Recently, Cai Lei, the former vice president of JD.com and a patient with ALS, appeared in a live broadcast room wearing a neck brace, causing concerns about his physical condition. On April 12, Nandu reporters learned that Cai Lei explained, "The doctors and experts in the hospital strongly ordered me to wear it. Because when I sit down and stand up, my neck has passed 90 degrees, and my cervical spine has been deformed. , because my neck is weak. It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t affect my work.”
Cai Lei appeared in the live broadcast room wearing a neck brace.
Cai Lei revealed that his physical condition has declined drastically in the past few months, with the scale worsening by 5 points in 3 months. "My body has reached the advanced stage of the disease, and some life-threatening symptoms have even appeared."
"But my fighting spirit has not diminished. I still maintain the same working status as before, and I still work hard for 16 hours a day." Cai Lei said that it is still unknown whether the entire ALS community can survive. If we don't go all out, Fighting hard, there is no hope.
Zheng Haixia was a guest in the "Cai Lei Ice Breaking Station" live broadcast room.
Nandu reporters learned that on April 11, Zheng Haixia, a former Chinese women's basketball player and inducted into the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, was a guest in the "Cai Lei Ice Breaking Station" live broadcast room. The two are fellows from Shangqiu, Henan. Zheng Haixia said to Cai Lei, "I am a giant on the basketball court, and you are a spiritual giant."
Nandu previously reported that Cai Lei suffered from ALS in 2019. Over the years since his diagnosis, he has tried his best. We are fully committed to learning and scientific research, and work with doctors, scientists and private teachers to explore ways to overcome ALS and treatment options. His wife Duan Rui has also devoted herself to the live broadcast e-commerce work to obtain sustainable funds for scientific research, and continues to create blood for scientific research.
Recently, he has publicly stated that speaking is becoming increasingly difficult, but it has not affected his work. "I also hope that our patients and friends who have always cared about us will hold on and never give up. It is getting harder and harder, but the hope is getting bigger and bigger." He once said that he did not dare to rest and did not want to rest, because in scientific research You must sprint with all your strength, the faster the better, the patient cannot afford to wait.
Written and written by: Nandu reporter Chen Yan
