[스크랩] Lesson 4 A Whole New View

Lesson 4
A Whole New View

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Topic
A Whole New View

1
I was fourteen at the time the doctor told my mom she had cancer. It hit hard and fast. All of a sudden, my life was thrown into the unknown. My mom sat across from me with tears rolling down her face. My dad was speechless, and he quickly left the room. My younger brother, Keaton and I just sat motionless, eyes wet and lips shaking a little.
“Cancer,” my mom said, “I have cancer.” The tears flowed even more and fell down our faces.
“What does it mean?” My first thought was that she was going to die. My grandmother had just died one year before from breast cancer. I never knew much about cancer, but I did know that thousands of people died from it. I was worried my mom could be next.
At first, I spent all my school hours thinking about my mom. All my non-school hours, I was sitting by her hospital bed watching her sleep. Sometimes she looked at me directly and sometimes she seemed lost in her own world. Many afternoons I would sit at the end of her bed, and we would both look out the window, thinking quietly.

2
Everything seemed twisted as soon as my mom left the hospital. It was almost like the disease had entered not only our family, but also our home. I always believed that when people left the hospital, they were fine. I was proven wrong. My mom left the hospital sick and came home sick.
Before she became sick, we were a very distant family, living our own lives. Sometimes we didn’t even seem to know we were related. We would go to our own rooms, talk on own phone lines, and watch own TV shows.
This all changed after the day my mom got cancer. It was as if we had been thrown into a clothes dryer. I believe God has a reason for everything, and I feel He had a plan for us.
My mom used to do a lot of work around the house, but all of a sudden, she was not able to do any of it. The rest of us had to learn how to work together. I had to take over some of Mom’s duties. I got up early in the morning, fixed breakfast, woke my brother up, and took care of the animals. In the evening, I cooked dinner, helped Dad, and took care of Mom.

3
During my mom’s emotional trip, I learned a lot. I became very responsible. There were no questions asked. I just did what I had to do, and I learned to do many things at once.
On this path, I also learned a lot about my relationship with my mom and with other people. We weren’t all that close before her cancer. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I became very close to her. I used to think that it wasn’t cool to talk with my parents. Not now!
Every day I would go into her room and sit by her side. Many times we wouldn’t say a word for hours, and some other days, we would talk for hours. No matter what the day was like, we could always feel that we were together. The way our relationship grew made me think about a rose that is about to bloom. It opens a little at a time, and once it opens, it is very beautiful.

4
Later on, my mom became better and my life started to change. I had become so close to my family that it became easier to relate to them than to my friends. I came to know that it was hard for my friends to understand what I’d been through. I used to write things down as a way to express all the emotions that I’d been feeling. Every night, I would let the pen roll my thoughts on to paper. I was able to release all my fears on to the page. By writing every night, I found that my fears and Mom’s cancer slowly disappeared.
Even though this experience has slipped out of my everyday thoughts, it didn’t slip out of my life. I know that I can really be there for my family in times of need. My mom’s cancer has forever changed my view for the better.

Review - 의사 소통 기능

동정 표현하기
A: We did our best, but we lost the game again.
B: I know how you feel.

의무
A: Why were you busy last week?
B: I had to take over some of my mom’s duties.

놀람 표현하기
A: Did you hear our soccer team won the game?
B: Oh, really? That’s incredible!

가능성 표현하기
A: Will you be able to go to the concert next Sunday?
B: Yes, I’m free then.

 

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