On Monday, the charity auction was officially held, creating a lot of topics and triggering countless discussions; on Wednesday, the entire San Francisco 49ers team went to the Children's Hospital to visit children who were seriously ill.
This is another collective organizational activity of the team.
The inspiration comes from Miles Scott. There are really not a few children who suffer from illness like Miles. They have just come into this world not long ago. They are all novices, but they have to face the horror of illness. Torture - What's even sadder is that most of the time there's nothing they can do about it.
Facing those terminal diseases, it seems that no one in the whole world can help them, not even doctors. The powerlessness and helplessness make them feel like they are on an uninhabited island, and then... just fend for themselves. Besides continuing to persevere, what else can they do?
Miles needs the power of a Christmas miracle, and so do the other kids!
Similar to the charity auction, this was also a proposal initiated at the meeting of the players’ families. Jiang Youning thought this was a very good idea. A few weeks ago, she asked Lu Ke for his opinion, and then Lu Ke contacted him through Leh. The entire team mobilized all players to collectively join in this interaction, personally making a little contribution and giving back to the city of San Francisco for its support and support.
After team manager Trent Baalke learned about it, he did not hesitate to provide official support, and the organization in charge also provided funds, and contacted the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The two parties will work together. It is not just a formality or a show-off, but a hope. Can really help those children.
Due to the intensive schedule of the playoffs, there is work to be completed every week, so, like the charity auction, this hospital visit is also scheduled for the week after the National League Finals, because this week is Pro Bowl week. No matter where the team reaches in the playoffs, this is the only relatively free week in the playoffs, and all players can actively participate in charity activities.
On the day of the event, more than 70 people from the San Francisco 49ers arrived at the Children's Hospital collectively, including the players, the coaching staff and the logistics team.
The entire visit is very special. All players and coaches are treated equally and are completely focused on children. They come here specifically to accompany the children, including rehabilitation, treatment, reading, walking, chatting, etc., etc., to accompany the children. They spend the simplest and most unpretentious day in their daily life. All the schedules are followed at the children's pace. As long as the children have needs, the players and coaches will definitely satisfy them.
This is a day for children.
What is unexpected but reasonable is that the most popular among the children is not Lu Ke, but Logan Newman and Joe Stanley.
Logan is a big kid himself. He accompanies the children to build Lego, play with Transformers, and open gifts. He laughs and laughs until he is sweating profusely. He is completely mingled with the children and is mixed in among the children in the playroom. How can any sense of violation be unwelcome?
Stanley is a clown - not in a negative sense, but in a positive sense. He can fold balloons, he can do magic, he can tell stories, he can tell jokes... He even carries a toy box of his own , teaching the children how to operate and perform shadow puppets on the spot. It was a traditional Chinese cultural stunt that he learned by himself through YouTube. Even Lu Ke was dumbfounded.
So, what about Lu Ke?
Lu Ke went to the chemotherapy room to accompany the children who had to undergo chemotherapy, and spent a period of time with them there - a period that was somewhat different from what he imagined.
Originally, Lu Ke was going to tell stories. He also borrowed a few fairy tales from the hospital library, but in the end, the children collectively complained, "We have heard those stories countless times. We are not three years old." ", the one after another protests left Lu Ke helpless.
In the end, things somehow developed into a "question and answer session." The children asked Lu Ke questions, and Lu Ke gave answers based on his own experience or perspective.
At the beginning, those questions were all about football - not necessarily about quarterbacks or Lu Ke, but more or less related to football. For example, why just running fast doesn't necessarily mean you can become a football player. An excellent wide receiver; for example, can he somersault into the end zone and score a touchdown? If not, why? If he can, then if he rolls in mid-air and fumbles the ball, it doesn't count as a touchdown.
And so on.
Gradually, the problems began to break away from the scope of rugby and gradually extended to wider areas of life, and the development trend slowly exceeded the scope of Lu Ke's imagination, which made Lu Ke a little unable to resist. He was much more powerful than reporters. For example, Lu Ke How did he know that he fell in love with Candice? For example, did Lu Ke think about changing his career while he was injured? Another example, if he could transform into a superhero, what super power would Lu Ke want.
What started as a question and answer eventually evolved into a discussion, in which all the children participated. In the lively atmosphere of chattering and different opinions, the time of chemotherapy seemed not so painful, so long, and so difficult. Unknowingly, it was able to end treatment.
The only exception was the child. He sat silently beside him and never spoke. With his expressionless face, it was impossible to tell whether he was listening or wandering away. He did not show any sense of participation in the whole process, and just stayed alone and alienated.
Lu Ke wanted to help him, but didn't know how to start; but Lu Ke knew that they were only visiting the doctor for a day, and there was really very little they could do for these children. Even if they chose not to believe in him, it would be understandable. , and he couldn't force them to cooperate with him.
After much thought, Lu Ke decided to extend a friendly olive branch. Before leaving the chemotherapy room, he left a card and a football for the child.
"Who cares, they say, when another light goes out, twinkling beneath billions of stars in the sky? Yes, I do."
The most plain and simple words, just like what Lu Ke told Ryan Baldwin, they are all struggling in their own bottomless abyss. They all think they are fighting alone, but the reality is far from what they imagined. So bad that even the tiniest star has meaning in its existence.
Lu Ke hoped that these words could leave a glimmer of light in the child's heart, just like sowing a seed of hope, and then looking forward to the day when the sun would bloom all over the ground and illuminate his path forward. As long as he is willing, Lu Ke and the nine people will always be by his side.
The whole activity lasted for a whole morning. Surprisingly, all the players were exhausted, even more tired than after playing an overtime game; but the children were still lively and energetic, and seemed to have a steady stream of energy in their bodies, which made them more tired. One can't help but wonder if they are not sick at all.
But the nurse told the players that this was because the children had not played so happily and relaxed for too long, and all their energy was released, which created such an illusion; after the players left, their energy would Showing a cliff-like direct fall.
Being too excited is actually not a good thing for patients.
The busiest and hardest working people throughout the morning are actually the nurses. They must monitor the status of the patients at all times to prevent them from being too excited and causing unexpected problems. This also makes their attention the whole process. I didn't dare to relax, and it took a lot of physical and energy.
Because of this, after the event, Lu Ke, Willis and Akins, as representatives of the team, made a special trip to thank the nurses, doctors and hospitals for their hard cooperation, as well as the parents of the children for their trust and willingness to give them this opportunity. Opportunity to contribute your own small strength to the children.
Then, the "Bat Boy Suit" finally appeared.
Lu Ke gave the suit that witnessed the Christmas miracle to the head nurse of the hospital, hoping that she could select a child who needed it most and transfer the suit to that child, so that Miles could The courage and spirit can be passed on to truly implement this help.
If it is just for collection, if this suit is sealed in a cabinet as a private collection, or as a component of the Internet bubble, or as a trophy for a certain Internet celebrity to show off, or it may even become a medium for hype. Then its significance will be ignored. As time goes by, it will dissipate bit by bit. When the craze of "Bat Boy" or "Christmas Miracle" disappears, this suit will have no meaning. Meaning, it will eventually become an ordinary Halloween costume.
Lu Ke didn't want this. It would undoubtedly be a huge waste for that golden ocean and the story of Miles Scott.
That great story deserves a great ending. Lu Ke sincerely hopes that the spirit of the "Bat Boy Jersey" can continue to be passed on, just like the "fighting" spirit of the San Francisco 49ers, and truly become a symbol of the Bay Area. A force that ultimately creates more miracles.
Previously, Nancy Scott entrusted all charity funds to the Lu Ke Foundation, hoping to help more people through Lu Ke's effective organization. This gave Lu Ke inspiration, and he also hoped to use the foundation to help more people. This "Batboy suit" is handed over again and again to children who need it more urgently - when that child is ready, the suit will return to the Foundation, and then it will look for the next successor again. Just like Christmas gifts, this is the best way to keep the Christmas spirit alive.
Therefore, at the auction, Lu Ke raised his placards continuously without hesitation, showing a strong momentum of determination to win. That was because he had already conceived the future of this suit.
Now, it's time for this suit to show its true value - only on those souls in need of help, only on those bodies in need of encouragement, can it help them become superheroes and invincible! Invincible!
