"This gentleman's surname is Yang; he has hypertension. During the New Year, he drank alcohol and ate meat, lost control, and his blood pressure shot up, causing a cerebral hemorrhage." Du Heng pointed to a man beside him, introducing him to Bao Mi in a joking tone. "He was sent to JZU Second Hospital that very day. He spent four days in the ICU, followed by nine days as an inpatient. His life was saved, but his legs were paralyzed. He lay at home for two months, through March and April, and came to my clinic on May 9th. He's been hospitalized here for 24 days so far. Now, he can move slowly on his own with the help of handrails. He was actually supposed to be discharged last week to go home, take his medicine, and recover slowly, but he insisted on staying another week."
The man was inching forward with small steps; by the time Du Heng finished speaking, he had only moved about twenty centimeters.
