There are about 500,000 people suffering from ALS and about 150 million people suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the world. This set of data is beyond imagination. However, these data are not without temperature. Behind them is a cruel coldness.
Patients with ALS will feel that their condition is getting worse step by step, and they will lose control of their bodies bit by bit.
If a person who can run, jump, or even be an athlete turns into a person with only a few fingers or a few body parts that can move, it will be more uncomfortable than killing them directly.
The image of the world-famous physicist Hawking is that he is sitting in an electric wheelchair with his head tilted and only three fingers can control it.
People like him can barely maintain their dignity with the help of copyrights of their books and university salary and benefits, while ordinary people can only lie in bed and wait to rot.
People who stay in bed for too long may even develop bed sores, and the pus from the bed can make the sheets dirty and smelly, and bacteria can spread rampantly. Finally, he died in the despair of his family.
To say something anti-human, some family members even hope from the bottom of their hearts that this person's family members will die cleanly, otherwise it will be a kind of torture to everyone.
The situation of Alzheimer's disease is not optimistic either. Patients can take better care of themselves, but those who develop the disease are often older, unable to remember anything, and even lack basic common sense in life.
For example, you don't know how to read the traffic lights when crossing the road, or you don't remember to turn off the gas valve after cooking on a gas stove, which can lead to gas leakage or even a fire and explosion. The most troublesome thing is that people can't come back if they run out, so they have to wear a bracelet with their name, address and contact information written on it so that others can help.
However, in recent years, Alzheimer's disease has undergone a worse change, that is, it is getting younger. It is not known whether it is caused by the harsh natural environment or the excessive pressure of the work and study environment.
Anyway, every household has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. This is reflected on the official website of Changtian Technology. Many people originally wanted to sign up to participate in the experiment, but the message area turned into a misfortune competition. This is not a funny thing. But real people are struggling.
"My grandma at home has Alzheimer's disease and can't remember anything. She kicked grandpa out a few days ago and asked why this strange man wanted to sleep in her bed. They were a golden couple. She saw grandpa lonely. It’s really unbearable to look like that.”
"Some time ago, my cousin's ALS at home became more and more serious. When he started walking unsteadily, we thought it was arthritis or ventilation or something. It wasn't until he started to lose his speech function that we realized the problem was serious.
He has no other relatives, so I can only sign up for him. If he cannot be rescued in time, he will soon be in trouble. Not everyone has a salary and a pension. "
"Alzheimer's disease is so scary. Yesterday, my brother was hit by a car while walking out. Fortunately, the driver responded in time, otherwise there would have been a big problem. Because of this disease, I can no longer do my previous job. Who would want to A programmer who can’t remember logic?”
"My father also has Alzheimer's disease and needs someone to watch him every day. I am the only child in the family and no one shares this responsibility. Currently I can only do some casual work online and my life is very tight.
I really hate God for being unfair and causing my family to suffer such a bad luck. "
"What's even more cruel is the ALS patients, who have no way to deal with them. They can't control their eating, drinking, and diarrhea. They're not getting better after taking medicine, and they don't know when this life will end.
In the patient group, some family members of the patients committed suicide, leaving the patients to starve and die after a few days. I don't know how long I can hold on here. "
It’s hard to imagine that such tragedies are happening every day and will be repeated many, many times. The news of Changtian Technology’s global recruitment of volunteers has undoubtedly become the only light in their hearts. Everyone wants to seize this opportunity.
Most people with family members signed up online. Many people were afraid of not being insured, so they went directly to the offline Changtian Technology station and held up signs asking for help.
The square in front of the Changtian Technology Headquarters was filled with people. These people came from all over the country. The number of people easily exceeded a thousand. It was really a big place, and the security guards were panicking. If I hadn't known that these people were here for help, I would have called the police.
Chen Xiao had a big head and scratched his head: "How many people are there now?"
Qu Ping took the data machine and replied: "There are more than one million online registrations, and people are asking for help all over the world. The offline situation is even more outrageous."
After that, Qu Ping posted a few pictures.
Those who did not have the conditions to come to the headquarters of Changtian Technology for help spontaneously went to the product stores of Changtian Technology to sign up. Everyone flocked to the nearest mobile phone store in order to increase the chance of successful registration. It was really outrageous.
Scenes like this don't just appear in Xia Country, they generally appear in all parts of the world. No matter which country it is, there are people in Changtian stores clamoring to convey the registration.
Fighting broke out in many places, especially places with fierce folk customs. Everyone took action. It was not that everyone was of low quality, but that these long-term illnesses had driven people crazy.
With things like this, all Changtian Technology can do is strengthen security, and members of the security team have stepped up patrols and security.
Wang Dong conveyed the complaints of the security team members, saying that during this period he was more like a sports referee, a boxing referee, a judo referee, a karate referee, a taekwondo referee, and a jiu-jitsu referee. Of course, the most popular one is the bastard boxing referee.
Fighting with people with different body odors every day makes the security team members feel complicated and broken. This is more torturous than doing dangerous tasks.
Some people really don't pay attention to hygiene. They don't brush their teeth or take a shower. They also smoke and drink while riding horses. If these people were contacted to take care of people who were unable to take care of themselves, maybe they wouldn't be so disgusted.
It's like this in ordinary stores, but it's even more chaotic in places like the Roommate Intensive Treatment Center. This is the case in Mo Country and Mao Xiong Country, which are really crowded. Many people even traveled across oceans and seas to go to the nearest intensive care center.
Some local tycoons have taken a different approach. They mobilize their employees to queue up for themselves, and give opportunities to whoever reaches the queue. They also provide rewards for volunteer places all over the world. The price is so high that they don’t have to worry about it for the rest of their lives. Rich people are not short of money. Without someone to take care of them, they are more eager to have a sound body to enjoy life. What is life without the ability to take care of themselves?
These wealthy people even asked to donate all their wealth just for a chance to volunteer.
These things are so high-profile that there is no way to hide them from the media. Moreover, these media are all aware of it. As long as they stick to Changtian Technology, they can get big news from time to time. After this time report, it aroused widespread sympathy and triggered many discussions.
The attitude of the Western media is that of distrust. They are looking at what choice Changtian Technology will make, whether to continue or stop, whether it is real or a scam.
The reason is quite sufficient. The paper provided has no reference group, the data source is secretive, and the data provided by the equipment can be forged. The most bizarre thing is that Changtian Technology didn't even introduce the situation of the case. Why did it say that it was getting better? Why didn't it say that it had built a new brain and restored the original factory settings?
This recruitment of volunteers from all over the world is just an opportunity to test the truth.
Changtian Technology still has a "believe it or not" attitude and is too lazy to pay attention to the reports in the Western world. It doesn't have to prove anything. If the whole truth is told, all mankind will probably go crazy.
When Changtian Technology's regular press conference was held as usual, the reporter asked about this global recruitment of volunteers.
Chen Xiao was still in South Africa, so he asked rotating CEO Yang Fei to respond.
"Excuse me, Changtian Technology is recruiting volunteers from all over the world. Is the technology mature enough to enter the clinical stage?"
"The technology is still being improved, and many things are unknown. Changtian Technology has already had successful cases, so what it wants to do is to promote it. However, I would like to remind you that this technology cannot fully guarantee safety at present. There are certain limitations. risk."
"So how many people does Changtian Technology want to save with such a big team?"
"The treatment conditions are limited, the follow-up observation period and the technology are immature, so the number of people must be very small. I would like to apologize to everyone. But Changtian Technology will definitely overcome the difficulties day and night and benefit more humans as soon as possible."
"Then why do we need to recruit from all over the world? Why not specifically recruit Xia Kingdom citizens? There must be many volunteers."
Yang Fei immediately replied: "This is because Changtian Technology treats all human beings equally and will not discriminate against any race."
The real situation is that Changtian Technology needs enough genetic data. If possible, black people, white people, yellow people, brown people, etc., all from high latitudes, low latitudes, warm areas, cold areas Enter the experiment.
Only when the genes are rich enough can one prove that one's technology is excellent and can be promoted around the world, but judging from the current situation, the majority are still from the Xia people.
After Yang Fei finished the press conference, he reported the situation to Chen Xiao. In the virtual world, the senior management is sitting together again. The most important thing right now is this matter.
"The number has exceeded five million, with more than four million in Xia and more than one million abroad.
The fact that there are so few foreign companies may be due to the influence of public opinion on capital control. More than once, we have found that those media have smeared Changtian Technology. The most urgent thing right now is to start the experiment quickly to prevent the situation from getting out of control.
The greater the number of people, the more panic everyone will have, and unexpected vicious events are likely to occur. "Yang Fei expressed his thoughts truthfully.
Chen Xiao nodded slightly. He thought the same thing. The momentum for one thing should not be overdone. Under the current circumstances, public opinion was fermenting too quickly. It was time to control it.
"How many personal experiments can we conduct?" Chen Xiao looked at Qu Ping.
"Currently, five complete experimental packages have been prepared, and others are still under construction. There will be more in the next batch."
"Five is five, the quotas are allocated, four from Xia Kingdom, one from abroad, randomly selected.
However, the people selected must have a clean foundation. Those who harm others out of malice, engage in evil forces, and are corrupt should not join in. We do not treat garbage, and there are more people who deserve our priority to rescue. "
"good!"
After the conditions for volunteer selection came out, the people of Xia felt that it was very fair. After all, they were randomly selected. There was no secret operation. The requirement of good conduct reflected the pursuit of humanistic values.
People abroad are not so happy. Only one of the five places was given. There are so many countries in the world! How come there are enough points? But they also understand that Changtian Technology is not too much. After all, they are not their compatriots, so why should they save them?
If our own country had this technology, we would never open it to the outside world. We would close our doors and solve our internal needs first.
The mood of patients and their families is relatively low. Millions or even tens of millions of people are competing for a few places. The probability is lower than winning the lottery. The probability of receiving assistance is so low. This family still has to struggle in the abyss.
There are countless desperate messages on the official website of Changtian Technology. Many people said that they would rather not know that there is such an opportunity at the beginning, then they would not have such expectations, and then be so disappointed. Many comments showed a clear intention to die, and many netizens couldn't stand it anymore and expressed their condolences.
Among these people, Liu Wei's son was very nervous.
There are hundreds of thousands of people with the name Liu Wei across the country. If all Liu Wei were called out for roll call, the scene would be unimaginable. He is an ordinary sanitation worker in Northeast China. His family is very poor, but Liu is very ambitious and often does good deeds. For those who are in difficulty, help if you can.
According to what he said, in a person's life, there will inevitably be times when he gets stuck and can't think about things. At that time, if someone can help or even comfort him, that person may get over it.
So he has been doing good things for so many years. For example, I would cook and bathe the lonely old man next door, and I would take care of him for more than ten years.
There is also funding for single-parent little girls nearby to go to school.
Lao Liu himself is not rich. He has a child in college. In order for his children to go to school, he looks for other jobs after get off work. Putty workers, cement workers, porters, whatever they can do.
However, such a good man was finally struck down by ALS at the age of fifty. In the previous years, he actually had feelings, but he had no money and no time, so he carried it by himself until he collapsed.
Liu Wei can't do anything now, he can only lie down and study.
He could only rely on his wife to take care of him while working. If his son hadn't been more ambitious and had paid for college by relying on scholarships and working part-time, the family would really have been unable to function.
Watching his wife lose weight day by day, Liu Wei felt really bad. Sometimes, his wife is worried about him being alone at home, so she has to take him out to work, looking for work all over the world.
At the moment of despair, Liu Wei's son saw the announcement of Changtian Technology, and Xiao Liu signed up for his father without even thinking about it. On the one hand, it was for my father to give it a try, and on the other hand, I actually thought that my father could be cared for for a period of time. Changtian Technology had said that there would be round-trip travel expenses and a dedicated team for care, so the patient did not have to worry.
Changtian Technology has left ten days to register, and lots will be drawn after that. Everyone hopes that there will be fewer people and more opportunities for themselves.
(End of chapter)
