Two decades ago, the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine of the LKS Faculty Medicine at the University of Hong Kong published the book Robust Under the Gust, which includes stories of the challenging journeys of children with critical illnesses and their families.

Amid rapid developments in technology, connections between people have paradoxically become more distant. Through launching the new animated series of Robust under the Gust, Flying against with Trust, we hope once again to raise public awareness of the challenges faced by critically ill children and their families, the courage and resilience required, and the importance of being positive when facing unpredictable twists in life.

“Robust under the gust,
Flying against with trust,
Like a kite that must
Defy the breaking thrust”

While the characters included in the series are fictional, they are inspired by the many patients and families whom we have been caring for and learning from over the decades of clinical encounters and personal touch.

         二十多年前，香港大學李嘉誠醫學院兒童及青少年科學系出版了《疾風勁草》一書，內容記述了病童及其家人在面對危重疾病時的心路歷程。讀者不僅能在閱讀中聆聽他們的心聲，更能從中學習如何在逆境中保持積極心態，勇敢面對生命中每一個不可預知的挑戰。

         當今科技發展迅速，為生活帶來前所未有的便利與效率，然而人與人之間的連結卻日漸疏離。本學系希望藉今年推出的《疾風勁草．逆風同行》動畫系列，再次喚醒大眾對病童及其家人的關注與同理，珍視身邊的人與事。團隊透過動畫結合旁白，展現孩子面對生命考驗時的堅韌，頌讚親情的珍貴。同時，也讓更廣泛的社群認識動畫中的小主人翁，體會他們在治療重病過程中所面對的種種挑戰，以及迎難而上、不屈不撓的堅持與毅力。

         動畫中的主角並非取材自特定病童的真實個案，而是源自醫護人員在日常診療中的親身觀察與感受，融合不同病人及其家人的真實經歷與體會，再透過動畫藝術化地呈現。我們希望藉此系列，傳遞在逆境中綻放微光、逆風同行、守護同心、勇毅前行的信念，共同譜寫生命動人璀璨的篇章。