I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel's books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional1 and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so 2 to me and had such a big 3 on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to 4my own cancer experience?
I'm an ambitious 5, and when I started going through chemo (化疗) , even though I'm a very 6person, I
lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the 7. One day, while waiting to go in for 8 , I had one
of Dr. Bernie's books in my hand. Another patient9 what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me 10
he had one of his books with him as well. It 11that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He
was12a published author, and he was currently 13on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and 14 friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell
myself, he was definitely a(n)15of Dr. Bernie. He really put a 16on my face. He unfortunately last17 year due to
his cancer,18 he left a deep impression on me and gave me the 19to pick up my pen again. I 20to myself, “If
he can do it, then so can I.”
