Even tragedies often hide a silver lining. For one Jiangsu couple, their son would be taken from them in just 2 short days. Yet, their selflessness would give hope to others after they lost him, a couple of months shy of his 4th birthday.
即使是悲剧也常常隐藏着一线希望。对于一对江苏夫妇来说，短短两天后，他们的儿子就被夺走了。然而，在距离他四岁生日还有几个月的时候，他们的无私给失去他的其他人带来了希望。
“Mum, hug me”, said 46-month old, Xiao Zhujun, after his mother picked him up from kindergarten. He had a sudden headache and was feeling dizzy. They would be his last words.
“妈妈，抱抱我”，46 个月大的小竹君在妈妈从幼儿园接他出来后说道。他突然头疼，感觉头晕。这将是他的最后一句话。
That was about 15:30 on 5 May. One minute, he was talking and laughing, the next he began to vomit.
那是 5 月 5 日 15 点 30 分左右。前一分钟他还在说笑，下一分钟他就开始呕吐。
The boy’s mother hurriedly called her husband. 10 minutes later, he had picked them up and driven to the local hospital.
男孩的母亲赶紧给丈夫打电话。 10分钟后，他接起他们，开车前往当地医院。
There, doctors told the parents that Xiao Zhujun was in a critical condition and needed to be immediately transferred to a superior facility. The boy’s father proposed Nanjing, but the doctor simply said, “Don’t waste time on the road”.
在那里，医生告诉父母，小竹军情况危急，需要立即转移到上级机构。男孩的父亲提出南京，但医生只是说：“不要在路上浪费时间”。
That was at Hongze Hospital, more than 2 hours drive from Nanjing. Transferring the boy to Huai’an First People’s Hospital, a neurosurgeon performed an emergency operation the afternoon of the following day.
那是在距离南京2个多小时车程的洪泽医院。第二天下午，将男孩送往淮安市第一人民医院，神经外科医生进行了紧急手术。
To no avail. Xiao Zhujun had had a left frontal temporal lobe cerebral hemorrhage.
无济于事。肖竹君曾患左额颞叶脑出血。
His cerebrovascular had ruptured, resulting in the hemorrhage and a cerebral herniation, explained Yang Lijuan, chief physician in the Hospital’s neonatal department to reporters for the Yangtze Evening News.
该院新生儿科主任医师杨丽娟向扬子晚报记者介绍，他的脑血管破裂，导致大出血、脑疝。
Yang said that when she told the boy’s father of his condition, Zhu understood very well, but then spoke a sentence that moved all the medical staff present. “Can you donate the child’s organs to people in need?”, he asked.
杨女士说，当她把病情告诉男孩的父亲时，朱某很理解，但随后说出的一句话让在场的医护人员都感动不已。 “你能把孩子的器官捐献给有需要的人吗？”他问道。
Xiao Zhujun spent his last night in a deep coma, but lasted only until the morning. The day after, 8 May, his parents gathered outside the operating theatre, shed their tears and watched as doctors, heads bowed, observed a moment of silence.
肖竹君昨晚是在深度昏迷中度过的，但只持续到了早上。第二天，5 月 8 日，他的父母聚集在手术室外，流着泪，看着医生低着头默哀片刻。
Getting to work, they spent the next hour extracting Xiao Zhujun’s liver, kidneys and cornea. The organs were then immediately rushed to hospitals where their respective transplant recipients awaited.
开始工作后，他们花了一个小时取出小竹军的肝脏、肾脏和角膜。随后，这些器官立即被送往医院，等待各自的移植接受者。
In his 46 months, Xiao Zhujun had brought much joy to the family. In death, he would go on to give six people a shot at a normal life.
46个月的时间里，肖竹君给这个家庭带来了很多欢乐。在死后，他将继续让六个人有机会过上正常的生活。
