道格·休梅克,从休斯敦海事律师,是幸存者IV期的结肠癌。他在2005年确诊36岁,有过结肠炎17年后。三手术接下来,三年半的时间化疗。后9年约会MD安德森的胃肠(GI)诊所之后,他终于有了12个月的假期。他向他的医生,凯茜·英,医学博士,教授,胃肠道肿瘤内科,他希望敲钟来表示他的治疗结束,这在其他临床领域的习惯MD安德森。
当他得知GI诊所没有这样的钟时,这位前上尉开始着手解决这个问题。一位慷慨的客户从一艘商船上捐赠了一个12英寸的钟,但要把它安装在繁忙的医院走廊上太困难了。苏梅克安排了一个较小的钟,虽然可能“不严格遵守美国海岸警卫队的规定”,现在挂在诊所里。
鞋匠觉得船上的钟特别适合诊所。它不仅是有趣的铃声,而且提供了一个长,愉快的声音,有深刻的意义。至于它的海洋意义,长超过65英尺的船只必须配备一个声音产生装置,如钟,以指示船只的动作或在能见度有限的情况下的位置。
“在雾船,人们可以感到失落或不安。听到附近的船舶角或钟有助于给视角和安全认识他人的感觉就在附近,”鞋匠说。
鞋匠比较癌症治疗- 无论从患者或护理者的角度 - 来为在雾水中。它可以是可怕的,迷失方向,并可能导致孤独感。别人听到铃声,知道有人在那里带来的救济和安慰。
“无论病人完成治疗或仅仅有一个很好的一天,钟提醒我们,其他人都在经历类似的情况,”鞋匠说。“而且,虽然今天可能是一个艰苦的一天,一个可能要按铃另一天,也许带来安慰别人谁听到铃声的机会。”
鞋匠捐赠钟声到GI诊所在他的母亲,南希鞋匠,和亲爱的朋友,詹姆斯Sentner,他们两人丧生结肠癌的记忆。鞋匠和信通,也海事律师,成了非常熟悉,而他们都在忍受着治疗MD安德森。在经历了一场漫长而英勇的战斗后,Sentner于2015年去世。他在个人和职业上都是鞋匠的导师和灵感来源。
南希·休梅克失去了相对较短的战斗结肠癌在2014年接受了治疗更接近她的家在伊利诺伊州之后。
虽然鞋匠想念他的母亲和朋友,他希望钟可能在带来舒适别人导航胃肠门诊及其路径MD安德森。
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