Rely on creation to change your mind! Xu Binhong’s cancer-fighting life becomes more exciting

Eighteen years ago, Zhou Daguan, a young poet who was under 10 years old, died of soft tissue sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. However, his poems full of firm will encouraged people to live bravely. Nowadays, in the cancer ward of Liuying Chimei Hospital, you can often see a big Pisces boy who is always smiling and welcoming. He is Xu Binhong. Although he suffers from a rare malignant soft tissue sarcoma, he has been able to survive the low ebb by focusing on writing and changing his thoughts. , and also uses the sound of ukulele to comfort cancer patients and live a wonderful life bravely. "Xu Xu" Xu Binhong (middle) suffered from a rare alveolar soft tissue malignant sarcoma, but learned to play the ukulele during his six-year battle with cancer. He diverted his frustration and helped other cancer patients go through the difficult road of fighting cancer. (Photography/Luo Huiwen)

Diagnosed with soft tissue malignant sarcoma at the age of 24

Xu Binhong: Every day is like walking at a crossroads in life

Xu Binhong, nicknamed "Xu Xu" by his friends, has been known for his fast legs since he was a child. He is not only a strong player in sports games and a frequent competitor in the 100-meter competition, but also the best candidate for the first leg of the relay race. However, on July 20, 2009, not long after graduating from the Zhongshan Institute of Materials Engineering and preparing to join the military, he was diagnosed with "alveolar soft tissue malignant sarcoma" due to occasional throbbing pain, swelling and weakness in his left leg. Stage 4 is a rare and malignant cancer. Xu Xu was only 24 years old back then.

Xu Binhong, who had never included cancer in his career planning, said that his first thought after being diagnosed was to defeat cancer. However, after a year of actively fighting cancer, his mother, who was always by his side and encouraged her, passed away from breast cancer. , I was also told that the cancer cells were suspected to have spread to the skull, and my mood fell into a low ebb. Every day I lived like standing at a crossroads in life, feeling confused and depressed. Xu Binhong relied on creation to express his bad emotions while fighting cancer. (Photography/Luo Huiwen)

However, it may be that the Pisces gene, which is romantic and optimistic by nature, is exerting its influence, or it may be that he followed his mother's teachings of "doing good deeds, having good intentions, and speaking good words" during her lifetime. Xu Binhong accidentally watched After seeing Jimmy's paintings, he decided to face the disease bravely. Through painting, he trained his concentration and transferred his pessimistic feelings about the disease. He also learned ukulele, warmed himself with the sound of the piano, and cheered up the cancer patients and their families in the hospice ward. .