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Ah Jiu's mother smiled bitterly: "You don't know, Xiaoya, that medicine is too expensive, outrageously expensive, and it's not something a family like ours can afford."
"No matter how expensive it is, how much can it cost! Our family is not poor, right? Can't we even afford medicine?" Wang Xiaoya asked in disbelief.
"One box costs [-], two boxes per month..." Ah Jiu's mother whispered.
The specific drug for treating leukemia is Gleevec from Switzerland.
The curative effect of this drug is unique in the world, and it can increase the five-year survival rate of leukemia patients from 30.00% to 90.00%!
More importantly, during the period of taking the medicine, it can make the patients have no pain and basically live like normal people.
But this kind of medicine is not affordable for ordinary people. In China, because it is not a medical insurance drug, it is a special targeted drug, and the price is very high.
A small bottle costs twenty-five thousand!
Moreover, this drug cannot completely cure leukemia, but can only support the normal life of the patient and prevent the disease from getting worse.
Under normal circumstances, it is necessary to continue to take medicine for more than five years, or even longer.
Think about it, it costs 60 a year, and several million for five or six years. A normal family can afford it.
What's more, because Ah Jiu's mother has this disease, she will definitely not be able to run business across the country in the future, and the family's business will also be delayed a lot.
Under normal circumstances in previous years, he could earn two to three million yuan from business.
But in the future, even if Ah Jiu's father continues to run the business alone, he probably won't be able to make so much money.
On the one hand, family expenses have increased sharply because of the need for medical treatment.
On the other hand, making a lot less money, it suddenly became more than enough to make ends meet.
The family's original savings, after buying this big house, are running out.
That's why Ah Jiu's father said that he wanted to sell the house. A house of this size in this area can also sell for a lot of money.
But this is the last resort to sell the house.
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Wang Xiaoya was speechless, why is the medicine so expensive!
That moonlight medicine cost [-]? !
It's 60 a year...
This number, in 2004, was unbearable for most families.
Although Ah Jiu's family is considered to be in good condition, but 60 a year, six or seven years in a row, really can't bear it.
No wonder my brother-in-law said he was going to sell the house.
But no matter how expensive it is, as long as it can save my sister's life, it's worth it.
Wang Xiaoya said without hesitation: "I have to eat that too! My salary is not low now, and I can't spend it usually, so I will bring it to you when the time comes!"
Ah Jiu's mother clasped Wang Xiaoya's hand gratefully, and said with red eyes, "It's all me... who dragged you down..."
"Sister, what are you talking about, we are a family!" Wang Xiaoya interrupted her.
"Hey, we're all okay, it's just poor Xiao Tong." Ah Jiu's mother sighed.
"Let's tell Xiaotong about this. The child is grown up now. There is no need to hide this kind of thing from her, and there is no way to hide it. Sooner or later, it will be known." Ah Jiu's father thought about it and said.
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In the evening, when Ah Jiu came home from school, she found that her aunt was also there, and just as she was about to say hello, she felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Mom, Dad and aunt are all sad.
"Mom, Dad, aunt, what's the matter with you?" She asked cautiously.
"Xiao Tong, school is over? Come and sit down, Mom and Dad have something to tell you." Dad raised his head and said wearily.
Ah Jiu's heart beat a little faster, and she felt that something bad was about to happen.
After sitting next to my mother, my mother held Ah Jiu's shoulders and said with a smile: "Our Xiaotong is also an adult now, so I have to let you know about some things. Didn't I go to the hospital for an examination two days ago? Well, the results came out today."
Hearing this, Ah Jiu looked at her mother in horror, she already had a bad guess.
Sure enough, what my mother said next made her fall into an abyss!
"CML is in the middle stage, it's not too bad, at least it's not in the late stage." My mother pretended to be relaxed.
Hearing this terrible name, Ah Jiu burst into tears, and she threw herself into her mother's arms.
"Okay, okay, didn't I just say that the situation is not too bad, and it can still be treated. It's just... In the next few years, the family conditions will be more tense, so telling you today is also to let you do well Mentally prepare." Mom patted her on the back and said in relief.
Ah Jiu cried and said, "It doesn't matter how nervous I am, as long as you get better, mom..."
Ah Jiu's father and Wang Xiaoya sighed at the same time.
When this kind of thing happens at home, even though it is hard for the parents, they can always resist it by gritting their teeth.
But I always feel sorry for the child.
Originally, Ah Jiu was happy every day, and his family was happy and happy, but now it's all over.
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After dinner, Ah Jiu sat quietly for a long time after returning to her room.
Then he got up and turned on the computer, logged into World of Warcraft, and sent an email to the name in the friend list that was not lit up.
Riding a white tiger alone, he wandered around the city with nostalgia.
Then I came to the wild again, and visited every place where I had brushed monsters and upgraded with my uncle.
Quit the game and delete the client.
I won't have much time to play games in the future.
Taking out her mobile phone, opening WeChat, and looking at the uncle's profile picture, Ah Jiu stared blankly for a while.
In order to sever all contact between himself and the game, Ah Jiu finally deleted the uncle's WeChat.
She knew that if she spoke, the uncle might help her.
But in that case, Ah Jiu feels that the relationship between the two has changed, it has become less pure, and it has become a burden instead.
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