--- title: Helping Little Wishes Shine for Children in the Hospital Ward url: "https://www.yyhmedical.com/en/news/guarding-little-wishes-children-blood-disease-ward-school" type: Article inLanguage: en-US category: Charitable Activities datePublished: 2026-06-05 --- # Helping Little Wishes Shine for Children in the Hospital Ward > At the Sunshine Charity Ward School, children with leukemia put their wishes on paper in a special drawing class, sharing the everyday joys they miss during long-term treatment and the dreams they continue to hold onto. Summary: Tencent News's “A Day in the Life” feature visited the ward school jointly established by New Sunshine Charity Foundation and Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital to document a special drawing class built around the children's own ideas and wishes. Children being treated for leukemia and lymphoma drew the foods they wanted to eat, the people they hoped to see, and the things they wished they could do - simple parts of everyday childhood that treatment had temporarily put on hold. The story calls for greater attention to the emotional world of children living with blood disorders. Their small but deeply felt wishes bring light to the long road of recovery and warmth to everyone caring for them. *Not long ago, Tencent News's “A Day in the Life” feature visited the ward school jointly run by New Sunshine Charity Foundation and Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital. The team documented a special class centered on one simple theme: “I have an idea.” The children put their thoughts on paper, inviting us into a world that belongs entirely to them.* *Most of the children at the ward school are being treated for leukemia or lymphoma. Their treatment may last six months, two years, or even longer, and much of that time is spent in the hospital. Long periods of isolation and strict dietary restrictions mean they miss many of the simple joys of childhood. But this is not a story about suffering. It is a story about everyone around them working together to create hope.* **An “I Have an Idea” Class at the Ward School** Unlike an ordinary classroom, every lesson at the ward school comes with uncertainty. Before class begins, no one knows exactly which children will be well enough to attend. Their conditions can change from day to day, and whether they can walk into the classroom in the afternoon may depend entirely on that morning's test results. Classes and activities are held at the ward school from Monday to Friday. For many of the children, this is one of the few times during the day when they can see and spend time with other children. Some need to be carried into the classroom by a parent because moving around is difficult. But once they arrive, there is a visible sense of ease. The theme of this drawing class was “I have an idea.” Compared with the bigger word “dream,” an “idea” can feel closer and more immediate to a child in hospital. It reminds them that life continues beyond treatment, and that there is still a wider world outside the ward waiting to be explored. ![9af5e3bf-148e-4758-a82a-e7f8a03b6276.png](https://gaobo-byh-h5.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/images/20260914/d05d4424e529fa4ea5c9aeba4c7d96ab_20260914010125.png "d05d4424e529fa4ea5c9aeba4c7d96ab_20260914010125.png")The children raise their hands to share their ideas in class Some children drew the foods they wished they could eat: potato chips, ice cream, crayfish - things that are often off-limits during treatment. Others drew the people they wanted to see: an older brother, classmates, close friends - even if all they wanted was to have a meal together and talk about everyday life. Some drew the things they hoped to do: walk through a park when the roses are in bloom, or fly a kite in warmer weather because, as one child put it, “I've never tried it before.” ![dc2d7469-0ad6-47f1-acf8-5dbb63825647.png](https://gaobo-byh-h5.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/images/20260914/8353255e947e9bd6f9ac235bfacf388a_20260914010139.png "8353255e947e9bd6f9ac235bfacf388a_20260914010139.png")The children draw their own “ideas” Each sheet of paper holds a piece of everyday life that illness has temporarily put on pause - and a hope the children have never let go of. **The Long Road of Treatment** ![52d23c10-bea6-46fd-a85c-a1d2bcdd5d1c.png](https://gaobo-byh-h5.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/images/20260914/44a558285d4f907b355ec3af64ecad28_20260914010157.png "44a558285d4f907b355ec3af64ecad28_20260914010157.png")Xinxin (left) and Xiao Ze (right) Ms. Qiao Li from the hospital's Patient Services Department took the production team to see an unoccupied high-dependency room. A thick protective curtain surrounded the bed, separating it from the outside world. In that moment, “isolation” was no longer simply a medical term; it was part of a child's everyday life. In Xinxin and Xiao Ze's room, Xinxin's mother explained that treatment often lasts at least six months, and the children spend most of that time in hospital. There are countless precautions in daily life: anything they touch may need to be disinfected, and even minor bumps and injuries must be avoided. Food is just as tightly controlled. Snacks that other children can reach for without thinking are often completely off-limits. Xinxin said that after chemotherapy, even when she manages to eat, she often vomits afterward: “It's really hard to put the weight back on.” These children are growing up at an age when curiosity about the outside world comes naturally and personalities are still taking shape. Yet their physical world can gradually shrink to a hospital room, treatment schedules, and laboratory results. Within those limits, parents, hospital staff, and charitable organizations all work to make sure life does not become only about treatment. Children's Day was approaching, and Xinxin and Xiao Ze were rehearsing a short skit. When we first met them, neither looked especially energetic. But the moment someone called “action,” they quickly slipped into character. A line of dialogue, a gesture, an unexpected twist in the scene - each one brought laughter to the room. **Drawing Rebellion, Dreams, and the Person You Want to Be** ![9d967ef0-e4ce-4f9d-91c5-5a80b82000b5.png](https://gaobo-byh-h5.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/images/20260914/f100486a0c85d09b3d8283cb44ec28a7_20260914010219.png "f100486a0c85d09b3d8283cb44ec28a7_20260914010219.png") How Nuonuo imagines herself Nuonuo is now 20. She first came to the ward school when she was 13. Over the past seven years, she has undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and lived through countless difficult days of illness and recovery. Now she hopes to become a more authentic version of herself. Her drawing reflects that wish: in everyday life, she can be a little melancholy, sometimes with a rebellious streak, and often she simply wants to spend time quietly on her own. Dyeing her hair or getting her ears pierced may be the outward signs of rebellion, but her real act of defiance is refusing to give in to what life has handed her - and continuing to fight because she does not want her parents to be sad. Nuonuo says she would like to hold a concert at the ward school and sing with her friends, because they are all “teammates fighting the same illness.” ![92569eb6-1937-4334-b581-89694c627bd2.png](https://gaobo-byh-h5.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/images/20260914/135952057217d4c4c2c322f727689464_20260914010233.png "135952057217d4c4c2c322f727689464_20260914010233.png") Yanyan's Favorite Starry Sky and Garden Fifteen-year-old Yanyan is quiet and shy, but she has a wide range of interests. She loves astronomy and has read many books about it. Her favorite is the Andromeda Galaxy, simply because she finds it beautiful. She also loves plants and has grown succulents and wild grasses. “If you take good care of them, even little grasses can be beautiful,” she says. Looking ahead, Yanyan hopes to become an artist. “I want to save some of the money I make from selling my paintings, and use some of it to help children around the world who are going through what we are.” She also has her own thoughts about treatment. Staying strong, she says, depends not only on doctors, but also on the emotional support of parents and the children themselves: “If the adults are unhappy in front of the children all the time, it becomes harder for the children to keep going too.” ![7f03154b-75d9-42e1-a37d-13b4a73e5108.png](https://gaobo-byh-h5.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/images/20260914/23752d790cbf6fb27bde92e4f3eb703f_20260914010247.png "23752d790cbf6fb27bde92e4f3eb703f_20260914010247.png") Teacher Xinxin with children from the ward school For every child at the Sunshine Charity Ward School at Beijing GoBroad Boren Hospital, even a small wish can be hard-won. It may take months of treatment and countless difficult days before something simple becomes possible again. That is what makes these little wishes so precious. Each one shines in its own way, lighting the children's path through recovery and warming the people who walk beside them. Teacher Xinxin from the Sunshine Charity Ward School said, “I hope more people can see how rich and vivid these children's inner worlds are, and I hope more people will pay attention to children living with blood disorders.” That commitment is also at the heart of GoBroad Healthcare Group's approach to care. We hope every child facing serious illness can keep growing toward the light, carrying their hopes forward until brighter days finally arrive. --- Original (HTML):https://www.yyhmedical.com/en/news/guarding-little-wishes-children-blood-disease-ward-school This is a clean Markdown mirror for large language models; the original page is authoritative.