In August of this year
While receiving treatment at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital
A 22-year-old girl from Dianjiang, Chongqing, Hu Xinyao
With the help of a travel blogger
Completed a wedding that was destined to be unforgettable
There was no groom
She wore a pure white wedding dress
And solemnly married herself
“To be honest, when they put the wedding dress on me
I wasn’t smiling.”
Hu Xinyao recalled her feelings at that time
Still vividly
“But the moment I walked into the wedding venue
I couldn’t help but be moved to tears
That day, I married myself
And in my heart, I reaffirmed
The belief that ‘I must survive.'”
This special ceremony
Was the most precious encouragement she gave herself
On her eight-year journey battling illness
And also the most stubborn declaration to life
Eight years
Earning money for herself and “earning life” for herself
Hu Xinyao’s “battle against illness”
Started in 2017
At that time, the 14-year-old was diagnosed with vasculitis
From then on, she and her family
Embarked on a long and arduous journey seeking medical treatment
As time passed, her condition continued to worsen
From initial nephritis to gradually developing vasculitis,
End-stage renal failure, and heart failure
Over eight years, she became a “regular patient” at the hospital
And experienced dozens of critical illnesses
In March 2020
She received her first critical illness notice due to gastrointestinal bleeding
In March 2021, a lung infection led to “white lung”
She struggled for 7 days in the ICU
In June of this year, on her 22nd birthday
Hu Xinyao received another critical illness notice
This was the fifth critical illness notice she received within 10 days
She signed the notice alone
After treatment ended
She still returned alone to her rented room in Jiulongpo District
Even so, she never thought of giving up
Eight years of seeking medical treatment
High medical expenses were an unavoidable challenge
