The next day, Ann took the check to the bank to cash it.

Looking at the balance in the text message on her mobile phone, her heart was completely relieved.

An Sien has been racing against a wild wolf in stone handcuffs these past few months.

The depression at work and the relentless pursuit of medical expenses made her breathless.

This check of 150,000 is a key for her, the key that can help her untie the shackles and kill the wild wolf with handcuffs.

An Sien looked up at the sky. She had never been as comfortable as she was now.

It felt like I was locked in the closet for three hours, and when I opened the closet, I came to an endless prairie.

But... for some reason, she couldn't be happy even though she was in a good mood.

An Sien shook her head and forced herself to cheer up, and took the bus to the hospital.

Qianhua General Hospital.

An Sien's mother lives here.

However, she did not live in a critical care unit or hospitalization department, but in a single-family building located on the edge of the hospital.

Almost every few days here, several doctors will come out with carts covered with white cloth.

Hospice Department.

This is a special hospitalization building specially set up by the hospital for terminally ill patients in the weeks or even months before their death.

Most of the patients here are advanced malignant tumors and a few other terminally ill patients.

The people who moved here were basically sentenced to death in medicine, and there was no cure to save them. They could only watch the god of death step by step.

The main difference between this and the inpatient department is that there will be professional nursing staff carefully taking care of the patient to relieve the pain and to use psychological counseling to relieve the patient's fear, anxiety, and other emotions.

There are also professional nutritionists in diet that can satisfy the patient's appetite for mouth to a certain extent.

If the patient still has a sense of taste.

The hospice department has complete facilities and sufficient staff, but few cases of full staff occur.

Because the fees here are too expensive, there is a monthly hospitalization fee of about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

If the patient's family treats patients with advanced cancer, they will be treated to the end even if they are invaded and lost their family and lose their family, and will achieve illusory miracles.

Most people who are willing to accept the consequences of death and want to spend the last part of their lives will choose to go home.

Only those who are not available or have no time to take care of their families will come here.

After paying the monthly fee at the front desk, An Sien took the elevator to the third floor.

As everyone imagines, the buildings that are full of terminally ill patients must be dead and the air is almost solidified.

However, in fact, the environment here is even more lively than the ordinary hospitalization department.

When passing by some open rooms, there were laughter in it, and even some false doors were faintly covered with words such as "three generations and one", "bomb", and "touch".

The corridor is filled with joy and the atmosphere is full of joy, and it is impossible to see that this is a gathering place for a group of dying people.

An Sien came to the end of the corridor, stood at the door of the ward and took out a mirror to adjust his expression.

After a youthful smile appeared on the face of the person in the mirror, she took a deep breath and gently pushed open the door and walked in.

The moment the door was closed, all noise was turned away.

The nurse who was cleaning indoors saw An Sien calling out to the side: "Aunt An, your Sien is here."

An Sien smiled and thanked the nurse.

She came to the hospital bed and sat down and called out: "Mom."

A woman with thin body and dry skin lying on the bed. She was closing her eyes and taking a nap, still having tears in the corners of her eyes, as if she hadn't woken up yet.

Hearing An Sien's cry, she opened her eyes with difficulty: "Why are you here again? It's not good to ask for leave every few days at the company just now."

An Sien smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not a normal nine-to-five job. I can go anywhere I want without my role. Everyone is like this."

Of course, it is impossible for An Sien to tell her mother about her real work, so she lied that she was recommended by her mentor to be a supporting actress in a film and television company.

Because there are many roles, the salary is also considerable.

At that time, An Sien used various reasons to persuade her mother to be hospitalized.

For example, if there is no one to take care of you, if something happens, you don’t have time to go to the hospital. No matter how much you persuade, your mother will not agree to come to such a ward that costs tens of thousands of yuan a month.

He even refused to cooperate with treatment for a while.

It was not until An Sien's dark face was in the rising period of her career, and if someone in the family passed away, the impact was very bad, her mother agreed to come here to spend the last part of her life.

An’s mother’s thin palm rested on the back of An Sien’s hand, and her tone was very slow: “If you have time, take a good rest and don’t always run towards me.”

An's mother's voice was very soft, just like a dandelion blown away by the wind.

She also wanted to let her daughter not worry, but the feeling of powerlessness in her body made her unable to increase her volume, so she became weak when speaking.

"I slept until noon last night, so don't worry about me."

An Sien smiled and wiped away the tears shed from the pathology for her mother.

An's mother smiled tiredly and scolded: "Who is worried about you, girl? I just don't want you to always disturb me when I sleep."

"In the past, anyone always complained that I never went home during the summer vacation."

An Sien took on her mother's shortcomings without hesitation.

An's mother said seriously: "How can I not worry about you, a teenage girl, go out to work?"

"Isn't they a girl now?"

An Sien gently picked up his mother's palm and put it on his head to act coquettishly towards her.

An's mother gently stroked An Si'en's head: "Okay, she's so grown-up, she's still like a child."

An Sien smiled and did not make any excuses.

The mother and daughter chatted like this for a while, and An's mother's spirit gradually improved, but when it was almost time for dinner, An's mother began to drive people away.

"Aren't I still alive? Go back quickly if you have nothing to do. Don't always stay with me."

"I haven't had dinner together for a long time, so why not..."

An Sien originally wanted to stay for a meal, but the other party insisted on driving her away: "What's better than anything else. The food here is regular and regular. How can you get your portion? Go home quickly."

An’s mother scolded An Sien: “Also, even if the company has not arranged a job, can’t you help with it? Do you know that it will leave a good impression on others?

You have just joined the company for a while, so you don’t have a good relationship with the crew now. When the filming of this drama is finished, you will lose income and see what you will do in the future.”

"Okay, I know, I will come to disturb you in the future."

An Sien muttered in her mouth: "Next time to come here and say to the nutritionist in advance and ask him to prepare one for me."

After saying that, she turned around and left.

As if collusion had happened, not long after An Sien left the ward, the nurse pushed a small cart into the ward.

The cart was placed today's lunch: a bowl of scattered lean meat porridge, a plate of fish that removed the bones, a cup of soy milk, and a thinly sliced ​​apple.

"Aunt An, you have a really good relationship with your daughter. She is almost the person who visits her family the most frequently."

The nurse carefully helped An Mama up, then pressed the switch at the head of the bed to slowly lift the pillow.

"I don't want her to come here."

After An Sien left, An's mother returned to her weak state.

She picked up the spoon and tried to scoop a spoonful of porridge, but after her right hand trembled, the spoon slipped from her fingers and fell on the folding table.

She tried again, but the result was the same.

The nurse stood aside and looked at the somewhat stubborn woman: "I'll feed you."

This time, she did not refuse, but just asked a question when the nurse picked up the bowl: "How long can I live?"

"…According to the systemic examination at the time of admission, cancer cells have spread from the lungs to the brain, which is the main reason why your body becomes more numb. As for the remaining life span... less than a month left."

Stage 4 of cancer, cancer cells are transformed into the brain, the most common method of metastasis.

Facing the caregiver's answer, An's mother's expression was as normal.

Concealing the condition from patients is to avoid worrying, but these are suitable for curable diseases.

All of them have entered the hospice care department, and they are surrounded by dying people. Even if they are in a big mind, they can still realize that they have not had much time.

What the doctors and nurses here need to do is to relieve the patient's fear and anxiety.

Those who come here will be told how much life span they have. The main responsibility of the Hospice Department is to enlighten these patients so that they do not have psychological pressure and face death bravely.

Therefore, they will not hide the remaining life span of the patient, but will try their best to let the patient leave with happiness in the last journey of his life.

"You didn't tell Sien, did you?" An's mother asked.

"No."

The nurse shook her head.
To be continued...