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苏玉琴:用微光点亮希望的“全国优秀党务工作者”
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苏玉琴:用微光点亮希望的“全国优秀党务工作者”

从一名白血病患者到拥有3000多名志愿者的领路人,苏玉琴的公益之路

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2026年7月1日,新疆昌吉市苏玉琴志愿服务工作站党支部书记苏玉琴获评“全国优秀党务工作者”。46年前确诊白血病的她,以“知心姐姐”身份投身公益,带领3000多名志愿者累计服务超338万小时,用坚韧精神点亮他人希望。

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苏玉琴于46年前确诊白血病,后创办昌吉州红十字抗癌乐园及志愿服务工作站。该工作站目前拥有3000多名志愿者,致力于系统化帮扶工作。

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中新网乌鲁木齐9月7日电 (张家伟)2026年7月1日,庆祝中国共产党成立105周年大会上,新疆昌吉市苏玉琴志愿服务工作站党支部书记苏玉琴站在领奖台上,接过“全国优秀党务工作者”证书。“拿到这个奖项时,我的眼泪瞬间出来了。”她说。

这是她第三次走进人民大会堂领奖。此前,她曾获全国道德模范提名奖、全国三八红旗手。

站在台上那一刻,她想的不是自己。“这是3000多名志愿者的荣誉。”

公益,从一间病房开始

46年前,苏玉琴23岁,被确诊为慢性粒细胞白血病和血小板无力症,医生断言她的生命仅剩一年。“拿到诊断书时,我仿佛被打入了冰窖。”

她把自己关在屋里哭了三天。第四天清晨,她看到一缕阳光从窗户照进来。“当时我想,还有阳光。哪怕只活一天,也应该好好地活着。”

苏玉琴打着吊针哼歌解闷,孩子们围到她床边,老人们也笑了。她听到收音机里的曲子,跳起舞来,病人们笑得更灿烂了。

她说,“那一刻我明白,即使只有一点点光,我也要把光照亮给大家,用微光点亮更多人的希望。”

她成了“孩子头”,也成了老人们的“女儿”。那时她便给自己起了一个名字:“知心姐姐”,至今她的微信昵称依然是这个。

当时一位名叫阿依古丽的乳腺癌患者,刚住院时几乎不说话,苏玉琴一直去找她聊天,带她参加病友活动。后来阿依古丽主动想当志愿者。现在,阿依古丽已是文艺队的骨干,每周都去病房看望其他病人。

也是从那时起,苏玉琴坚持每周四回医院做义工,这个“相约星期四”的活动持续至今。她带着新老病友围坐在一起,分享自己的抗癌经历。“新病人不了解情况,我就站出来讲我是怎么得病的、怎么治疗的。”

有病友问她为何如此坚强,她笑着回答:“人活着总要有点念想,能帮到别人,我就觉得自己的日子没白过。”

从一个人,到三千人

2006年,苏玉琴创办昌吉州红十字抗癌乐园,“我们希望更多的人坚强起来,与病魔抗争,让爱传递。”

2012年,苏玉琴志愿服务工作站正式组建。2017年,工作站成立党支部,如今已有3000多名志愿者常年在昌吉开展公益活动。

苏玉琴说,有了党支部之后,公益工作成为系统化帮扶,她会在现场立即开会解决。公益不是一个人的事情,而是大家的事情。大家聚拢起来,有问题立即提出,立即执行,不会把问题拖到第二天。

团队里,有280多名癌症患者。一位胃癌患者加入团队时说:“我本来觉得自己是累赘,现在我觉得自己还能帮别人。”

苏玉琴每周四到医院的“约定”,让她结识了身患重度肌无力症的孤寡老人李桂珍。她每天在家做好饭菜送到医院,陪老人聊天、擦洗身体,半年照料不离不弃。老人临终前紧握她的手热泪盈眶:“女儿,这辈子遇见你,是我的福气。”

住院期间,她还看到两位学生因没有找到实习单位情绪低落。她拄着拐杖帮她们联系推荐岗位、做担保。后来,两个孩子说:“苏大姐,你就是我们的亲人,从你身上我们学会了做人做事。”

截至目前,团队累计参与志愿服务达24.5万人次,服务总时长338万小时,协调爱心物资价值3000万元,受益群众133万人次。工作站先后荣获全国“学雷锋”示范点、全国志愿服务“四个100”最佳服务项目等荣誉。

“走到走不动为止”

苏玉琴的丈夫临终前,拉着她的手说了一番话:“不管遇到多大的困难,一定要坚持走下去,不要忘记自己的初心和善心。虽然我不能陪你走下去了,但你身边还有很多爱心人士陪伴你。”

她答应了。她告诉丈夫:“我会坚持走下去,走到走不动为止。”

如今,苏玉琴仍身患多种疾病。她告诉记者,自己每天睡觉前都会把当天的事情处理完毕,把第二天的工作都安排好。她担心万一有一天起不来了,后面的事情还有人能接着做。

最困难的时候,办公地点在自行车棚,在医院的走廊,她没放弃。即便股骨头坏死导致行动不便,她仍拄着拐杖带队做志愿服务;即便治疗导致声音干涩沙哑,她仍坚持为病友做心理疏导。

现在,苏玉琴依然会带队去医院、养老院、学校。从昌吉周边到天山南北,她们的足迹覆盖越来越多的地方。

她告诉记者,这些年来唯一内疚的就是陪伴家人的时间少,大部分时间都在陪伴没有血缘关系的人。

她说:“无论在哪里遇到困难,都要直面对待,做好本职工作。遇到困难不要退缩,一定要挺起胸来向前走。只要迈出第一步,第二步就是光明的路。”

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