Coming up, looking back on a busy 2014, the number of patients discharged from the nephrology ward of Beihang University Hospital after treatment was up to more than 2,000, an increase of about 10% over last year, and we have no complaints of medical disputes throughout the year. Looking ahead, in the face of the current relatively tense doctor-patient relationship dilemma, the feelings of the Department, this achievement is the result of our mutual trust, cooperation and support between doctors and patients, and joint efforts. For this reason, the author has written this article to recount three real stories in 2014, in memory of three patients and their families, as an expression of our medical staff, heartfelt thanks to all patients and their families, and devout wishes for their future. Miracles without words Actions speak louder than words On April 1, 2014, a 27-year-old patient with systemic small vessel vasculitis, Ms. Gao, was admitted to the hospital because of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. At the beginning of her hospitalization, she was bleeding as much as 2,000-4,000ml per day, and it can be said that she was facing the threat of death every day. As long as she was still breathing, she would never give up. The worried medical staff always observed the changes in her condition and adjusted the resuscitation plan at any time. The doctors’ commitment was also fully supported by her family. She was treated with mesenteric angiography three times, an exploratory dissection, removal of about 20 cm of bleeding small intestine, mesenteric vascular embolization once, plasma exchange seven times, and intermittent hemodialysis, but her gastrointestinal bleeding continued. By this time, her medical expenses had not only exceeded the maximum limit of medical insurance reimbursement, but also spent all of her family’s savings. “Borrowing to save her life”, her family still believed that the doctors could take her back from the disease. The whole rescue process was like a tough marathon relay race. In the third month, a miracle occurred during the rescue treatment with the cooperation of several departments, including general surgery, surgical care unit, gastroenterology, interventional vascular surgery, nephrology, dermatology, and burn unit. Her gastrointestinal bleeding suddenly stopped. From then on, she was discharged from the hospital to continue her treatment after her condition gradually improved. ”You can’t owe the hospital for saving your life” On May 21, 2014, Ms. Zhan, a 29-year-old woman from Hebei who suffered from hemolytic uremic syndrome and acute fatty liver during pregnancy, was discharged safely from the hospital after being resuscitated, mother and child. She was admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Beihang University Hospital on May 4 due to coma. After active resuscitation by several departments including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Nephrology, she fully recovered from her condition after 3 weeks. However, she wrote that she owed the hospital more than 50,000 yuan in medical fees and was “discharged by agreement” because she had no money to pay the medical bills. At that time, the Beijing Evening News reported the story with “a heartbreaking family photo”. Many people expressed concern: “Will she still be able to pay back these expenses?” Some netizens even asserted, “She definitely won’t pay back.” However, about three weeks after being discharged from the hospital, her father-in-law mortgaged the family’s house and used the loan to pay back the hospital’s medical bills of 50,000 yuan. “You can’t owe the hospital for saving your life,” she said. ”We’ll trust you” On June 19, 2014, Mr. Mo, a 51-year-old male patient from Guizhou, who had been suffering from nephrotic syndrome for 3 months, came to our Peking University Hospital because local treatment was ineffective. After admission, abdominal CT examination revealed abdominal and retroperitoneal cavity abscess, which was the main factor affecting the treatment outcome. After multidisciplinary consultation, we chose ultrasound-guided peritoneal puncture and drainage, which was not effective; subsequently, we asked an orthopedic surgeon to perform retroperitoneal cavity incision and drainage, and the infection gradually improved and the nephropathy began to improve. However, shortly afterwards, abscesses reappeared in the abdominal cavity and the nephropathy deteriorated again. After incision and drainage by an orthopedic surgeon, the infection in the abdominal and retroperitoneal cavity was effectively controlled and the nephropathy gradually resolved, and he was discharged at the end of October 2014. This patient and his wife were very simple and fully supported all the treatment plans and recommendations we made. The couple often said, “We met the best doctors, we trust you, no matter what, we will listen to you.” One of the doctors in charge left a message on my Sina Weibo account afterwards saying, “We thought we were hopeless, but he and his wife were always hopeful, borrowed money to continue treatment, and trusted us 100%. He is loyal and honest, and has a wonderful wife who watches over him day and night.” The role of trust, cooperation and support is enormous, not only helping the patient to overcome the disease, but also moving our medical staff to “create a miracle” together.