On my way home, I leafed through the prose collection of Yuyuan Garden.

The deep melodious tone of saxophone's famous song "Going Home" whirled in the living room, and the slightly hoarse tune formed a faint sadness, which filled the air and made the atmosphere at home somewhat depressed.

Zhuo Wang sat in the bed where his mother lived, secretly crying. Mother's bed is still there, but there is no mother on the bed; Mom's clothes are still there, and the temperature on the clothes seems to be still there, but mom is gone; My mother's photo is still on the table, and my slightly open mouth seems to be talking, but there is no sound. Mother has been gone for a long time, but she still can't accept the fact. She doesn't believe that her mother has gone; She didn't want to believe it, and later became an orphan; She can't believe that her mother died of Alzheimer's disease.

Zhuo Wang, a Chinese teacher in No.1 Middle School, is an expert in teaching. He has been teaching for more than 20 years and sent away countless students. One year, she was the head teacher. After the college entrance examination, five students in her class were admitted to Tsinghua Peking University. At that time, the news caused a sensation in the small town, and everyone called her "an expert in college entrance examination" and "a lucky star for students". Some parents of candidates use their connections to go through the back door and want to send their children to her door. It seems that as long as they are in Mr. Wang's class, the children will enter Tsinghua with one foot, and even the elm head can be admitted to Peking University.

Teacher Wang's teaching is a must, and that class is excellent. Listening to her class is simply spiritual enjoyment. "I used to hate China people. I like our Chinese class very much after Mr. Wang took it. Her class is excellent! " Some naughty students said this.

That's true. Zhuo Wang can make a Chinese class "beautiful". Listening to her class is really a feast of hearing and vision. But in the face of her mother's illness, she was helpless.

Five years ago, Zhuo Wang received a phone call from his second uncle in class and said, "Come back soon." On the other end of the phone, his voice was very anxious. An ominous thought flashed through her mind.

"Your mother is lost. It's been gone since noon yesterday. I haven't found it yet. "

Zhuo Wang's worry finally appeared.

In fact, Zhuo Wang has discovered the abnormality of her mother. To her, her mother often calls her "father". At first, Zhuo Wang thought that her mother missed her father too much, but later, her mother called everyone "his father". Only then did she realize that things were not as simple as she thought. Since my father died, my mother has lived alone in the country. No matter how much she and her brother persuade and beg, they are unwilling to live in the city with their children. Mother's reasons made her unable to persist. She said, "Your father's soul often goes home. What if he can't find me at home? With so many buildings, so many roads and so many people in the city, your father certainly doesn't know where you live and he can't find me. " Mother paused and whispered, "Besides, if your father's soul wanders into your house, it won't scare your son-in-law." She doesn't go to her son's house either. His son is always busy and often not at home. His daughter-in-law is from the city. If the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good, it will not be a mess for her son. However, my mother didn't say this reason. But Zhuo Wang knows.

She stopped insisting. Entrust my second uncle to take care of it more.

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After Mr. Wang picked up his mother, he took her for a walk in Gulou Square when there was no class. She pointed to the building on the side of the road and said, "Go home, bypass the Drum Tower first, then go through the affiliated elementary school, and you will arrive at the family area of No.1 Middle School." It's really not far from Gulou Square to the family area of No.1 Middle School, with a straight line distance of 200 meters. But this road is too far for my mother, far more than going home from the city. She can never remember the names of those landmark buildings. Repeated countless times, my mother didn't respond at all. Every time I see my mother's helpless eyes, Zhuo Wang's heart hurts for a long time. A once strong mother, like a child who needs to be taken care of, can't leave her daughter at once.

"When I go home, I will bypass the Drum Tower first, then pass through the attached elementary school, and then pass through the Yuyuan Garden, and I will arrive at the family area of No.1 Middle School." Zhuo Wang held her mother's hand and told her the route home again and again. She hopes her mother can go out for a walk by herself one day.

"Yukon Garden", when I heard the word "Yukon Garden", my mother muttered to herself. There was a hint of joy on her face when she turned her head. Yes, I have to go home through Yu Garden.

"Going home and passing by the nursery", my mother can finally say a complete sentence. This makes Mr. Wang very happy. She guessed that the word "Yuyuan Garden" might remind her mother of the yard in her hometown, which was full of vegetables in spring, flowers in summer, melons and fruits in autumn and snow in winter. Anyway, my mother has a little memory and her health has improved a little.

I saw the old man in the hospital. She grabbed my hand and said, "Dad, go home. White clothes. Hit people. Fear. " Looking at my skeptical eyes, Zhuo Wang told me, "My mother calls doctors and nurses white clothes." He turned to his mother and said, "This is Kobayashi in the front yard. Do you remember? You wanted her to be your wife when you were a child. White clothes don't hit people. They injected you with needles to help you recover. When you are ready, I will go home. " "Well, this disease is always good and bad."

Zhuo Wang served his mother dutifully.

However, no matter how developed the medicine is, no matter how brilliant the medical skill is, no matter how dedicated the doctor is, no matter how reluctant the children are, Aunt Wang still went. The death certificate is "Jiang XX, who was admitted to the hospital with him and died after treatment".

Many years later, I learned that the foreign name "Alzheimer's disease" is what people call Alzheimer's Harmo's disease.

"Alzheimer's Harmo's disease, also known as Alzheimer's Harmo's disease, is a disease of the central nervous system, with hidden onset and slow progress. The clinical manifestations are memory disorder, aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, visuospatial skill disorder, executive dysfunction and personality and behavior changes. The cause is still unknown. " Medical books explain this terrible disease.

In recent years, news networks have often heard reports about this disease. For example, on the afternoon of June 5438+February 65438+May 5, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine held a popular science lecture on "Understanding Alzheimer's Disease-Alzheimer's Disease"; For example: 12, 13, the national "Alzheimer's disease prevention and treatment scientific figures award ceremony" was held in Beijing; For example: 65438+February 1, Zhongxin. Com reported that "Chinese and Australian scientists have jointly discovered new targets for treating Alzheimer's disease"; For example: 201410129 October, the "yellow wristband" in Yangpu District of Shanghai began to be distributed. These news, on the one hand, show that the medical system has increased the intensity of treatment and research, on the other hand, it also shows that the number of people suffering from this disease is rising.

The "yellow wristband", also known as the "yellow wristband", is a contact tool worn on the wrist. The wristband records the home address and home phone number of the wearer. Even if the wearer is unfamiliar with language and geographical location, as long as he has it, he can find his way home with the help of others.

Last year, when hearing the report of "yellow wristband", Tao Liang suddenly grabbed his wife's hand and cried, "Why didn't I think of bringing a yellow wristband to my mother?" Tao Liang's mother left home when he was delivering something to her neighbors, and she was separated from her family when she left. Usually, when Tao Liang goes to work, she locks the house and takes her mother out for a walk after work. After work early that day, he brought back his neighbor's milk and talked for a while when he delivered it.

I left the door unlocked.

I went home in half an hour, and my mother had already left.

……

I met my mother at noon the next day, at the funeral home. She has two cakes in her hand.

Tao Liang's pain of losing his mother and Tao Liang's remorse are beyond words.

"Why didn't I lock the door?" "Why did I say I want to eat cake at night?" He tore his hair, wailed and banged his head against the wall. The neighbor accompanied him with a guilty face.

Until now, he still can't figure out how his mother got to the hotel far from home, how she went up the stairs from the back door, and how she fell at the corner of the stairs. After the mother left, the son's problem became a mystery that could never be solved, which made Tao Liang feel sad when he remembered it.

"If I had brought my mother a wristband earlier and written down my home address and phone number, maybe nothing would have happened." Tao Liang often said this, just like Sister Xianglin said, "I'm so stupid, really".

In any case, this regret is irreparable. Zhuo Wang and Tao Liang's loss of their mothers cannot be alleviated by persuasion. Perhaps only the loss of time can slowly calm their inner pain.

A survey shows that Alzheimer's Harmo's disease has become a worldwide intractable disease, with far more women than men. What is even more worrying is that patients are getting younger and younger.

Teacher Ge is the younger of this group of patients, only 68 years old. She is my colleague, a retired accountant in the school. When I was young, Mr. Ge's brain was simply a computer. For numbers, there is a magical memory that never forgets. No matter how big the number is, whether it is addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, you just quote this number here, and she gives the answer there, with few mistakes. At that time, everyone respectfully called her "God Operator". But now, Mr. Ge doesn't know numbers, even children, and often forgets the way home. I heard that several times people sent her home in circles to find her way.

When I saw her, I was secretly taken aback: Mr. Ge's eyes were glassy, his expression was dim, and his eyes were empty and he looked at the gray sky. His wife told her, "Xiao Zhang saw you coming and asked how are you?" Do you remember her? She used to live next door. " Teacher Ge looked at me, just looking straight, unblinkingly. I don't know what she is thinking at the moment, or what she doesn't want.

"Ask her if she knows you?" It was suggested that he verify Mrs. Ge's cognitive ability to make sure that what he told me was true. I can't bear to turn around and walk away. I think the patient is helpless when he is sick, the harm caused by the disease is helpless, the care of the family is exhausted, and the children are overwhelmed. Why should I put salt on the wound to make it worse? Why should I prove that she really has this disease? Why should I make her family face the facts and be embarrassed again? I can't bear to walk away.

It is said that Kenny. American musician G gorelick left him because of his girlfriend, and wrote the famous song "Go Home". After playing 10 years, his girlfriend finally returned to him. It is said that during the Gulf War, the patrol car of the US military station was covered with the slogan "On the way home, passing through Baghdad". Encouraged by this slogan, the morale of American soldiers was greatly boosted, and the war soon ended, and they went home smoothly through Baghdad. It is said that there are currently 47.5 million Alzheimer's patients in the world, and one Alzheimer's patient sees a doctor every 57 seconds; It is said that kenneth, a 0/5-year-old Chinese teenager in Southern California/Kloc, USA, independently developed and manufactured an escape prevention sensor, which successfully prevented him and his grandfather with Alzheimer's disease from escaping 900 times in one year.

There is no doubt that Kenneth Gregory is happy. Although he has been playing for ten years, his girlfriend finally returned to her side and their warm home. American soldiers are very happy. Although it is a long way from Iraq to the United States, they still defeated the enemy and ended the battle, returning to their motherland and warm home. Kenneth's grandfather was very happy. The sensor made by his grandson made him never get lost and never find his way home.

Yes, the way home goes through Baghdad, the way home goes through Yu Garden, and the way home can go through different buildings in different cities. But on this long or short way home, some people got home safely, some people couldn't find their home, and some people lost their way forever.

Zhuo Wang still often listens to the saxophone of "Going Home", sitting on the bed and staring at her mother's photo in a daze; Tao Liang also wants to say, "Why didn't I know to bring my mother a yellow wristband?" Mrs. Ge still doesn't know much about people, and the pace of time is still moving forward step by step. Friend, if Lu Yu walks alone with a "yellow wristband", please give him a hand when you see him, because they have lost the direction of going home, and only your kindness can send them home; Friend, if the lonely old man in Lu Yu is dull-eyed and slow-moving, please give him a hand when you see him. Maybe he doesn't know how to get home. They need your help to get home safely.

Until now, I didn't know that those who raised us would be old and dull one day, and I didn't know that they would need a pair of big hands to hold them. In this case, let's extend our hand, help them, accompany them through the last years, make their lives better and make their lives more dignified.

Pray that parents in the world will die of illness! Pray for the peace of the children in the world!