cover news reporter Zhou Yi
On January 18, the Weibo account of Cai Lei, the former vice president of JD.com and an ALS fighter, forwarded a video in which he talked about his recent physical condition and said that his breathing has begun to fail. , had to wear a ventilator all night, "very close to death."
Since Cai Lei was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly known as "ALS") five years ago, his physical condition has attracted much attention. On January 20, a cover news reporter learned from an insider that Cai Lei's current physical condition is relatively stable, "the intensity of his work has not changed, and he is working hard to 'break the ice' as before."
Cai Lei's picture According to the Internet
is suffering from ALS
It has also become the hope for patients with ALS
On September 30, 2019, Cai Lei was diagnosed with ALS. According to
data, ALS is known as the first of the five major terminal diseases in the world. In the 200 years since its discovery in human history, 10 million people around the world have died from ALS. The cause is still unknown and the cure rate is 0. This is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease. After the onset, the body will gradually lose strength and control, and eventually become paralyzed, unable to speak, swallow, or breathe. The vast majority of patients die within 2 to 5 years after diagnosis.
Cai Lei once said in an interview with the media that he wanted to give patients hope and decided to invest in ALS research. "I should do something. The starting point at that time was not self-help, and I didn't understand medicine. I just wanted to use my With their efforts, resources and abilities, they have made a modest contribution to the fight against ALS."
Cai Lei previously gave a speech. According to Weibo
After 4 years of hard work, Cai Lei and his team have built the world's largest patient-centered hospital. The 360-degree full life cycle ALS scientific research data platform has connected more than 10,000 ALS patients. At the same time, he has also established a scientific research team to conduct full-time research on ALS.
Cai Lei has become the hope for patients with ALS. On Cai Lei's personal Weibo and Douyin accounts, many netizens left messages expressing the hope that Cai Lei could "break the ice successfully" and find an effective way to treat ALS as soon as possible.
Claims to be "very close to death"
Insider: The current physical condition is relatively stable
In a video of Cai Lei's latest public appearance, Cai Lei said that he needs someone to support him from getting up to the bathroom 5 meters away. , the swallowing and sputum coughing conditions are also declining, and now breathing has begun to fail, and he must wear a ventilator all night. "I can't even lift my head, (physical condition) has declined across the board, and I am very close to death."
And last year In November, Cai Lei posted a video on his social platform about his experience using a wearable artificial larynx. He said that patients with ALS will suffer from slurred speech and aphasia due to laryngeal and tongue muscle atrophy, and wearable artificial larynx can help patients speak normally. After trying this product, he also provided suggestions for improvements to the developers, "Scientists are working on Work hard to optimize and improve product-related processes."
In December last year, Cai Lei announced that his team had cooperated with many top domestic institutions and through large-scale genetic data group research and analysis, it had achieved results in the study of the cause of ALS. The breakthrough discovery seems to give people hope of "anti-freeze".
Cai Lei said he was "very close to death" Video screenshot
But in a video released by the media on January 18 this year, Cai Lei said that he needed someone to support him from getting up to the bathroom 5 meters away, swallowing, coughing His phlegm level has also declined, and now his breathing has begun to fail. He must wear a ventilator all night, and his body's muscle energy has declined across the board. "He is very close to death."
According to the above-mentioned insider, the video was filmed at the end of December last year. "Cai Lei's physical condition continued to decline after being infected with B influenza a few weeks ago. It is now relatively stable, and his work intensity is the same as before. He is still working hard and trying his best to break the ice." '."
