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Posted on 01.09.2024 at 2.50pm Views 8 Posted on 01.09.2024 at 2.50pm Edited on 01.09.2024 at 3.33pm Views 8 Chemotherapy for cancer is very difficult. Some patients undergo chemotherapy more than ten times, causing repeated nausea, hair loss, and vomiting. Reducing mental stress is also a task. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]
“As a doctor, I became a patient, so I understood the feelings of patients more.”
Mr. A, known as a competent doctor, discovered his cancer on his own. While testing a newly introduced medical device, an anomaly was discovered in the body. Sensing that he had cancer, he went to a specialist and began receiving treatment. He took a break from hospital care and focused only on his own care. Fortunately, because it was early-stage cancer, the prognosis (after treatment) was good and recovery was quick. When I lay in the hospital bed looking at the patient’s face, always full of worry, I thought: “This is how a person with cancer feels…” “It is said that he has been thinking,” he said.
Actor Ahn Seong-gi (71), who is recovering from blood cancer, said that after overcoming the crisis, the patients around him have become like friends. I realized that I had the same disease. This means that people suffering from the same disease comfort and help each other. He also donated 100 million won to the hospital that treated his cancer, saying he wanted to do some good for some patients who were worried about the cost of treatment. Before developing cancer, he was diligent about self-management, including exercise and food control. When he was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, he asked, “Why don’t I have a family history?” “He said he was shocked.” In many cases, the cause of the cancer is unknown.
Despair, betrayal and anger… “Do you know how a cancer patient feels?”
People who have a severe illness rather than a mild illness have high mental stress. Cancer patients face despair at the onset of diagnosis. As I look at my family’s faces and try to calm down, my emotions begin to fluctuate again. Soon 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 gets angry and angry at his family members who recommend food to him, saying: “You have to eat to live.” “I shouldn’t be like this…” “Even if he represses his emotions, he soon explodes.
In particular, the psychological turmoil of a person who discovers cancer late is beyond imagination. “I can’t believe I’m suffering from the ‘terminal cancer’ I’ve only heard about…” “Why me?” An indescribable feeling of desperation and betrayal overwhelms me. It will feel like the ground is disappearing. If the cancer is detected early, there are great expectations that it can be treated as a chronic disease and cured completely. In fact, in the case of early-stage stomach cancer, in which cancer cells exist only in the stomach, the 5-year relative survival rate is up to 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 patient
Sometimes, celebrities reveal their struggles with the disease on their social media. This should not be denigrated by the word “indulgence”. It is said that a disease should be widely known. Instead of suffering alone, if you tell the people around you, you can hear helpful words from people who have experienced the same illness. It’s about sharing the same feelings of sympathy with each other. Many patient communities are refuges where sick people comfort each other and exchange information useful for recovery. Even healthy people can hear advice on disease prevention from patients.
There are also cases where people who have a difficult time disclosing their illness are criticized, saying it is “just to get attention”. What’s the point of attracting the attention of those around you if you don’t know what tomorrow will bring? It seems that “generosity” is disappearing more and more. Most people get sick and die. It is very rare for someone to die painlessly in their sleep. Many people die after being ill for months or even years. Ultimately, everyone has no choice but to become patients. The patient’s desperate feelings are healthy now, but the “future patient” must understand.
Did I say something offensive today?… “Good luck to all the patients.”
The attending doctor said that everyone in the hospital seemed 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 resumed practicing medicine, he tries to treat his patients with more kindness. As I lay in the hospital bed, the doctor’s kind words touched my heart. When I leave work, I ask myself, “Did I say something offensive to the patient today?” ” he asks.
Even today I see sick people. They don’t get sick just because of bad lifestyle habits. There are many people who suffer from cancer without knowing the cause, such as genetics. They are depressed. Cancer treatment doesn’t end once. In some cases, hair loss and vomiting may occur more than 10 times in a row.
When I saw a patient walking down the hospital room corridor, I quickly moved to one side to give him or her space. “cheer up. I said to myself: “I will recover completely”.
Journalist Kim Yong
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2024-01-09 05:53:46
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