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It happened again last week.One of my relatives asked me,"My dear girl, you work in oncology(肿瘤科)? lsn't that depressing?”I have heard those questions many times as an oncology nurse and my response is always t he same.I tell them no,and that I love it.And then I smile.
I work in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at North Shore University Hospital.Together with my colleagues,we get to know most of our patients very well.We learn about their likes and dislikes.We get to meet their families an d they take pictures of us.They tell us about a favorite vacation they once took and they wish us a good time when we are leaving for one.They also tell us to enjoy every moment of the day because we never know when life is going to change.
I am thinking of a recent experience we had with our patient Jim,a middle-aged man who is always expecting good things to happen and hopeful about the future.He was diagnosed with liver cancer a year ago and was facing the real possibility that he did not have along time to live.But Jim voluntarily made up his mind to try for some very experimental treatments, even though the pain was almost too great to tolerate.
Eventually Jim's disease went into remission.lt is Easter Sunday now and he is home with his family.Jim got a miracle.An important reason why l work in oncology is that sometimes, not usually, not even very often, miracles do happen.And when they do,lam filled with gratitude and pride that as a nurse,l can be a part of that miraculous process.
Now you know why l smile when people ask me if I find oncology nursing to be sad or disappointing.l recall all the miracles I have seen and I remember what my patients have told me and I can't help but smile.
1.What is the author's impression of most about her patients?
A.They are overcome with depression.
B.They are keen to go sightseeing.
C.They stay positive despite illnesses.
D.They fail to understand her work.
2.What might be the main reason for the author's being an oncology nurse?
A.She has a real talent for nursing.
B.The experience benefits her a lot.
C.Her job is respectable and well-paid.
D.Patients can get miracles under her care.
3.What does the underlined part "went in to remission" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.remained the same.
B.began to improve.
C.changed for the worse.
D.reached a critical stage.
4.What can we learn from Jim's experience?
A.One man's meat is another mans poison.
B.Health is not valued until sickness comes.
C.Where there is great love, there are always miracles.
D.An optimist sees an opportunity in every catastrophe.
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