It was only a few weeks after my surgery, and I went to Dr. Belt's office for a checkup. It was just after my first chemotherapy（化學(xué)療法） treatment.
My scar was still very tender. My arm was numb1 underneath2. This whole set of unique and weird3 sensations was like having a new roommate to share the two-bedroom apartment formerly4 known as my breasts - now lovingly known as "the breast and the chest."
As usual, I was taken to an examination room to have my blood drawn5, again - a terrifying process for me, since I'm so frightened of needles.
I lay down on the examining table. I'd worn a big plaid flannel6 shirt and a camisole underneath. It was a carefully thought out costume that I hoped others would regard as a casual wardrobe choice. The plaid camouflaged7 my new chest, the camisole protected it and the buttons on the shirt made for easy medical access.
Ramona entered the room. Her warm sparkling smile was familiar, and stood out in contrast to my fears. I'd first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn't my nurse on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. She laughed in deep, round and rich tones. I remember wondering what could be so funny behind that medical door. What could she possibly find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided8 she wasn't serious enough about the whole thing and that I would try to find a nurse who was. But I was wrong.
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This day was different. Ramona had taken my blood before. She knew about my fear of needles, and she kindly9 hid the paraphernalia10 under a magazine with a bright blue picture of a kitchen being remodeled. As we opened the blouse and dropped the camisole, the catheter on my breast was exposed and the fresh scar on my chest could be seen.
She said, "How is your scar healing?"
I said, "I think pretty well. I wash around it gently each day." The memory of the shower water hitting my numb chest flashed across my face.
She gently reached over and ran her hand across the scar, examining the smoothness of the healing skin and looking for any irregularities. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, "You haven't touched it yet, have you?" And I said, "No."
So this wonderful, warm woman laid the palm of her golden brown hand on my pale chest and she gently held it there. For a long time. I continued to cry quietly. In soft tones she said, "This is part of your body. This is you. It's okay to touch it." But I couldn't. So she touched it for me. The scar. The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.Then Ramona said, "I'll hold your hand while you touch it." So she placed her hand next to mine, and we both were quiet. That was the gift that Ramona gave me.
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That night as I lay down to sleep, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there until I dozed11 off. I knew I wasn't alone. We were all in bed together, metaphorically12（隱喻地） speaking, my breast, my chest, Ramona's gift and me.
1 numb
adj.麻木的，失去感覺的；v.使麻木
參考例句：
His fingers were numb with cold.他的手凍得發(fā)麻。 Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我們凍得發(fā)僵，催著疲憊的馬繼續(xù)往前走。
2 underneath
adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面
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Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽車底下工作是件臟活。 She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿著一件大衣，里面套著一條連衣裙。
3 weird
adj.古怪的，離奇的；怪誕的，神秘而可怕的
參考例句：
From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.從他不尋常的行為看來，他好像有點(diǎn)怪。 His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳簡直笑死人。
4 formerly
adv.從前，以前
參考例句：
We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我們現(xiàn)在享受到了過去只是聽說過的那些舒適條件。 This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.這船從前航行在中國內(nèi)河里。
5 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，緊張的
參考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物 都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的風(fēng)景所吸引。
6 flannel
n.法蘭絨；法蘭絨衣服
參考例句：
She always wears a grey flannel trousers.她總是穿一條灰色法蘭絨長褲。 She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.她穿著法蘭絨裙子，看上去楚楚動(dòng)人。
7 camouflaged
v.隱蔽( camouflage的過去式和過去分詞 )；掩蓋；偽裝，掩飾
參考例句：
We camouflaged in the bushes and no one saw us. 我們隱藏在灌木叢中沒有被人發(fā)現(xiàn)。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》 They camouflaged in bushes. 他們隱蔽在灌木叢中。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
8 decided
adj.決定了的，堅(jiān)決的；明顯的，明確的
參考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對(duì)手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。
9 kindly
adj.和藹的，溫和的，爽快的；adv.溫和地，親切地
參考例句：
Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的鄰居都說她和藹可親、熱情好客。 A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道陰影掠過老太太慈祥的面孔。
10 paraphernalia
n.裝備；隨身用品
參考例句：
Can you move all your paraphernalia out of the way?你可以把所有的隨身物品移開嗎？ All my fishing paraphernalia is in the car.我的魚具都在汽車?yán)铩?
11 dozed
v.打盹兒，打瞌睡( doze的過去式和過去分詞 )
參考例句：
He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon. 他喝了個(gè)通霄，昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》 I dozed off during the soporific music. 我聽到這催人入睡的音樂，便不知不覺打起盹兒來了。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
12 metaphorically
adv. 用比喻地
參考例句：
It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically. 對(duì)一個(gè)詞的理解是按字面意思還是隱喻的意思要視乎上下文和習(xí)慣。 Metaphorically it implied a sort of admirable energy. 從比喻來講，它含有一種令人贊許的能量的意思。
《心靈來自天使的愛撫》添加時(shí)間：2024-12-14；更新時(shí)間：2025-03-09
