[Editor's note].
It's time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
The Chinese New Year is a reunion, an expectation, and a look back in the long river of time.
On this occasion, The Paper launched a special plan of "New Year's Talk at Sea", talking about the year, talking about people, and talking about the years.
This article focuses on Xiao Meng, a girl who was accidentally hit by a jumper in a shopping mall in Shanghai in April 2023.
Seriously injured, she actively rehabilitated in the company of her relatives. On February 4, she and her mother took the train back to their hometown, and the family of four was reunited and had a simple and warm Spring Festival.
On the New Year of 2024, Xiao Meng wrote a New Year's greeting to reporters. This article** is provided by the interviewee, unless noted.
On February 4, after 16 hours, Xiao Meng and his mother took the green train from Shanghai to their hometown of Qinyang, Henan. My brother and sister, who are studying outside, haven't seen each other for almost a year, and I look at my sister and smile; The grandmother was a little confused, but she also muttered that she knew that her granddaughter was back. In a blink of an eye, the family's 2024 is here.
The past year has made the girl Xiaomeng's family unforgettable. On April 23, 2023, 26-year-old Xiao Meng was hit by a man who jumped off a building in a shopping mall in Minhang District, Shanghai. In May, when he was transferred to the ** department, Xiao Meng's cervical spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, cervical spine instability, cervical disc herniation, cervical spine, clavicle, occipital bone fracture, cerebral contusion, traumatic intracranial hemorrhage.
At that time, Xiao Meng's parents rushed to their daughter's side as soon as possible, took care of their daughter's food, clothing, and daily life, accompanied her to rehabilitate day by day, and were also busy raising money and fighting lawsuits. In June, The Paper published a report "After being hit by a jumper who fell from the sky", which pushed their story into the public eye, and also quickly raised urgently needed medical expenses and living expenses for the family in poor economic conditions, which solved the urgent need.
2023 is too long, and the family doesn't dare to take a closer look, but the calendar is finally torn to the end. Xiao Meng's mother said that now Xiao Meng's rehabilitation has been very effective, and he can walk a little longer in a decent way, and he has practiced his words well, but the sequelae are obvious. In order to protect the child's **, they rented a house near the hospital and planned to stay in Shanghai temporarily.
When Xiao Meng's family was walking by the river on the first day of the new year, they photographed the mandarin ducks.
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Xiao Meng's family of four reunited. Affected by major changes, there were no Spring Festival couplets and no fireworks at home this year, but the rumbling sound of firecrackers around the family was also shrouded in a gorgeous and festive atmosphere.
This year is simple but warm, with the steamed buns wrapped by my mother, a Spring Festival Gala in the old TV set, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the family went out together and walked slowly along the river at the edge of the village.
The following is what Xiao Meng's mother said:
My daughter and I left Shanghai at noon on February 3rd. When the old people in the family missed her, I and the child's father, the child three took the green train back to have a trip, that time in order to save money, but also because it was difficult to grab a ticket, we bought a hard seat, 16 hours to sit down, although let her half lie on us, but still feel bitter child.
This time, we worked hard, pinched the Spring Festival tickets, and grabbed the two hard sleeper tickets on the 3rd. We arrived in Luoyang at about five o'clock in the morning on February 4th. If it weren't for the snow, we would normally just take a 28 yuan bus, but this time we would only have to spend more than 100 yuan to carpool home.
In June 2023, after ** training, Xiao Meng pushed the wheelchair and walked back, with his mother holding him. Surging News reporter Zou Jiawen pictured.
After the National Day, her father stayed in his hometown and took his long-ill grandmother out of the nursing home to take care of herself, so that she could rest assured and save some expenses. Grandma Meng's brain was already confused, muttering all day long, this time it was strange, before we could say it, she said to people that her granddaughter was coming back. When we came back, she still knew her granddaughter.
When I came back, I saw our son, who came back from studying in other places, and the family of four was reunited. After his sister's accident, he and his sister kept fighting, and it was the first time they met. The younger brother was quite happy to see his sister, but he was also very distressed. He didn't know how to express it, so he said that he hoped that after his sister got better soon, she wouldn't work so hard, find an easy job, it doesn't matter if she earns less, and it's okay not to look for a job.
I was happy to see them both siblings. A few years ago, I went to buy a lot of flour, meat, vegetables, and bean paste, thinking that my family hadn't eaten what I made for a long time, and I wanted to make some steamed buns by myself. The two of them were also helping on the side, kneading dough, cutting vegetables, adjusting stuffing, etc., Xiao Meng's finger nerves had not yet recovered, so he could only help wash the vegetables. As a result, I was busy for a few days, and I didn't steam the buns well, probably because my hands were raw. Come to think of it, it's better to buy it.
Something so big happened to my daughter, this year we think it's not good to post Spring Festival couplets and set off fireworks, I want to say next year. We had a very simple New Year, eating together on Chinese New Year's Eve and watching the Spring Festival Gala at night. The TV is too old, so I can't put it on, and I turn it off after watching it for a while. There are fireworks outside, which is good to watch.
On the first day of the new year, we didn't leave our relatives, so we sat at home as a family, chattering, and we had a lot to say. There is just a river on the edge of our village, more than ten meters wide, and there is a yellow sand beach on the side, which is very beautiful. In the afternoon, we wanted our daughter to walk for a while, so the family went to the river, talking as we went. The family accommodated the speed of our daughter, and when she was tired, we sat down to rest, and this stopped and went for two or three hours.
The hometown is still the same as it was, the most unusual thing is to see a group of mandarin ducks, we took pictures and sent them to the family group, "the harder you work, the luckier you are" that group, like a good sign.
I've been in Shanghai since I arrived with my daughter in April last year, and this is my first time in Shanghai, and I didn't expect to stay for so long. I still feel like 2023 is like a dream. After my daughter's accident, our family was still in the shadow of this matter, and it was difficult to get out, and we have been busy with it.
We took money from the crowdfunding platform and paid a large part of the medical bills, but by the end of the year, I think we owed tens of thousands. I am grateful to know that everything has helped us in every way.
In June 2023, Xiao Meng practiced words after being injured. Surging News reporter Zou Jiawen pictured.
My daughter has been very well-behaved and hard-working, our rented house is about ten minutes walk from the hospital, as long as the hospital's ** outpatient clinic is open, she has to walk over to practice almost every day. Now everything else is very good, walking and writing are much better, but the pelvic floor muscles and finger nerve endings are seriously damaged, which still causes great trouble to her life.
In addition to doing ** now, it is very important to do a disability assessment, which is the first step in a lawsuit. One project at a time, physical indicators include psychiatric evaluations and so on. In a few days, we will go back to Shanghai again, and we will make an appointment around February 20 to do an appraisal.
Although I am accompanied by a lawyer, these are still very testing for us, and I am very worried about what the final result of the lawsuit can be and how long the process is still to go.
2024 may still be difficult for us, but things must be solved one by one. For most of the past six months, my child's father and I have been focusing on taking care of our family, and we have almost lost our income. We thought, when this matter is almost settled, we need to hurry up and earn money to support the family again.
What I hope most is that my daughter can support her life again. More than half a year has passed, and she still rarely takes the initiative to talk to us about what happened that day, and we haven't shown her **, I think this incident is still very traumatic to her.
Now, in addition to active rehabilitation and following me to do appraisals, she will do some exercise when she has time, and then go to the library at Minhang Zero Bay to sit for a while and borrow some books to read, which has no special purpose.
I hope she is a little more comfortable and happy now, and we will get through this with her as a family. When the time comes, she can find an easier job to do, and it doesn't matter if the salary is less, just live her life again. It may be a long time coming, but there will be a day.
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