I Am Healing

He was admitted to emergency receiving and placed on the cardiac floor.Long hair,unshaven,dirty,dangerously obese,with a black motorcycle jacket tossed on the bottom shelf of the stretcher,he was an outsider to this sterile world of shining terrazzo floors,efficient uniformed professionals,and strictinfection control procedures.Definitely an untouchable.

The nurses at the station looked wide-eyed as this mound of humanity wa wheeled by,each glancing nervously at Bonnie,the head nurse."Let this one not be ine to admint,bathe and tend to..."was their pleading,unspoken message.

One of the true marks of a leader, a consummate professional, is to do the unthinkable.To tackle the impossible.To touch the untouchable.It was Bonnie who said,"I want this patient myself."Highly unusual for a head nurse--unconventional--but the stuff out of which human spirits thrive,heal and soar.

As she donned her laex gloves and proceeded to bathe this huge,very unclean man,her heart almost broke.Where was his family?Who was his mother?What was he like as a little boy?She hummed quietly as she worked.It seemed to ease the fear and embarrassment she knew he must be feeling.

And then on a whim she said,"We don't have time for back rubs much in hospitals these days,but I bet one would really feel good.And it would help relax your muscles and start to heal.That is what this place is all about...a place to heal."

The thick,scaly,ruddy skin told a story of an abusive lifestyle:probably lots of addictive behavior with food,alcohol and drugs.As she rubbed those taut muscles, she hummed and prayed,she prayed for the soul rejected by life's rudeness and striving for acceptance in a hard,hostile world.

The finale was warmed lotion and baby power.Almost laughable--such a contrast to this huge,foreign surface.As he rolled onto his back,tears ran down his cheeks and his chin trembled.With amazingly beautiful brown eyes,he smiled and said in a quivering voice,"No one has touched me for years.Thank you.I am healing."

翻译:

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　我得治了

　　他被送往急诊部,停放在心脏病部楼层.长发,没刮胡子,肮脏,危及生命的肥胖,一件黑色摩托车外套扔在担架的底架上,他和这个消毒得干干净净的世界显得格格不入,这里有光亮的水磨石地面,穿着制服的高效专业人员和严格的感染控制程序.他是个令人完全不敢接触的人.

　　当这堆躺在担架上的人肉被推过时,护士站的护士们眼镜都睁得大大的,个个紧张地瞥着护士长邦妮."可别让我来护理他,给他洗澡,照顾他..."她们在心中默默地哀求着.

　　领袖和完美的专业人员的本色之一是做无法想像的事,将不可能变成可能,触摸被社会遗弃的人.是邦妮开腔了:"这个病人归我."这对护士长而言极不寻常,有违常规,但这正式人类精神得以回复,得以昌盛,得以弘扬光大的基础.

　　当她戴上乳胶手套,开始给这位肥胖,极肮脏的人洗澡时,她的心几乎要碎了.他的家人在哪里?他的母亲是谁?他小时候什么模样?她一边工作一边轻轻地哼着歌,这似乎减轻了她肯定他此刻感到的担忧和尴尬.

　　随后她心血来潮地说道:"这些日子医院没时间给进院的人搓背,可我可以肯定搓一下会让你感觉很舒服.它会帮你放松肌肉,开始恢复健康.我们这个地方是干这个的...治愈人的地方."

　　粗糙,一片片脱落和发红的皮肤表明了不良的生活方式:可能是过量进食,酗酒或滥用毒品.她一边揉搓着那些紧绷的肌肉,一边哼着歌曲和祈祷.她为这个被严酷的私生活所摒弃但又力求让一个冷酷,敌视的世界所接纳的生命祈祷.

　　护理最后以暖和的润肤液和婴儿爽身粉结束.几乎令人发笑--这和那大面积,陌生的皮肤形成鲜明的对比.他转过身来时,眼泪流下了双颊,下巴颤动着.他用一双极其漂亮的棕色眼镜注视着邦妮,微笑起来,接着声音颤抖地说:"这么多年来,没人碰到我.谢谢你.我得治了."
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