There is a love in my heart

Nobody could escape this most simple natural law---death. As a matter of fact, death is not scary.

The curtain has to fall when the show ends, even the best one.

But when a young life ends so abruptly, no one will fail to find it touching and compelling.

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Zhou Yue, a thirteen year old, lived in Leling, Dezhou, and a city which is famous for its yellow dates. Shandong Province.

Like all other thirteen year old kids, Zhou Yue was a happy and lively child... But all ended up with a grave illness leukemia.

The hundred of thousand Yuan of medical cost the treatment of this illness was sky high for the family to reach and finding the exact bone marrow was like once in a blue moon. She missed the best time for her treatment.

A flower bud withered too soon. A life journey came to a stop so abruptly.

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She convinced her parents to support her decision to donate her organs to the medical research centers believing that someday there might be a cure for this illness.

On November 27, 2001, Zhou Yue’s story became Shandon Qilu TV‘s evening news.

The correspondent could not help sobbing when interviewing her. I too, felt hot tears blurred my eyes.

Zhou Yue spoke calmly,” I know there is no cure for my illness. Right now my mom is out of work. Only my dad works to support the whole family. All our savings could last about a couple of days for food only. It is all those kind hearted uncles and aunties who gave me all their love. They donated money to cover the medical bills... I don’t think I could ever repay their good deeds... It is a waste to have my body cremated. Why shouldn’t I donate my organs so that doctors might find cure for people who have leukemia like I do.

Then she insisted to be left alone only with the woman correspondent. Zhou Yue whispered in her ears,”

Aunty, I know I am dying. I have been in the hospital for almost eight months. I have never shredded tears in front of my mom and my dad. My heart ached to see their faced lined with worry.

I pretended to be strong in front of other people. To tell you the truth, I feel so scared in my heart. I don’t want to leave this beautiful world. This is the first time I cried today.

She let out big cries. The video that was on recorded everything.

She said she longed to see the sea, the cliffs by the sea and the little crabs under the corals.

It is said that Qilu TV received about four hundred call- ins that night. People calling from Dailian, Weihai as well as Qiandao offered to take her to see the sea. But nothing could stop the approaching death.

How ? How could a young fragile life generate such a tremendous power? It is love, love in her heart. It is people, people in her heart. . Zhou Yue’s irrepressible spirit compelled universal admiration.

Maybe there will never be a cure for her illness... Maybe she will close her eyes and never wake up again. But her beauty will linger on and on.