LRS Care: Return Visit – Yumei

Little Red Scarf is in Lanzhou, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces. We provide financial support and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, we provide families with post-operative care and help the children sustain a healthy lifestyle.

Yumei's First Surgery: May 2015

Yumei was admitted to the hospital on May 11, 2015 with a complex heart disease. One week after admission, she had a fever that turned out to be chickenpox. She was transferred to the Department of Infectious Diseases for 11 days. The doctor told Yumei’s father, "The child's condition is very serious. She needs two operations, and even with that, we might not be able to completely cure the disease. In combination with the surgical risk, the operation cost is high."

On June 1, 2015, which was Children's Day,  we wanted Yumei to be happy, so we sent her a toy. In order to allow family members to take care of Yumei while they waited for the surgery, we also gave 2,000 RMB to her father. 

Yumei’s surgery was on June 11, after she had been hospitalized for one month. The family was in a high state of tension. Seven hours after she was in the surgical room, her family received news that night: “The situation is not very optimistic.” Her father, outside the intensive care room, kept telling Yumei to stay strong. 

On June 16, she was transferred to the ventilator, and two days later, she was transferred to the general ward. On June 25, 44 days of hospitalization later, Yumei was discharged. The family agreed to stay in touch with us and contact us when she undergoes her second surgery.

A week after admission to the hospital, Yumei had chickenpox.

Yumei's father received a ￥2000 donation from LRS.

Yumei after her first operation in June 2015.

Successful Recovery Period

Physical Condition

Yumei's father said her overall physical condition is good. Her appetite is good, and she has not caught as many colds this year. A few days ago, because of the cold weather changes, Yumei’s cold dragged on for ten days. However, this time, her family only had to give her medicine and didn't need any injections.

Family Situation

This year, her father still cannot go out to work. The family raised 10 pigs, but only one gave birth to four little piglets. They think that another one will be giving birth soon. This will be the home’s main source of income for this year. The family also has apple trees across their eight acres, but it is currently not fruiting period yet.

Preparing for 2nd Surgery

​Now that it has been a year and a half since Yumei's first surgery, the family wants her to undergo a second surgery. They got into contact with the doctor. Dr. Tang agreed to perform the surgery in December. The family was given the 10,500 RMB from the Little Red Scarf donation for the surgery. We look forward to seeing Yumei as soon as possible in Lanzhou. We wish her a success in her second operation!

​Special thanks to: Doug & Vanessa who donated $2,000, equivalent to 12,500 RMB. It was mainly used to cover the cost of the second operation for Yumei.

Original article written by Aiju Chang, translated by Nina Chen, edited by Yanyan Zhang and Carolyn D.