多萝西·罗丝 /DorothyRose
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Iwasworkingintheintensivecareunitofourlocalchildren'shospital, asoneofOlga''thelpbutthinkhowfrightenedthislittlegirlmustfeelwithallthosescarytubes, , shewasincrediblybeautifulandsmilingbackatmewithbigbrowneyes.
Whenhermotherarrivedearlythenextmorning, shesaidtome, “.I'llstayhere, nearOlga, withhersisterandbrother, soshecangetthemedicalhelpsheneedstostayalive.” Aswetalked, IdiscoveredthatOlga'smotherwastheonlyoneinherhouseholdwhospokeEnglish.
'thaveanyoneelsetohelpthemsetuphousekeeping, Ivolunteered.
AsIattemptedtohelpgetanapartmentforOlga', “It''smotherisn'tworking, andherfatherdoesn'tevenliveinthiscountry.”
AfterItoldthisstorytosomeofmynursefriends, , butadded, “'tsellpapersanymore.”
That'swhenBecky, ourdeterminedangel, , , , shesaid, “Oh, bytheway, Ihavecancer, butI'mundertreatment.”
Despitehercondition, , , howcouldthiswomandosomuchwhenshehadsuchdifficultiesofherown?
, Beckywouldgohomefromwork, startdinner, checkonthechildrenandthencallOlga''t, Beckywouldbringherhome.
InApril2000, , andoneisselectedtorepresenthisorherstateinthenationalcompetetitioninWashington, , , butshealsohelpedothersfighttheirownbattleswithcancer.
In1998, 'toptimistic, , .
Beckyislivingproofthatthehumanspiritcanberemarkable, , kind-heartedwoman.
她看上去如此脆弱和无助。有人说她连英语都不会说。为了接受专家治疗，奥尔加和家人从波多黎各赶来，因为他们国家的医疗条件十分有限。
我在本地一家儿童医院的特护中心工作，是护理奥尔加的人员之一。我禁不住会想，对一个小女孩来说，整天被那些恐怖的导管、仪器和监视器包围着一定很害怕。她张开双眼时，总是美丽得令人难以置信，她会眨着深褐色的大眼睛，向我微笑。
