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Entered 2024.01.09 14:50 Views 1 Entered 2024.01.09 14:50 Modified 2024.01.09 15:33 Views 1 Chemotherapy for cancer is very difficult. Some patients undergo chemotherapy more than ten times, causing repeated nausea, hair loss, and vomiting. Reducing their mental stress is also a task. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]
“As a doctor, I became a patient, so I understood the feelings of sick people more.”
Mr. A, known as a competent doctor, discovered his cancer on his own. He discovered an abnormality in his body while testing a newly introduced medical device. Sensing that he had cancer, he visited a specialist and began receiving treatment. He took a break from hospital treatment and focused only on his own treatment. Fortunately, because it was an early-stage cancer, the prognosis (after treatment) was good and recovery was quick. When I lay down in the hospital bed looking at the patient’s face, which is always full of worry, I thought, “This is how a person with cancer feels…” “He is said to have reflected,” he said.
Actor Ahn Seong-ki (71), who is recovering from blood cancer, said that after overcoming the crisis, patients around him became like friends. She realized that she suffered from the same illness. This means that people suffering from the same illness comfort and help each other. He even donated 100 million won to the hospital that treated his cancer, saying he wanted to show a little kindness to some patients who were worried about the cost of his treatment. Before developing cancer, he was a person who was thorough in self-management, including exercise and food control. When he was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, he asked, “Why do I have no family history?” “He said he was shocked. In many cases, the cause of cancer is unknown.
Despair, betrayal and anger… “Do you know how a cancer patient feels?”
People who have a serious illness rather than a mild illness have high mental stress. Cancer patients face despair at the beginning of diagnosis. As I look at my family’s faces and try to calm myself down, my emotions start to fluctuate again. Immediately after being diagnosed with cancer, a person may fall into a sense of isolation, saying, “No one who hasn’t had cancer can understand how I feel right now.” During painful chemotherapy, he sometimes becomes angry and angry at his family members who encourage him to eat food, saying, “You have to eat to survive.” “I shouldn’t be like this…” “Even though he suppresses his emotions, he soon bursts out.
In particular, the psychological turmoil of a person who discovers cancer late is beyond imagination. “I can’t believe I’m experiencing the ‘terminal cancer’ I’ve only heard about… ” “Why me?” An indescribable feeling of despair and betrayal overwhelms me. It will feel like the ground is disappearing. If cancer is detected early, expectations are high that it can be treated like a chronic disease and completely cured. In fact, in the case of early stage stomach cancer, where cancer cells exist only in the stomach, the 5-year relative survival rate is as high as 97.5%. However, if the cancer leaves the stomach and spreads to other distant organs, the survival rate drops to 6.7%. You may regret putting off a gastroscopy because it is inconvenient.
The heart of sympathy… Everyone has no choice but to become a patient
Sometimes, celebrities reveal their struggles with illness on their social media. This should not be disparaged by the word ‘indulgence’. There is a saying that a disease should be widely known. Rather than suffering alone, if you tell people around you, you can hear helpful words from people who have experienced the same illness. It is about sharing the same feelings of sympathy with one another. Numerous patient fellowships are shelters where sick people comfort each other and exchange information helpful for healing. Even healthy people can hear disease prevention tips from patients.
There are also cases where people who go through a difficult time disclosing their illness are criticized, saying that it is “just to attract attention.” What good is it to attract the attention of those around you if you don’t know what tomorrow will bring? It seems like ‘generosity’ is disappearing more and more. Most people get sick and die. It is very rare for someone to die painlessly in their sleep. There are many people who die after being sick for months or even years. In the end, everyone has no choice but to become a patient. The patient’s desperate feelings are healthy now, but the ‘future patient’ must understand.
Did I say something hurtful today?… “Good luck to all patients.”
The doctor who was hospitalized said that everyone at the hospital looked new and was grateful. I expressed my gratitude to the doctors and nurses, as well as those who carefully cleaned the hospital room. Now that he has started practicing medicine again, he tries to treat his patients more kindly. As he lay in his hospital bed, the doctor’s kind words touched his heart. When he gets home from work, he asks, “Did I say something hurtful to the patient today?… ” he asks.
I see sick people today too. They don’t just get sick because of bad lifestyle habits. There are many people suffering from cancer without knowing the cause, such as genetics. They are depressed. Anticancer treatment does not end once. In some cases, the hair loss and vomiting may occur more than 10 times in a row.
When I saw a patient walking down the hallway of the hospital room, I quickly moved to one side to give them space. “cheer up. I said to myself, “I will make a complete recovery.”
Reporter Kim Yong
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