There are about 1,000 new cases of blood cancer in Hong Kong every year. They are the number one enemy of young people. About half of the patients are under 60 years old, but blood cancer is not a terminal disease.
21-year-old Guan Xiqiao found a foreign body the size of an acne on his neck last May. The foreign body expanded from a ping-pong wave to the size of a tennis ball within half a month. He sought a doctor and was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma.
Xiqiao said that the chemotherapy process was difficult, and it was only possible to insist on the encouragement and support of family members: "When I took 100 steroids for chemotherapy, my sister would accompany me to take 100 vitamin pills to support me, and the people in the house seemed to be backing me." Zeng thought. After giving up, Xiqiao is now recovering, hoping to inspire and encourage others through his own experience.
From today (11th) to next Sunday (17th), the Hong Kong Blood Cancer Fund will hold the "Blood and "Worries"-Blood Cancer Cell Gene Lesion Exhibition" to introduce the blood system and gene-related blood diseases.
Blood cancer, commonly known as leukemia, is one of the ten most deadly cancers in Hong Kong. It refers to various malignant diseases related to blood cells, including: acute and chronic leukemia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma or other lymph node malignancies, bone marrow tumors, myelodysplasia and bone marrow Abnormal syndrome and so on.
Hong Kong Blood Cancer Fund Exhibition introduces rare diseases
In order to let the public know more about rare blood diseases, the Hong Kong Blood Cancer Fund will hold the "Blood and Worry Exhibition" at the Ground Floor of Lee Theatre Plaza, Causeway Bay from today to next Sunday.
The 21-year-old Guan Xiqiao is a patient who has recovered from lymphoma.
(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
The cancer cell has expanded from a ping-pong wave to a tennis ball in half a month
Xiqiao is a patient who has recovered from lymphoma. In May last year, he discovered that a foreign body the size of an acne had grown on his neck, but it gradually expanded with each passing day: "From ping-pong wave to golf to tennis ball." Xiqiao said, the process of foreign body enlargement Only half a month later, when the doctor diagnosed that she had stage 2 lymphoma, she needed to be admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy, otherwise the cancer cells would have the chance to spread to other parts of the body along with the lymph.
Xiqiao, who loves long-distance running, has always been in good health, and no family member has ever suffered from related cancers. After learning the news, he immediately felt very anxious.
The doctor explained to her that the tumor is caused by cell mutations to produce cancer cells: "In the past, I didn’t know, but I didn’t know. I was shocked to know the second stage (lymphoma).嚟."
Guan Xiqiao: I take 100 capsules of steroids and my sister will accompany me to take 100 capsules of vitamins
During chemotherapy, in addition to the side effects such as hair loss, it is even more necessary to take 100 steroids for each chemotherapy. The process is so hard that Xiqiao once wanted to give up: "Eating steroids can cause headaches. Marking the bones of the target drug is like burning it. After receiving chemotherapy, every time I got up and saw a bed with hair tied up, I was so unhappy."
Speaking bluntly, the illness has a great impact on both the body and the mind. Xiqiao said that it depends on the encouragement and support of his family to persist: "When I was taking 100 steroids during chemotherapy, my sister would accompany me to take vitamins or sugar to support me. Backing up."
I get vomiting from eating steroids and have headaches. The bones of the target medicine are like fire. Every time I get up, I see a bed with my hair, which makes me unhappy.
But when I took 100 steroids during chemotherapy, my sister-in-law would accompany me to take vitamins or sugar to support me. The housekeeper seemed to be backing me.
Guan Xiqiao, a patient recovering from lymphoma
At present, Xiqiao has completed chemotherapy for nearly half a year, and has recovered without taking medications, returning to normal life, and can return to university for classes.
She hopes to travel the world after the epidemic improves, and hopes to inspire others with her own experience.
The career of an athlete and defeating the cancer demon rely on persistence. Su Huawei: A career in sports has taught me not to give up
In the process of treating rare diseases, persistence is also very important.
Former Hong Kong Paralympic representative Su Huawei said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition today that the past athlete’s career was not simple and the training was hard: “Don’t know how to persevere, and you will make a breakthrough in performance.” Fortunately, it all depends on the encouragement of teammates and the careful cultivation of coaches in the process. He was able to give full play to his strengths, and the process also allowed him to learn not to give up, and to stick to his goals and dreams: "No matter how you do it, you can at least get it."
Su Huawei meets "Su Huawei" Su Huawei: Overcoming injuries and making good movies
The actor Liang Zhongheng who played Su Huawei in the movie "Mama's Wonder Boy" telling the story of Su Huawei also attended the opening ceremony today.
He pointed out that he had never received track and field training before filming. As a track and field novice, he was strained from time to time by frequent training, but he continued to persist and overcome injuries in order to make a good film.
He said with a smile, seeing Su Huawei and Su's mother satisfied with the finished product, he felt that the hard work had not been in vain.
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