused.
Cai Lei also explained the so-called "self-help problem", he said that he did not consider self-help at the beginning, because it would take three or four years to get a breakthrough drug, which was simply a fool's dream.
However, Cai Lei never gave up, and he showed perseverance and unremitting struggle. He is not only a role model for thousands of patients, but also for many healthy people. He used his persistence to interpret the true meaning and preciousness of life. Let us pay tribute to Cai Lei, such a warrior is what we need, and I wish Cai Lei as soon as possible.
Cai Lei fights ALS