Beautiful hope

Folk story is an important part of China folk culture, which has a far-reaching impact on the lives of ordinary people. The following are my good hopes for you:

In the Quexi Studio in new york, USA, the makeup artist used a soft blush brush to sweep a ruddy "healthy" complexion on Vivian Rose's cheek. Vivian is very healthy at present, but she has crutches on her elbow and a big black bracket on her right leg. She is getting ready to be on TV, and her heart is pounding with joy.

It was a cool and comfortable day in June 2008 +065438+ 10. Vivian is chatting with the TV producer next to her, waiting to appear. She has been on stage before and faced the camera, so she is not nervous. She is also very satisfied with her dress: a yellow vest is put on a black long-sleeved T-shirt with a black skirt. Vivian, 14, looked at the mirror like a professional model and thought, "Well, the makeup is thicker than usual."

Clothing and makeup are very important for models and actresses. Equally important is the hair. But Vivian doesn't have to worry about her hair, because she is bald. She suffered from a kind of bone cancer called "osteosarcoma". After receiving chemotherapy, all her hair fell out.

Used to be a little model.

Vivian lives in Cordoba, a suburb of Tennessee, USA. She used to be a cheerleader and a model, but at the age of 12, she found that she had bone cancer in her right leg. At present, she has overcome the disease, but this disease has affected her modeling career.

Father Vince said Vivian was lively and naughty when she was a child, and she was a beauty embryo. After she took photos of kindergarten in 2000, the photographer suggested that she take part in a beauty contest. Vivian stepped onto the stage of "Natural Beauty" and was highly praised for her half-Irish and half-indigenous appearance and lively personality. From then on, she set foot on the runway and signed a contract with the famous Weah Minadan model agency at the age of 10.

However, at the age of 12, Vivian suffered severe pain in her right knee and was taken by her parents to see a specialist. She has a malignant tumor at the top of her right tibia, the size of a ping-pong ball. She will have chemotherapy and resection, and then she will have to take strong medicine for six months to kill the remaining cancer cells, but she has a good chance of recovery. Of course, no one can guarantee that nothing will happen.

But one thing is certain. The doctor told the little girl who wants to be a perfect figure and a model in the future that the cancerous part of her right foot must be removed and replaced with a metal knee. The operation will leave a long scar on her leg. Besides, she has to support herself with her feet, and she will limp all her life.

She knows everything.

In 2007, there were about 1 in the United States. 040,000 children under the age of 65,438+0.5 suffered from cancer, of which 65,438+0.545 eventually died, and cancer became the most deadly disease among children aged 65,438+0-65,438+0.4 in the United States. Most children with cancer don't know what happened to them. Parents should make decisions for them and worry about them. It is very difficult to make a decision, and it often takes months or even years to know whether that decision is right or wrong.

Vivian's situation is a little different. In Vince's words, "Her performance is very mature. She calmly asked about her illness, her treatment, what will happen in the future, and so on. She is not afraid to know the answer. "

During the treatment, the Vince couple will discuss everything with their daughter before making a decision. Vivian knows every step of treatment: how long it will take, how to transfuse blood, and the risk of infection will increase when the number of white blood cells drops to a certain level. She asked the doctors and nurses directly if they had any questions. Most importantly, she didn't let herself fall into fear. Vivian suddenly became as sensible as an adult.

Actively face treatment

Methylfolic acid is a powerful chemotherapy drug, and doctors have to use it only because they have to. Its side effects include kidney, liver and immune system damage, and may even be fatal.

In February 2008, Vivian will start the second round of chemotherapy. Oncologist David Shuke sat in the diagnosis room and told Vivian and her parents that it was best to add methotrexate to chemotherapy cocktail therapy. A month ago, doctors removed Vivian's tumor, knee and tibia, and implanted a metal knee. The hospital examined the tumor and found that it shrank by 30% under chemotherapy, but it was not enough.

Carla said, "We don't want our daughter to use poison." However, Vivian insisted from the beginning: "I want to use methotrexate." One month after using methotrexate, Vivian's artificial knee and around the knee were infected by staphylococcus, which was very serious. She often had a fever, nausea and vomiting, which had to be supplemented by intravenous injection for half a year.

Another osteosarcoma patient began to understand Vivian. The young man was 20 years old, with gentle eyes and red hair, but later he lost it all. Vivian became friends with him, met his fiancee and parents, and even attended his wedding: the wedding was held early because it was too late.

One day, the hospital called Vivian and asked her if she could visit the young man. He is dying and has entered the hospice ward.

Vivian said, "We laughed and joked as usual. Before, he often supported me; I supported him in the last few weeks of his life. At the same time, I grew up. Knowing him has made me more concerned about others. "

When the young man died, Vivian cried for four minutes, then suddenly stopped and said, "That's enough, don't cry any more." Since then, she has tried her best to take care of patients in Thaddaeus Hospital.

confident

Vivian appeared on new york TV this time, and told her anti-cancer experience on the morning news program. The visit was arranged by Thaddaeus Hospital in Tennessee, where she was treated.

After dressing up, Vivian heard a knock at the door, turned to look, and froze. It was her favorite idol, Tara Banks, who changed from a supermodel to a TV star. The surprise was arranged by her father and Thaddaeus Hospital. Vivian doesn't want to be on the news program, but she wants to be a guest on the Talabanks program, which has a national audience of 2.2 million.

Vivian walked to the center of the TV stage and posed for Banks' personal photographer to take pictures. Banks instructed: "Turn your face, face the camera on 3/4 sides, and smile in your eyes."

Participating in the Tara Banks Project is undoubtedly Vivian's most exciting performance. The night before, she was very excited to see the wax figure of Banks in Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York. Now, Banks himself is close at hand. Vivian said: "Tara is not only successful in her career, but also down-to-earth, helping others and giving them confidence, not for personal benefit at all."

Vivian is talking about banks, but she is also talking about herself. Banks have succeeded with self-knowledge and self-confidence; This weak girl with no hair, scars on her legs and inconvenience in moving, also holds the same self-knowledge and self-confidence, and pursues the dream of performing on stage.

Vivian may not be on the stage of fashion show in Paris, but she doesn't mind. She loves being a model and acting, and she's glad that she has become an alternative celebrity and an anti-cancer fighter. "I think my experience is the best part of me. Most people may be afraid of what happened to me. I am proud that I am fearless, smiling in the face of suffering, and I am proud that I make people smile in difficulties. I am lucky to make people smile. "

So much for the beautiful hope,

Beauty hope