
在炎熱和潮濕的日子,
天空是灰色的
我遇一個男孩,坐在輪椅上,
這是不公平的。
年輕起病的漸進性肌肉病變,
與我感同身受
殘障使他軟弱;
樂觀使他堅強。
最後,
潮濕化為為雨水。
On a hot and humid day,
The sky was grey
I met a boy on wheelchair,
Which is not fair.
Young onset progressive myopathy,
With my empathy
Disabled made him weak;
Optimistic made him strong.
At the end of the day,
Humid progressed to rain.
我畫的是我遇到的病人現場,因為在那一刻,我被感動最多。我的病人是一位18歲的男孩,他患上肌肉病變,不能走路。他令我思考的痛苦和折磨。我年齡跟他相若,我不停問自己「為什麼會有這麼大的差別?」或「如果我是坐在輪椅上的一個,我會如何?」......這個病人,這個我最難忘的病人,不是我在醫院裡碰到的,而是我在中國服務之行碰到的。我想這是因為在我醫院教學期間,我們只有那麼一點的時間來與我們的病人互動,因此我們無法了解他們的故事。如果我不聽,不了解一個人的故事,怎麼可能讓他/她留在你的心中?
What I drew is a sketch of the scene which I met the patient, I drew it because at that moment I was most touched. My patient is a 18 year-old boy suffering from myopathy and cannot walk. He has led me to think about pain and suffering. As I am at a similar age with him, I cannot stop asking myself questions like “why would there be such a big difference?” or “what would I be if I am the one sitting on a wheel chair?” … this patient, the most unforgettable patient to me, is not someone I met in the hospital but it’s someone I met in a service trip to China. I think this is because during our hospital teaching period, we have so little time to interact with our patient and hence we are not able to know their stories well. Without listening and knowing one’s story, how could he/she stay in your mind?