Reidra's gaze toward Chen Zhao was filled with unfriendliness.
She could count the number of times she'd met Chen Zhao with one hand.
However, every time they met, it was filled with humiliation.
Reidra had to admit that she was an adult.
Chen Zhao's medical skills were really good.
Moreover, it was so good that it was unbelievable.
"It's him." Reidra nodded. Her gaze toward Chen Zhao was still filled with hatred. "If there's someone in this world who can cure you, it can only be him."
"Ma 'am, do you need treatment?" Chen Zhao asked, putting down his toolbox.
The old woman nodded slightly. Chen Zhao could tell that her body was a bit uncoordinated.
However, before checking, Chen Zhao couldn't be sure if the old woman really had ALS.
Some elderly diseases would also have this kind of uncoordinated feeling, such as muscle damage and osteoporosis …
They would also make the elderly's body weak and uncoordinated in certain areas.
"Please sit," the old woman said.
Chen Zhao glanced at Reidra and then sat beside the old woman.
"Can I check for you?"
"Reidra."
Reidra took out a case report. It was over a hundred pages thick.
Chen Zhao glanced at Rhett. He was also surprised.
Reidra had actually recommended him.
Chen Zhao looked at the case report. He could understand it, but he couldn't.
The old woman's name was Ellie Rhodrys Alexander.
Chen Zhao didn't know the data or pathology of ALS, but the final conclusion of the case report was that it was in the early stage.
The early stage of ALS wouldn't directly make the patient lose the ability to move.
The first symptom was that the old woman's left arm would suddenly lose strength, lasting from a few minutes to half an hour.
In the following half a year, the symptoms would worsen. The old woman's arms and legs would unpredictably lose strength.
The old woman's breathing would also become difficult sometimes.
The old woman looked at Chen Zhao. "Sir, do you think there's still hope for me?"
"Ma 'am," Chen Zhao said honestly. "I've never come into contact with a patient with ALS, so I don't have any relevant treatment plans or abilities. I'm afraid I can't help you."
The old woman seemed to have expected this, but she couldn't hide her disappointment.
After all, she also had hope. She'd hoped for a miracle.
Chen Zhao's answer was not unexpected.
Reidra's face darkened, and she asked in a questioning tone, "Aren't you able to cure any illness? Why can't you cure ALS? "
Glancing at Reidra, Chen Zhao said indifferently, "I never said that I can cure all illnesses."
"But you've cured so many incurable diseases."
"That's because I happen to know the cure."
"Reidra … forget it," the old woman said calmly.
If he could be cured, then he would be cured. If he couldn't be cured, then he couldn't be cured.
This kind of thing couldn't be forced out.
ALS was not a disease or injury to a specific part of the body.
Instead, it was neuronal damage, which meant that the key was in the neuronal tissue.
Human muscles are made up of neurons that send signals to various parts of the body, and then control the movements of the muscles.
If the muscle cells of the human body were to be likened to a cell phone connected to countless signals, then the nerve tissue would be the main signal station.
Since the main station had malfunctioned and could no longer connect or send signals, all these phones had turned into bricks.
The pathology of ALS was completely different from other diseases.
There was really nothing Chen Zhao could do.
Chen Zhao stood up. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
"Goodbye." Chen Zhao picked up his toolbox and left.
Reidra looked at Chen Zhao's back, dissatisfaction in her eyes.
"Forget it, Reidra." The old woman patted Reidra's hand.
…
"Ethan, I failed. I couldn't cure that patient." Chen Zhao was also a bit disappointed.
After all, this was the first time he'd encountered a helpless patient since coming to L.A.
"It's okay." Ethan also knew that he couldn't force Chen Zhao.
Chen Zhao was in a bad mood.
When he was on the highway, a black-tailed deer, also known as a mule deer, suddenly charged out from the inside.
Chen Zhao immediately stepped on the brakes.
The deer's movements were strange, as if its limbs were out of control.
It crashed into the front of Chen Zhao's car and fell to the ground with a thud.
Chen Zhao parked the car by the side of the road and got out to check the deer.
The deer wasn't injured, but it couldn't get up. Its limbs kept kicking.
Chen Zhao looked at the black-tailed deer in confusion.
Chen Zhao rubbed his chin and thought for a while.
The black-tailed deer looked like a patient with ALS.
Chen Zhao went up to comfort it and then carried it to the back of the car.
"Deer … deer …" When Gerlyn saw Chen Zhao carry the deer back, she couldn't contain her excitement.
The small pets at home couldn't satisfy her needs anymore.
Now that she saw a deer, it immediately caught her attention.
When the other pets saw the deer, they all surrounded it.
Princess thought that Chen Zhao had brought them food.
They were already drooling.
Chen Zhao guessed that Princess had eaten the deer before.
However, Chen Zhao still chased them away.
The deer was so scared that it curled into a ball, not daring to get up.
When Fali saw the deer, she walked out with little Larissa.
When little Larissa saw the deer, she had the same expression as her sister — joy and excitement.
It was like seeing a new toy.
"Chen, are you going to adopt a new pet?"
Fali didn't object. Their house was big enough. They could have any pets.
As long as it wasn't a mouse, Fali was very tolerant of other pets.
"I'm going to study it."
"You're going to dissect it?"
"No, of course not. I just encountered a troublesome disease and happened to find this mule deer on the way. It seems to be the same as the patient I met before, so I brought it back."
"Is it sick? It looks pretty healthy. "
"ALS," Chen Zhao said.
"Butler, search for ALS."
ALS was a sudden disease at first. Then it would gradually spread and get worse, eventually turning into permanent paralysis.
Patients with ALS would eventually die from breathing difficulties because they couldn't even maintain their airway muscles.
Therefore, many patients would choose euthanasia.
Even for church members, suicide was a great sin.
Patients couldn't bear the despair and pain of losing control of their entire body.
As the butler projected the search results on the wall, Chen Zhao had a deeper understanding of ALS.
Chen Zhao picked up his phone and called Faur. "Faur, do me a favor. I want all the cases related to ALS in your hospital."
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