However, before Qin Peilan's smile could fully bloom, she saw what followed.
The smile on his face froze at the corners of his mouth, and his brows furrowed.
Shen Zhenbang, who was full of anticipation, felt a pang of unease upon seeing her like this, and quickly asked:
"What's wrong, Perrin? What happened next?"
Qin Peilan's lips moved, but no sound came out. She simply handed the few pages of the translation manuscript in her hand to her husband.
Zhou Qiqi's heart sank as well, her gaze fixed on her father-in-law, waiting for him to speak.
After all, my father-in-law has a very strong mentality.
Unexpectedly, after quickly glancing at it a few times, Shen Zhenbang also fell silent.
He didn't say anything, but simply handed the document back to Zhou Qiqi.
Zhou Qiqi's heart sank. She took it and looked at it closely. She saw that it was clearly written on it:
Analysis of existing case data shows that, after successfully completing the aforementioned three stages of intervention, if the treatment is effective, approximately 89% of the children are able to gradually recover their language function, or at least make meaningful vocal attempts.
Seeing this, Zhou Qiqi still held a sliver of hope.
But her gaze immediately fell on the next line, and her heart clenched instantly.
However, if the above interventions are clearly effective but the child remains completely silent and shows no signs of speaking, it usually means that the psychological trauma has been deeply solidified and is an extremely intractable psychogenic aphasia.
The prognosis for such cases is extremely poor. Based on the very few existing follow-up records of similar cases, the probability of spontaneous remission or cure through subsequent intervention is less than 0.03%, or even lower, almost a medical miracle.
Three ten-thousandths...or even lower...
These words pierced Zhou Qiqi's heart like an icicle!
She felt like all the blood in her body was about to freeze!
She knew Zhouzhou's condition was serious, but she never imagined it would be so dire that it was utterly hopeless!
What sent chills down Zhou Qiqi's spine even further was the note Dr. Zhai had added at the end of the document, making her mood even more somber:
Special Note:
Although children's brains are highly plastic, deep traumatic memories, if not effectively addressed, can take root over time and become deeply intertwined with personality development.
If prolonged silence becomes a stable behavioral pattern, it is very likely to eventually become part of one's personality traits.
Once this 'mutable personality' is formed, language function will be essentially irreversibly lost, meaning... one will be unable to speak for life.
Zhou Qiqi felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. She murmured:
"In other words, if it doesn't work now, Zhouzhou might... might really be destined to become a..."
The word "mute" was like a boulder stuck in Zhou Qiqi's throat; she couldn't say it.
Shen Zhenbang and Qin Peilan were heartbroken; that was their beloved granddaughter!
The newly glimmer of hope was shattered in an instant; the elderly couple turned pale and their eyes dimmed.
Qin Peilan couldn't help but turn her head away and secretly rub the corner of her eye with her sleeve.
For a moment, the room was eerily quiet, with only heavy, suppressed breathing sounds remaining.
Only Zhu Yingying, an "outsider," managed to remain calm.
She looked at the three of them and quickly spoke up to comfort them:
"Qiqi! Aunt Qin, Uncle Chen! Don't scare yourselves, and don't get discouraged yet!"
She pointed to the stack of documents and said:
"No matter how frightening the numbers on this paper are, they are still just cold, hard data! They are statistics of other people's children, but they can't represent Zhouzhou! Zhouzhou is a living, breathing person, our precious child! In our hearts, she is one hundred percent! As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must fight for it with one hundred percent effort! How can we be scared off by a few numbers?"
After saying that, he encouraged them further:
"Don't just focus on this, there's more content behind it! Quickly turn the page and take a look!"
She went through all the materials, and she was the first to see this summary.
Yingying's words brought Zhou Qiqi back to her senses. Yes, data is static, but people are dynamic!
She can't just give up like this!
Forget about a 0.03% chance; for Zhouzhou's sake, even if there's only a 0.01% chance, she has to give it her all!
She took a deep breath, her hands trembling, and turned to the last page of the document.
Unexpectedly, the words on that last page truly gave Zhou Qiqi a glimmer of hope.
The document states that if it is determined to be intractable psychogenic mutism...
When all conventional methods have yielded little result and treatment has reached a stalemate, there is a final, and most challenging, solution: scene recreation therapy.
The following note in small print states that this method is still in the exploratory and experimental stage, and carries extremely high risks. It should never be used lightly.
It has achieved breakthroughs on a small number of adults who have suffered from extreme war trauma, but its use on children requires extreme caution.
At the end of the document, Dr. Zhai emphasized in bold handwriting:
"If you absolutely must consider this option, please, please contact me first!"
Shen Zhenbang's eyes, which had dimmed, suddenly lit up again when he heard Zhou Qiqi read the last few words!
He slapped his thigh as if suddenly, making a decision almost immediately, and said:
"Great! There's always a way! Qiqi! Quick! Go and find a way to contact Dr. Zhai right now! Ask him how exactly this 'scene recreation' is done! What conditions are needed? We'll cooperate! As long as Zhouzhou can be cured, anything is possible!"
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