I Heard You're Strong
"Dr. Duncan!"
After lunch, Adam returned to the ward to check on the patients, but was stopped outside by the daughter of a man suspected to be Mr. Lefanji, a Mexico family tycoon.
"Is there something you need?"
Adam's professional smile.
"I was wondering if you could talk to him?"
The patient's daughter looked exhausted.
What should we talk about?
Adam's smile remained unchanged.
"Brain surgery."
The patient's daughter said, "The doctor mentioned it before, and I also looked up information online. If it's successful, it will not only reduce his pain, but also alleviate most of his symptoms."
"He wants to have this kind of surgery?"
Adam laughed.
He was a little scared.
The patient's daughter hesitated, saying, "He can accept back surgery, but what about the brain..."
"I'm sorry, we can only follow the patient's request."
Adam understood and shook his head.
He also wanted to perform brain surgery on Mr. Lefanji, but he wouldn't try to persuade the patient if he didn't want to.
Although it seems that apart from this seemingly ordinary daughter, no crazy figure wearing Big Gold Chain has appeared, nor have any expressionless Gemini assassins come to visit.
This person, whose appearance and symptoms resembled that of Mr. Lefanji, the Mexico family tycoon, was not that person; all the similarities were coincidences.
But Adam should still be cautious and follow the procedures.
"Without brain surgery, he will have no quality of life, and it will only get worse."
The patient's daughter said painfully, "I'm getting married next month. I've already lost my mother, and I hope he can lead me down the aisle."
"I can understand."
Adam nodded and said, "But I can only repeat this: whether he is willing to have the surgery is up to him. I think you can definitely tell him what you said. Most of the time, a father can overcome his fear for his daughter."
That's the truth.
Although he has never been a father or had a daughter in his past or present life, he has witnessed many expressions of fatherly love.
For example, in those jokes, a cute little daughter asks her father, "If I'm going to die, and the only way you can save me is by eating poop, would you eat it?"
Without hesitation, the father said, "I'll eat it!"
Mengmeng's little daughter then asked, "How much do you eat?"
The father joked, "Eat until you live forever!"
This example is certainly extreme and poignant, but it illustrates a father's love for his daughter.
"I asked him."
The patient's daughter complained, "But he said he didn't want to. He said he would attend my wedding, but he would have my uncle lead me down the aisle while he stayed in the back row, saying that life is never perfect."
"If this brain surgery is to be performed, it must be done while the patient is awake."
Adam shook his head and said, "It's normal for Mr. Lefanji to have concerns. If you really want him to take your hand and walk you down the aisle, then you need to work harder to win him over. Otherwise, as doctors, we are powerless to help you."
Performing brain surgery while fully conscious, with the sound of drills and other instruments roaring behind your head, would be something any normal person would resist.
Moreover, if the surgery is unsuccessful, the patient will die immediately.
It's understandable that the patient chose not to undergo the high-risk brain surgery and insisted on attending her daughter's wedding.
In contrast, the patient's daughter's insistence on her father undergoing surgery, despite the risk of the wedding banquet turning into a funeral, seems somewhat selfish.
"Actually, you could consider having back surgery first, and then having the higher-risk brain surgery after your wedding."
Adam suggested.
The patient's daughter lowered her head and stopped speaking.
Adam shook his head inwardly.
He understood her thoughts.
She's getting married next month, and she should be busy with her wedding preparations right now, feeling both tired and happy.
But now she is too tired to take care of her father.
In that blissful moment, she had no father to support her, but a 'guest' whose body was trembling wildly was attracting everyone's attention.
She would rather her father have brain surgery now than that.
Either he regains some mobility so that he can lead her out on the field.
If she were to die tragically, she would wipe away her tears and continue living.
There are no filial sons at the bedside of a chronically ill patient.
The patient's daughter's choice was simply a matter of human nature.
But while she understood, getting Adam to help her was out of the question.
In the end, the patient's daughter also failed to persuade her father to undergo brain surgery.
Adam followed Dr. Shepherd for a simple back surgery with some regret.
But misfortune may be a blessing in disguise.
As soon as the surgery was over, Adam, like everyone else, ran towards the Observation Operating Room.
This giant tumor, weighing over 27 kilograms and resembling the body of the Thing the Fantastic Four, is unprecedented and will surely be included in medical textbooks.
"Dr. Duncan, would you be interested in participating in surgery for a giant tumor?"
In the corridor, after scolding Alex, Dr. Burke caught sight of Adam and suddenly extended an invitation.
"Certainly."
Adam paused for a moment, then immediately nodded.
"Then you and Cristina get ready, and come with me into the Operating Room later."
Dr. Burke gave his instructions and turned to leave.
"What's going on?"
Adam looked at Cristina, who was beaming with joy and clenching her fist in celebration, and laughed.
"Alex, that idiot!"
Cristina gestured towards Alex's retreating figure, who had turned away with a grim expression. "He was quite the actor at first, completely bewitching that poor woman, making her actually believe there was some spark between them."
But once the patient was in the MRI room, Alex revealed his true nature, gossiping with the operator in charge of the examination.
Although the operator was gossipy and said the woman was somewhat pitiful, Alex directly said that the woman deserved what she got, and called her disgusting and perverted!
Unfortunately, he forgot to turn off the Mike, and the woman inside heard everything.
After the examination, the patient said directly that she could perform the surgery, but Alex absolutely could not participate.
That idiot Alex even pretended to smile and ask why, as if he had offended her somehow.
Hehe!"
"Scoundrel!"
Adam said coldly, "In this situation, the patient can absolutely sue him, and given the patient's condition, the success rate of the lawsuit is quite high."
When not facing the power of capital, people are still naturally inclined to sympathize with the weak.
"He's lucky."
Cristina shrugged and said, "The patient is in this state because she is too ashamed to see people. Do you think she will sue Alex in court?"
"That's fine, though. If Alex weren't so stupid, we wouldn't have had the chance to replace him in the Operating Room and participate in such groundbreaking surgeries."
"That's true."
Adam hearing this, Adam suppressed his disgust for Alex's scumbag nature and became delighted. "By the way, do you know why Dr. Burke chose me?"
How would I know? Why are you asking me?
Cristina became somewhat agitated upon hearing this.
Adam looked at her strangely.
"I don't know either."
Cristina realized her lapse in composure and looked away, avoiding Adam's gaze. "But I suspect it's mostly related to your famously strong physique."
"You mean..."
Adam suddenly realized.
"Think about it, this surgery is both amazing and extremely difficult, with an expected duration of 14 hours."
Cristina affirmed Adam's idea. "During this process, we need to support that giant tumor the whole time. Without a strong body, who can handle it? During the surgery, can you help support it for a while?"
"No problem."
Adam nodded with a smile.
He couldn't have been happier to observe such a rare, giant tumor up close.
He has plenty of strength and stamina!
P. S.: Thanks to Salty Egg Trendsetter and M Feng Fengzi for the donations!