Mom and Dad can’t take it anymore! Life-saving medicine, delivered overnight across the river

Ms. Lin, a citizen of Jing’an District, asked for help from “Xinmin Helping the Nong”. Her parents are in their 80s this year , lives in the third village of Rushan, Pudong New Area, and suffers from various underlying diseases and needs to take medicine for a long time. On the eve of the closure of the community, Ms. Lin specially prepared medicine for her parents, but she did not have time to send it to Pudong. The “life-saving medicine” that the two old people had been taking for a long time was about to run out, and the Cross River Express could not be called, which made Ms. Lin anxious: “My parents can’t take it anymore, who can help them deliver it? Send medicine?!”

The reporter learned that Ms. Lin’s father is 84 years old this year, suffering from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary heart disease and asthma, etc., and needs to use hormones every day Spray for pain relief. The mother is 81 years old and is also severely disabled, suffering from a variety of underlying diseases. “At the end of March, I specially prepared hormone sprays, insulin and other related drugs for my parents, and their medical records are all with me.” Ms. Lin said, “Now, the community has been closed for nearly a month, and my parents’ medicines are fast. After they finished eating, their mood seemed very unstable, and I was so anxious.”

After being contacted by the reporter, Ms. Lin asked the police on duty at the Caojiadu police station for help. Officer Gu, who is on duty, said that he will report the situation to the relevant person in charge, and then report to the branch for approval. “I didn’t expect that shortly after the call, my cell phone rang. Officer Gu and Officer Chen came to the gate of the community where I lived to pick up the medicine and delivered it to my parents in Pudong overnight.” The reporter learned that the two policemen After finishing the work at hand, he used his rest time to deliver “life-saving medicine” for the elderly across the river.

During the return visit, while expressing her sincere gratitude, Ms. Lin said that recently, she and her husband participated in volunteer services in the community, “We will be like the two Just like the police, use your actions to spread more love and make more people feel warm.”

Xinmin Evening News reporter Yang Yuhong