Chapter 54 53. Li Chunyan—Barefoot Doctor Patient’s Relative

Li Chunyan, female, Miao nationality, from Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, a member of the Communist Party of China. Born in 1977, he is now a doctor at Boai Health Station, Datang Village, Yongli Township, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. In 2000, Li Chunyan came to Datang Village after graduating from a medical school.The village is a Miao village, with high mountains and steep roads, traffic congestion, and poor life. "Minor ailments, serious illnesses, it is impossible to invite a wizard" is a true portrayal of the lack of medical care and medicine for the local people. In 2001, in order to use the medical skills she had learned to solve the problem of villagers’ difficulty in seeing a doctor, Li Chunyan, with the support of her family, sold two of the family’s three farming cattle, raised 2,000 yuan, and opened the first ever hospital in Datang Village. bathroom.At the beginning of the clinic, she couldn't even afford a medicine box, so she had to use bamboo baskets instead. Some simple medical equipment was borrowed from her father who was a doctor, but she still served the villagers with a high sense of responsibility.The local villagers’ families are in difficulty, and most of them can’t afford to see a doctor and take medicine, so they can only keep accounts on credit. As time goes by, it becomes more and more difficult to turn over funds in the clinic. Li Chunyan’s family has a debt of more than 7,000 yuan for this.In order to raise money to buy medicine, Li Chunyan and her family also sold the remaining cattle in the family. At the most difficult time, she sold all the valuables in the family, including her wedding ring.For many years, Li Chunyan has worked hard, made silent dedication, and served the masses. She has treated tens of thousands of patients and delivered more than a hundred babies. She often rescues patients regardless of personal safety, and is deeply loved by the local people. In 2007, she was named one of China's Top Ten Outstanding Youths.

In the past, there was no doctor in Datang Village, so when one got sick, he had to ask a shaman to exorcise ghosts or use "earth methods" for treatment. Li Chunyan's clinic was not welcomed by the villagers after it was established. The villagers who have long believed in wizards did not put much trust in this young girl who was carrying a bamboo basket and did not wear Miao costumes. Few villagers sought her medical treatment. Not much.Li Chunyan, who was born in a medical family, has always hated witchcraft. She decided to "seize" her "territory" with practical actions. In order to facilitate communication with the villagers, Li Chunyan, who cannot speak Miao language, learned Miao language with the help of her family.As a result, a battle between medicine and witchcraft has quietly started in Datang Village since Li Chunyan founded the clinic.

A Dazhai villager named Wu had a child with enteritis and had no money to treat, so he had to invite a shaman to "cure his illness". Li Chunyan happened to pass by, and she asked the family whether they believed in medicine or witchcraft.Li Chunyan immediately diagnosed the patient and prescribed medicine. Within a few days, the child was cured.As the number of cured patients increased, Li Chunyan gradually gained the trust of the villagers. Fewer and fewer people came to the shaman, and more and more people came to the clinic to see a doctor. 12-year-old Wang Suishan was suffering from intussusception and had to borrow thousands of yuan to be treated in the hospital, so he came to Li Chunyan.In order to treat Wang Suishan, Li Chunyan took him home for treatment. After more than a month, Wang Suishan recovered, but Li Chunyan did not receive any money.Once, a woman in the village suffered a sudden hemorrhage and fell into a coma after undergoing an abortion. In such a critical situation, her family thought of Li Chunyan and invited her to their home overnight.After the patient took the medicine, Li Chunyan stayed by her bedside overnight until the mother was out of danger the next day. The mother's family was very grateful.

The approval of the villagers made Chunyan feel relieved.But soon, Chunyan discovered that with the increase of villagers who came to seek medical treatment, the situation of the small clinic has not improved, but it has become more and more difficult to maintain.Because of poverty, many villagers cannot afford to pay for medicines, and some even have to pay one or two yuan on credit. All this made the young Li Chunyan a little bit overwhelmed, and she had the idea of ​​going out to work.However, just the day before he packed his luggage and was ready to go, the villagers who owed money came to Li Chunyan's clinic one after another, paying 5 cents, 1 yuan, and 2 yuan to pay back the debt. "Swallow, you won't leave when you have money, right?" Li Chunyan suddenly understood the expectation in the eyes of the villagers while pinching a pile of crumpled coins and dimes that the villagers returned. And trust, she knew that the villagers needed her, so she resolutely stayed and never thought of leaving.

Many years have passed, and Li Chunyan's account books have filled one after another. Villagers owed one yuan, a few yuan, and dozens of yuan.But Li Chunyan did not change her original intention, and insisted on contributing silently in the villages where there is a lack of medical care. In 2004, the article "Life is Only Eight Hours" reflecting Li Chunyan's deeds of rescuing newborn babies was reported and reprinted in Legal Daily, Nanfengchuang, Phoenix Satellite TV and other media, calling her a female village doctor who touched the whole of China.Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, China Youth Daily and many other domestic and foreign media have reported on Li Chunyan's deeds.