Thriving at hope's edge daily can be traumatic for some nurses. But cancer patients can give your career more satisfaction than you ever imagined, far surpassing the demands placed on you emotionally. Metastatic cancer ravages a body physically, as well as mentally, muting the rainbow of life with shades of gray. But in every rainbow there is sunlight, which illuminates the colors. Oncology nurses are the sunlight which keeps the rainbow of life from being destroyed. If you are considering a specialty, think about what you could give to the millions of people who will face the diagnosis of cancer this year and for many years to come. Oncology nursing has taught me to have hope even in the worst situations. It has also given me hope that someday there will be a cure for cancer. But until that time comes, being part of a few of the lives affected by it will make my life richer than gold at the end of any rainbow ever could.
对一些护士来说,每天在希望的边缘艰难前行可能是一种折磨。但癌症患者能给你的职业带来超乎想象的满足感,远远超过情感上对你的要求。转移性癌症不仅在身体上,也在精神上摧毁一个人的身体,用灰色调遮蔽生命的彩虹。但在每一道彩虹中都有阳光,它照亮了色彩。肿瘤护士就是那道阳光,让生命的彩虹不被摧毁。如果你正在考虑选择一个专业领域,想想你能为今年以及未来许多年将面临癌症诊断的数百万人做些什么。肿瘤护理教会了我即使在最糟糕的情况下也要怀有希望。它也让我相信,终有一天癌症会被治愈。但在那一天到来之前,成为受癌症影响的少数生命中的一部分,会让我的生命比任何彩虹尽头的黄金都更有价值。