Emmawasdiagnosedwithbreastcancerwhenshewas33yearsold.Thecancerwasinoneofherlymphglands,whichresultedinaveryradicalmastectomy."Therewasnochemotherapybackthen,onlytheknife,"shesaid.Talkingabouthercancerisnotsomethingthatcomeseasilyforher.
艾玛在33岁的时候被诊断患有乳腺癌。癌症在她的一个淋巴腺体中，因此只能将乳房彻底切除。她说：“那时还没有什么化学疗法，只能动手术。”谈起那次癌症，对她来说还真不是一件简单的事情。
"Alongtimeagopeoplewereashamed,"shesaid,"IcanrememberwhenIwentintosurgery,thereweresomanyyoungdoctorstheretowatchtheoperation."Thedoctorstoldherthatshewascutsoterriblythatshewasinthehospitalforsixweeks.
“那时候的人还挺害羞的，”她说道，“我很清楚地记得我动手术时，有很多年轻的医生在观察手术过程。”医生告诉她，她的乳房切除的很彻底，得住院六个星期。
Aftershehadthesurgery,therewerenofollow-uptreatments,onlyafewx-rays."Ididn'thealforeightmonthsandIfinallyhadtogotoNewOrleans.Icouldnotdoanythingwithmyarm.Ihaditstrappeddowntomysidebutitdidn'tbotherme,"shesays.Emmawouldnotbelievethedoctorswhentheytoldhershewouldnotbeabletouseherarmagain,soshebegantoexercisethearmherself.
手术结束后，没有进行后续治疗，只是例行做了X光检查。她说：“八个月后，我还有没有痊愈，就不得不去新奥尔良。我的手臂什么事情都做不了。只得用绷带把它挂在一边，但这难不倒我。”艾玛不相信医生所说的，她的胳膊再也不能使用，她开始自己锻炼使用手臂。
Herhusbandhelpedhertoraiseherarmeverydayandsheeventuallyregaineduseofit.AfterEmmahadthefirstcancer,anothercancerwasfoundinherremainingbreast,andshehadtohaveasecondmastectomy.Sothenshehadtogothroughallthefearsofcanceragain.Someyearslaterherhusbanddiedandshewaslefttoraisetheirsonsallalone.Emmahasdonealittlebitofeverythingfromworkinginthefields,helpingrunthedairyfarmthattheyownedandfinallyteaching4thgradefor40years.Cancernevergotinherway."Iknowsciencewillfindacuresomeday."shehassaid.
她的丈夫也每天帮她锻炼抬手。最后她的手臂恢复了。艾玛第一次癌症之后，另一边的乳房也被发现患有癌症，她不得不做第二次切除手术。因此她又得经历一次癌症带来的恐惧。多年以后，她的丈夫去世了，她得单独抚养自己的儿子。每件事情艾玛都要亲力亲为，不管是种田还是经营他们的牧场，抑或教授四年级的课程长达40年之久，癌症从没有成为她人生路上的障碍。她说过：“我知道，随着科学的发展，会找到癌症的治疗方法的。”
ThebestpartofthestoryforEmmawasdiagnosedwithcancerattheageof33in1928andtodayin2001;Emmais106yearsofageanda73-yearBreastCancerSurvivor.
艾玛的故事最精彩的地方在于，她在1928年33岁时和在2001年的今天被诊断出患有癌症;艾玛现在已经106岁了，而且是一个被诊断患有乳腺癌后还可以活73年的奇人。
Astoryofhope?Yes,Iwouldsayso,wouldn'tyou?
这难道不是一个关于希望的故事吗?我觉得是，你们认为呢?
survivorn.幸存者
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