The wedding is coming soon, and the groom-to-be in Anyang, Henan Province goes to the "Date of Life" first

China News Service, Zhengzhou, October 14 (Reporter Han Zhangyun) "Wedding preparations can squeeze in time and adjust the rhythm, but we can't afford to wait to treat diseases and save lives." On October 14, Du Jinhang, a medical worker and groom-to-be in Anyang City, Henan Province, donated hematopoietic stem cells at the Henan Provincial Cancer Hospital to give life hope to a blood disease patient. At this time, his wedding was still 11 days away.

On that day, the hematopoietic stem cell collection room of Henan Cancer Hospital was very warm. The machines and equipment were turning quietly. Du Jinhang was lying on the bed with a relaxed expression. His fiancée Xie Shuyue was waiting beside him, feeding him water from time to time and adjusting the height of the bed to help him relax. The newlyweds will hold their wedding on October 25. As their big day approaches, they choose to give hope to another life and family first.

Du Jinhang, 31 years old, registered to join the Chinese Bone Marrow Bank in 2023 and became a hematopoietic stem cell donation volunteer. In August this year, he was successfully matched with a blood disease patient; in September, he successfully passed the high-resolution matching and donation physical examination, meeting the donation standards. The wedding was approaching and family affairs were busy. After discussing with his fiancée, he unanimously decided to go to this "date of life."

"From registration to matching, from passing the physical examination to fulfilling the contract to donate hematopoietic stem cells, this road is not easy." Du Jinhang said that as a medical worker, donating hematopoietic stem cells is another way to fulfill the original intention of protecting life.

Du Jinhang recalled that when he first joined the Chinese Bone Marrow Bank, he only had a simple idea: "The more people joining the bank, the more possibility of saving lives." He said that like most people, he lives an ordinary life, but he always believes that ordinary people can also protect lives and warm others.

When he received the notification that the matching was successful, he was both surprised and more confident. "Behind this one-in-a-million probability is a patient waiting for rebirth and a struggling family." Du Jinhang told reporters that donating hematopoietic stem cells only requires short-term cooperation and dedication, but for the unfamiliar patient, this is the only hope for survival. "Compared between the two, I don't need to hesitate or shrink."

As the wedding day approaches, wedding preparations are complicated and busy, but Xie Shuyue and Du Jinhang have the same idea: donating hematopoietic stem cells to save lives is a more urgent matter than preparing for the wedding. Du Jinhang is very grateful to his fiancée for his support. "We both believe that donating hematopoietic stem cells to save lives before marriage is a particularly precious and meaningful gift for the wedding and future life."

Du Jinhang said that after this hematopoietic stem cell donation, he is willing to be a publicist to share the scientific knowledge of donating hematopoietic stem cells to colleagues and friends around him, to dispel everyone's concerns, and looks forward to more people joining this caring team.