Chapter 968 The Patient
Gillian pointed her fingers at the skin-care products and raised her head to gaze at the saleswoman.
"How much is one set?"
"Oh, this series has liquid essence, facial cream, eye cream, and facial mask. The general price is
eight hundred and eighty thousand. If you buy it today, we can also give you a ten-thousand-worth
certificate of Shining International za with no strings."
''Eight hundred and eighty thousand?'' Gillian''s eyes widened at that. Her heart trembled after hearing
the price. The most expensive set of skin-care products she had ever used was only about 200, 000
dors, but this set was worth more than 800 thousand. Was it gold?
Gillian closed her eyes, and Evelyn''s face popped up in her mind. Her fair skin was probably the result
of this particr product. She eyed the material for a long time and hardened her heart. She must get
this one if she wanted to walk in front of Evelyn with confidence. "Pack one for me."
"Okay, ma''am, please give me an address." The saleswoman took out her pen and notepad. "Our staff
will deliver it to your home tomorrow."
At first, Gillian intended to leave her home address, but an idea shed through her mind. If she
happened to get the costly skin-care products in front of her colleagues, they would be jealous of her
for sure. Her eyes brightened at the thought. "Gillian Chi, the manager of the finance department of ZL
Group." How could she not brag about such an expensive set of skin-care products? She took a picture
and shared it on WeChat Moments.
ZL Group was well-known in Y City, and its office building had be andmark for everyone.
The saleswoman nced at Gillian with sparkling eyes. "Wow, so, you''re a manager of ZL Group. But
you look so young. You''re awesome!"
Gillian flipped her long hair near her ear and smiled in feigned modesty. "I''m ttered. I''m ready to pay."
"Okay, please wait for a moment, Miss Chi."
After paying the bill and leaving the address, Gillian went back to the cinema alone.
She looked at her watch. Sheffield and Evelyn must be inside the cinema already. That was when her
eyes swept on her friend, who had been waiting for her. She walked over and began telling her friend
how expensive those beauty products were.
Sheffield had originally wanted to take Evelyn to the theater but eventually failed. Just when the ticket
taker was about to take their tickets, he got a phone call from the hospical. "Dr. Tang, we''ve got a new
patient, male, 45 years old, in a very critical state. Third-stage hypertension, fifth-stage chronic kidney
disease, chronic Hepatitis B, hepatic cirrhosis. Now his creatinine level is more than 700, and he has
whole-body edema, shortness of breath, and he is gasping heavily. Also, he has acute heart failure,
heart function level four. His condition is very serious. Dr. Li and Dr. Gu are in their hometowns. Can
youe over and see him?"
Sheffield cast an apologetic nce at Evelyn and paused for a moment. "I''m on my way." He had
promised Dr. Li and Dr. Gu two days ago that he would fill in during the Spring Festival so they could
celebrate the festival with their families. Sheffield had thought since he was alone, he wouldn''t mind
putting in a few more hours at work. It was not like he had anything better to do.
Debbie hadn''t invited him to Huo family''s house to celebrate the New Year back then. He hadn''t even
expected to take Evelyn to a movie on New Year''s Eve.
Evelyn knew something was wrong. "Was that from the hospital?"
"Yes." Sheffield sighed and looked at her. "A patient of acute heart failure has been sent there. The
situation is serious. I have to go. Evelyn, I''m so sorry. Do you want to watch the movie alone or go
home?" This was the first time that they had been on a date to watch a movie, and he had to deal with
an emergency. His face was flushed with guilt.
Evelyn''s heart warmed at his reaction, and she instantly grabbed his hand. "I''ll go with you."
"What?" ''Take Evelyn to the hospital during the Spring Festival?'' That was the craziest thing one could
ever think of. How could he let his beloved spend such an important day in the stinky hospital? "No, I
can''t let you spend the New Year''s Eve at a hospital. I''ll ask Tayson to drive you home. We can watch
the movie another time." He thought he had made a wise decision.
But Evelyn disagreed. "I want to be with you. And I have nothing to do at home anyway. If you need to
perform a surgery, I''ll head back."
Time was pressing, so Sheffieldpromised and pulled her out. On the way, he exined the
patient''s situation to her. "The patient has renal failure. Due to renal atrophy, his kidneys can''t function,
and there are a lot ofplications. Thankfully, he doesn''t have uremia yet, but his body has risen up
to that stage already. At present, the only treatment for him is continuous renal recement therapy
and kidney transnt surgery. But he has to wait for a kidney donor, which can take time. Right now,
he can only have intubation. The good thing is that he has had an arteriovenous fist surgery before.
If we can stabilize his condition tonight, he will survive as long as he sticks to having dialysis." Now the
hospital was short of kidneys, so the patient had to wait. No one knew how long it would take.
Intubation was a small surgery. Any doctor in the nephrology department could do it. Sheffield didn''t
need to do it himself. He just needed to check the patient''s condition and offer his opinion.
Evelyn had listened to whatever he said, but she was still confused. "Does he have to do the dialysis
every day?" When she and Debbie went to the hospital to visit the head of the Mo family before, he
was also on dialysis, but she didn''t know how long he had been on it.
"It''s not necessary to have continuous renal recement therapy daily. At the very least, two or three
times a week should be fine. If he can get the kidney transnt surgery, he won''t need to be on
dialysis. But if he doesn''t get a match from the donors, he will need the continuous renal recement
therapy to sustain his life." Evelyn''s face darkened at that. Getting sick really sucked. It can take
everything from a person.
By now, Evelyn understood. Although the patient was a stranger to her, she felt bad for him.
How miserable it would be for a man to rely on a machine to sustain his life! When she visited the head
of the Mo family, she had learned patients on continuous renal recement therapy (CRRT) couldn''t
have too much salt or water. They were only allowed to take water while having medicines.
The body of such a patient would be so weak that they wouldn''t be able to excrete extra water. It would
cause swelling and might lead to heart failure.
Apart from the pain, the patients had to have CRRT at the nearest hospital every two days. In the end,
they wouldn''t be able to take part in any activities that would take more than a day. It was so sad.
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Sheffield took Evelyn to his office after reaching the hospital, and changed his clothes.
It was New Year''s Eve, but when they arrived at the inpatient department, Sheffield found that the
hospital was full. Hospital beds had been arranged in the corridor too. The patients were watching the
Spring Festival G on TV.
A few patients were lying on the bed alone, without anyone to apany them.
Evelyn nced around and found an empty bench. She turned toward Sheffield. "I''ll wait for you here."
Sheffield looked at the bench behind Evelyn and nodded. "Okay."
Evelyn was about to sit on the bench in the corridor, when another doctor called Sheffield. "Dr. Tang,
good! You''re here! The family of the patient is right at the door. Pleasee and have a look."
Sheffield had just taken a few steps when a sharp female voice echoed in the corridor. "You are Dr.
Tang? What the hell is wrong with your hospital? You doctors told us hypertension is deadly and
prescribed medicine and infusion. Do you think we are made of money? You blood-sucking assholes!"
Evelyn frowned at the voice, and her face turned gloomy.
Sheffield exined to the woman patiently, "Your husband''s high blood pressure has surpassed 190,
which means he is at risk. If he doesn''t get the treatment, the consequences will be exactly as Dr.
Wang said."