Yang Jie in his medical ward.
In order to save the life of his 23-year-old son, Yang Xitai fell to his knees on a street in Zhengzhou, Henan province on the morning of July 18. As he knelt, he held a board saying that he would dedicate himself heart and soul to serving any person who gave money to help save his ailing son.
The 49-year-old sobbed, "This is the first time I have ever knelt down in public. I am doing this for my 23-year-old son who has just graduated from university and has such a bright future. I cannot let him die without doing anything." Yang also explained that his son, Yang Jie, was always an excellent student, and he had just returned home after graduating in June. According to Yang, his son sat for a written bank recruitment examination, which he later passed.
On the afternoon of June 3, Yang noticed that his son was extremely pale. He asked Yang Jie to go see a doctor, and the Henan provincial tumor hospital quickly diagnosed the young man with severe aplastic anemia.
The head doctor explained that Yang Jie's marrow was incapable of creating red blood cells. Yang Jie is an only child and it is almost impossible to find a match among his family members. Neither could doctors find a match through the China Marrow Donor Program. Therefore, doctors have decided to treat Yang Jie with medicine. It will take a long time to cure him using this method, and the medicine is extremely expensive.
Yang Jie's mother, Du Hongxian, said they have already sold all their valuable belongings, but they still need 900,000 yuan to pay for the treatment. They have also borrowed money from friends and relatives.
The medical expenses currently amount to over 10,000 yuan each day.
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