Mayor Kevin originally wanted to drive his wife there, but after checking the road conditions along the way, he gave up.
Because not only were there all kinds of gravel and broken trees on the road, there were also landslides in the distance, leading to Houston, blocking a section of the road.
Fortunately, although my wife's breath of life is weak, she has been living tenaciously, which can be regarded as weak and stable. So Mayor Kevin waited patiently until communications were restored.
After arriving at Houston Methodist Hospital, a senior expert received the consultation. Mayor Kevin handed the expert a simple medical record summary and operation report written by Zhou Qiao.
Because what he said himself might not be clear, so it would be more convenient to just use Zhou Qiao's medical record summary.
As soon as the expert saw it, his face changed drastically. Without enough time to take a closer look, the expert immediately sent Tracy McKenna to the intensive care unit and arranged for further detailed examination. Due to the excessive blood loss before, he came to a large hospital, and the blood transfusion was naturally required. In terms of arrangement, various other symptomatic treatment measures are also used.
Save your life first!
Because in the medical records, too few examinations were done, and the condition was too complicated!
Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, diabetes, complete placenta previa, hepatic capsular hemorrhage, cesarean section, surgical liver resection... During the operation, about 2000 ml of old non-coagulable blood was also found in the abdominal cavity...
The first four symptoms were detected during Tracy's prenatal check-up in this hospital. You can know them by checking them on the computer, so there is no need to doubt them.
As for what happened next, the expert was greatly horrified!
From the existing condition or information, we can deduce how dangerous the operation was at that time!
In such a small rural clinic, with only two ordinary doctors and a lack of various preoperative examinations and rescue equipment, it is not an exaggeration to say that the mortality rate is as high as 99.9999%!
"It's really not easy for your wife to survive until now. However, coming to us is naturally the best treatment service. Don't worry, I will immediately convene experts from multiple disciplines to conduct a detailed consultation and formulate a more complete and scientific rescue measures!"
The expert did as he said and called the expert team immediately. Including obstetrics, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, surgical care unit, blood transfusion department, etc. Although the baby has been born, the quality of the cesarean section needs to be evaluated.
As for the baby who weighed more than three pounds, he was sent to the neonatal department and slept in an incubator for care and treatment.
The baby is also pitiful. Since his birth, he has never slept beside his mother and has never tasted even a sip of breast milk.
The newborn incubator consists of a crib, computer controller, incubator chassis, blue light irradiation lamp, pulse oximeter, temperature sensor, etc. Its main function is to provide a simulated uterine cavity environment for newborns, where they can be placed and conveniently cared for.
The temperature and humidity inside the box are more suitable for babies, and can be used for constant temperature culture, asphyxia resuscitation, blue light irradiation, infusion, oxygen therapy, rescue, observation of changes in vital signs, etc.
Houston Methodist Hospital is a very good comprehensive hospital, ranked first in Texas for many years in a row, and is located in the famous Texas Medical Center.
This center brings together more than 50 international-level medical and health institutions, such as the famous MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, Texas Children's Hospital and other specialized hospitals. They are all "golden brands" and can be said to be a place where medical workers The holy city of Mecca!
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and the largest economic center on the Gulf Coast. Its three major industrial pillars are energy, aerospace and medical care!
The main contributor to the medical treatment inside is the Texas Medical Center, which drives related economic benefits of more than 14 billion US dollars every year!
After such a multidisciplinary expert consultation team from a large hospital conducted a comprehensive examination, treatment and evaluation of Tracy's condition, everyone present was shocked!
Because the operation was so good, I never expected that such a difficult and major operation could be performed in a small town clinic with such poor surgical conditions!
And the quality and effect of the surgery are quite good! It's perfect, impeccable!
Whether it is a cesarean section or a subsequent liver resection or hemostatic surgical rescue operation!
"This is an absolute medical miracle!"
"Yes, even if we have four or five senior experts working together here, with all kinds of supporting equipment and rescue measures, it is estimated that the best result is the current situation!"
"Oh my God, a small clinic in the countryside is incredible!"
"I heard that the surgeon was a young Chinese doctor, and the assistant was an old doctor from a small rural clinic who had rarely performed surgeries above level two."
"What's the name of that Chinese doctor?"
"have no idea."
"Hurry up and ask, this is definitely a medical genius!"
Soon, they found out from Mayor Kevin that the man's name was Zhou Qiao, who opened a private clinic in San Francisco and was only 24 years old!
I heard it's also very famous in California. Experts have no doubt about this. It would be strange if such a powerful surgical genius was not famous!
After the director of obstetrics and hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery of this hospital heard about it, he couldn't help but want to recruit talents. He got Zhou Qiao's contact information from Mayor Kaiwen, sent someone to call him and expressed his interest.
Zhou Qiao was riding on the roof of the stable, and he and Luo Ya were building the roof of the stable and driving nails. After receiving the call, he first expressed his gratitude, and then said that he inherited his aunt's clinic and lived well in California. It's good. I'm here for vacation this time, and I won't consider moving to Texas to work or settle down.
The other party had no choice but to regretfully express that if there was an opportunity in the future, we would cooperate and communicate again.
It was also the second time that Zhou Qiao's name came into the spotlight of a large hospital.
The first was Dr. Claudeford of UCSF Medical Center.
After just one day of intensive care treatment, Tracy McKenna's condition improved significantly and she was then transferred to a general ward.
The first thing she wanted to do after she woke up was to see her baby.
Mayor Kevin told her that the baby was currently in an incubator in the neonatal department. The doctor said that the baby would stay there for more than half a month and was in good condition, so she should not worry too much.
"Kevin, what happened after the hurricane day? Not long after you carried me into the consulting room, I felt delirious. I can't remember what happened next!" Tracy said with some regret.
Mayor Kevin held his wife's hand and began to talk gently. Of course, he was not a professional and had not witnessed the operation with his own eyes, but even so, the experience he told was touching and made people scared!
"I didn't expect that I was so dangerous. Isn't this the equivalent of taking a walk to Death? Haha," Tracy smiled weakly, rested for a moment, and then continued, "I must thank Dr. Zhou!"
"Yeah, me too. I think this should be the best gift God has given us this year."
The two of them looked up at the TV in the ward and saw the news being broadcast on the TV: "The Category 2 Hurricane 'Invaders' made landfall in Freeport the day before yesterday, with wind speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. Houston was also affected. More than 453,000 households and businesses have lost power. Currently, the hurricane has weakened to Category 1 after moving inland, but the damage is still severe everywhere. The government is organizing disaster relief and rescue operations. Freeport and Ellot are the most affected. Seriously, 5 people are missing and their bodies have not been found yet..."
Watching the news on TV, Mayor Kevin and his wife felt like they were surviving a disaster!
Mayor Kevin sat beside his wife's hospital bed, caressed her face, then leaned over and kissed her forehead: "Baby, I have made a decision. I promise you that I will sell the town as soon as possible, and then Moved to Houston.”
"Yeah," Tracy immediately smiled happily. If you move to Houston, it will be much more convenient in the future. Not to mention anything else, the baby will be able to enter a better school and enjoy better medical care, education, etc. resource.
"How much do you think it should be sold for?" Mayor Kevin asked his wife.
After all, his wife is the "big housekeeper" and "financial officer" of the town, and every account in the family has to go through her.
Tracy closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened them again: "Let's set the price at 3 million yuan first. If someone haggles, the minimum price must not be less than 2.6 million. If it's any less, it won't be a good deal!"
"Hmm, baby, okay, I will post the sale information on Twitter right away, and then look for other channels. Don't worry, baby, our town of Ellot is quite nice, with beautiful scenery and rich natural resources. , I will definitely sell it for a good price!" Mayor Kevin comforted his wife.
After a while, Tracy's sister and brother-in-law came over. They were also very surprised and congratulated them on the safety of mother and son.
Later, Tracy's parents arrived. However, Mayor Kevin has no living relatives, only a distant cousin who went to settle in Australia and has not been in contact for many years.
Mayor Kaiwen entrusted his father-in-law and mother-in-law to take care of his wife and baby, while he borrowed his brother-in-law's car to go back to thank Zhou Qiao and Paul.
Because I was too anxious when I was in the small town before, and then I left in a hurry after the communication was restored. Now I remember that he has not paid for such a major surgery!
For such a big life-saving favor, I should at least give him $300,000. He felt it couldn't be any less.
He naturally discussed this number with his wife. Tracy also agreed and asked Kevin to convey her gratitude on her behalf.
In addition, of the 300,000 yuan remuneration, Tracy was willing to contribute 30,000 yuan from her royalties, which was considered a small token of her own appreciation.
Yes, Tracy McKenna is a writer. Although she is not well-known yet, she has published several books and is actually quite popular in Texas.
Since three of the books were published before the marriage, they did not use a pen name, but used their real names directly, and the various contact information such as the original name was also displayed on the email address, so the name was not changed after the marriage.
Otherwise, it will affect the popularity and recognition that we have finally gathered before.
In the United States, it is only a traditional custom for a woman to take her man's surname after marriage, and it is not a legal requirement. There are also many people who do not change their names after marriage. But in daily address, we use Mrs. or Mrs. so-and-so.
In addition, it may also be related to the death of Kevin's parents. Because taking your husband's surname is often more important in large families, and the elders in the family will be more concerned about it.
Ever since their great-grandfather, Kevin's family has attached great importance to inheritance and accumulated wealth from generation to generation. By Kevin's father's generation, they finally owned the town of Ellot.
However, what the ancestors of Kevin's family did not expect was that Kevin's generation would be so prodigal that they wanted to package up the town and sell it! If there is a spirit underground, he will not be able to crawl out from the ground and teach this prodigal son a lesson!
After her husband left, Tracy closed her eyes and lay on the hospital bed to rest, but suddenly a strong idea came to her mind, that is, she wanted to write her experience of walking around in front of the Temple of Death into her book!
In the future, after she recovers, she also wants to take the time to interview Zhou Qiao and learn about his life. If Dr. Zhou agrees, she would like to write a biography for Dr. Zhou to express her gratitude.
In addition to publishing, there may also be film and television adaptations.
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After emergency repairs, the highway was basically passable, and Mayor Kevin drove back to the town of Ellot.
He took a check for three hundred thousand dollars and went to Lilac Clinic to find Zhou Qiao and Uncle Luo Ya.
As a result, Uncle Luo Ya said that Zhou Qiao was not here and had gone back to the countryside.
In addition, Uncle Luo Ya resolutely refused to accept any money, saying that it was all Dr. Zhou’s credit, so just give him the money.
After asking for the address, Mayor Kevin drove to Grandma Luo Ya's house.
Luo Ya and Zhou Qiao have repaired the stables and cattle pens, built chicken sheds and duck houses, and are now milking the cows together!
Zhou Qiao had never squeezed before, and it felt very novel. Luo Ya asked him to drink while squeezing.
Zhou Qiao: "..." Why does it feel like Luo Ya is teasing him?
Then, Mayor Kevin arrived.
"Hi, Mayor Kevin, how are your wife and baby doing now?" Zhou Qiao waved and said hello.
Luo Ya also nodded.
Mayor Kevin laughed: "They are all out of danger now and are currently hospitalized in Houston Methodist Hospital. I came here specifically to thank you! What would I do without you?"
Looking back, I still feel scared. If it weren't for Zhou Qiao, he would probably be facing the tragic fate of one dead and two dead! You may still be immersed in grief and have no intention of preparing for the funeral.
So he took out the check for three hundred thousand dollars, held it in both hands, and handed it to Zhou Qiao respectfully.
"This is the reward for saving a life last time. Thank you very much. My wife and I are very lucky. It is our eternal honor to get your help, Dr. Zhou!" Mayor Kevin said sincerely.
Zhou Qiao was stunned when he saw the reward of 300,000 knives. He never thought of asking for so much money when he rescued people! In addition, this money should be given to the clinic, right? After all, Uncle and Aunt Loya also contributed.
The operating room was still Uncle Loya's venue. He came here to fly knives, so he just charged some expert fees for throwing knives.
As if he had guessed Zhou Qiao's thoughts, Mayor Kevin said very sincerely: "Dr. Zhou, you must accept this check for 300,000 knives! In addition, I have also prepared 20,000 knives for Paul." Thank you gift. This is necessary for Tracy and I. If you don’t accept it, Tracy will definitely blame me!”
"In addition, I have also consulted Dr. Paul's opinion, and he believes that you should accept it."
Zhou Qiao looked at Luo Ya, who smiled and said, "My uncle will definitely not want these three hundred thousand."
After all, Zhou Qiao is the main force, and her uncle is just a helper. Why do you have the nerve to ask for it?
Under the persistence and persuasion of Mayor Kevin, Zhou Qiao had no choice but to give up.
Garnett brought two big geese over. His goose shed collapsed, and the geese suffered heavy casualties. He couldn't finish them all, so he brought two big geese over and gave them to Grandma Loya.
Seeing Mayor Kevin, Garnett's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask: "Mayor Kevin, I saw the information you posted on Twitter, do you really want to sell this town? "
Mayor Kevin sighed and said, "Yes, although I am very reluctant to let go. But this time my wife's incident made me determined."
"What, Garnett, do you want to buy it?" Mayor Kevin asked.
Garnett shook his head and said, "I want to buy it, but I don't have that much money!"
Luo Ya's eyes lit up and she asked: "Mayor Kevin, how much does your town sell for?"
She didn’t follow Mayor Kevin’s Twitter account, so she didn’t see the message.
Mayor Kevin's eyes also lit up and he looked at Luo Ya: "Noble Madam Inspector, do you want to buy it? It only costs 3 million dollars!"
Luo Ya nodded and said: "Okay."
These days, she and Zhou Qiao had traveled around the town, inside and out, and she had lived here before. There is a certain sense of belonging and nostalgia for this place.
The town's natural resources and scenery are quite good, and it has great potential to be developed into a tourist attraction. Of course, if you want to develop it, you have to invest and publicize it.
To be honest, 3 million dollars is nothing to her now. Behind the scenes, there is also a huge 18th Street force.
Of course, it is now renamed the Violent Queen Organization!
Her luxurious bed used to cost five to six million US dollars, which was more than ten times more expensive than Big S's bed! Isn’t it more than enough to buy a small town like this?
Mayor Kevin did not expect that Luo Ya would agree so readily. He was immediately stunned, then glanced at Zhou Qiao, nodded apologetically, and said, "Let me and my wife discuss this!"
Then, I went to make a phone call.
Soon, he came back happily and said to Luo Ya: "My wife agrees and the price will be reduced to 2 million. I wonder what the noble Ms. Luo Ya wants?"
Luo Ya shrugged: "I don't care." She never liked haggling unless the price was too outrageous.
However, the 3 million dollars in this town is still worth it. It’s rare that the other party is willing to lower the price, which is the icing on the cake!
Mayor Kevin quickly said: "Can you please come with Ms. Luo Ya and Dr. Zhou? We will return to the town to discuss the specific details of the transaction?"
Luo Ya and Zhou Qiao looked at each other, nodded and said, "Okay."
Then, Luo Ya and Zhou Qiao went to talk to their grandmother.
When grandma heard the news, she walked around excitedly, saying that she must go to the old guy's grave and lay a bouquet of flowers to inform him of the good news.
Garnett was also extremely excited and danced as if he wanted to buy it.
Luo Ya smiled and said: "Grandma, the transaction procedures haven't even started yet. Once we get this town completely, we can notify grandpa!"
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for your good news." Grandma Luo Ya was overjoyed, thinking that her precious granddaughter had finally made her mark and would soon be the mayor of the town!
Although, the social status of the mayor of such a small town may not be as high as that of a Los Angeles police inspector.
The group of people drove back to the town, and Garnett followed and sat in Loya's car.
Loya joked: "Garnett, how about I elect you as mayor before I buy the town?"
In a town like this, the election is a joke, because the whole town belongs to others, who else can be elected?
Unless it is something that is very unpopular with the people, but if it is very unpopular with the people, all the residents of the town will have fled long ago, and those who remain will naturally approve of it.
Some town owners don’t want to be the mayor themselves, so they even elect their pet dog Golden Retriever as the mayor, pick them up in a police car, and arrange for two puppies of the opposite sex to serve as assistants!
Some choose a few-month-old baby to be the mayor, and some elect a parrot to be the mayor.
Like Kevin's family, starting from their great-grandfather, they have been mayors for generations!
By Kevin's generation, it's finally coming to an end!
Mayor Kevin found a suitable buyer, and he felt relaxed and felt like he was about to usher in a new life!
Hearing Loya's words, Garnett immediately became nervous and shook his head quickly: "No, no, I can't be a mayor with my personality."
Luo Ya was thinking, should she let her uncle be the mayor?
For Zhou Qiao, it definitely won’t work! She was reluctant to put Zhou Qiao in such a remote place. Besides, Zhou Qiao definitely doesn’t want to!
In fact, Zhou Qiao is quite excited, but she really doesn't want to, but she just thinks it's interesting and worth looking forward to.
This is the impulse brought about by the home-buying gene in the Chinese people’s bones.
Seeing Zhou Qiao's eyes flickering and seeming interested, Luo Ya said: "How about I buy you a small town in California? There are many small towns in California that are not expensive. You can build a Chinatown by then."
Zhou Qiao was stunned, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, I'll just be my doctor!"
Because it was not surprising that he had this idea on a whim, but if he really concentrated on running the town and becoming the mayor or something, he felt that it would be boring to death. Moreover, the small towns here in the United States that are willing to sell are those with very small populations and little development potential.
Someone like Erlot is pretty good.
Some of them can be called "ghost towns", and some people can't sell them, so they have to stay there as mayors for the rest of their lives!
Kevin is very efficient, and Luo Ya is also very efficient. It takes no more than three days to complete all the procedures.
However, to everyone's surprise, Luo Ya did not want the town, but directly transferred it to her uncle's name!
The news spread and the town was in uproar.
The residents of the town were envious of Luo Ya's magnanimity and the luck of Uncle Luo Ya's family, and came to congratulate her one after another!
Lilac Clinic suddenly became the lively center of the town.
When Uncle Luo Ya heard the news, he was shocked!
Uncle Luo Ya is still good, but her aunt is simply... indescribable!
Thanks to "Brave Little Fatty" for the reward.
A 6,000-word chapter. I will add an update for the 1,000 monthly tickets later.
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