Letter 16
Greetings Tim,Because Amy has systemic lupus erythematosus, her immune system is wrong---- it may attacks and destroys healthy cells. Owing to the illness, Amy now is usually absent from school and stays at the hospital for days to have a further physical checkup. Our foreign teacher, Alex asked us whether we have ever visited her. Most of us haven't, so Alex required that we must go her a visit one day, and she will be happy. In addition, he said he has a student who has a cancer, he went to the hospital to keep him company. It struck me that I ever read a book and the writer said, ''No matter who you are, a coward or a superman, people want to be loved.'' I agree what the writer said. Exactly, we are only seeking a consolation.
Jay,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex. It's one thing to have medical problems when you're old like I am, but it's not fair to happen to you when you're 17 years old. I read some articles about lupus, and it seems as though they can control it with medications, but it can't be "cured". So poor Amy is always going to have it, and she will have occasional "flair ups" when she;ll have to go back to the hospital. I don't know how this will affect her schooling. If she was in the US, she could be taking classes on-line to keep up with her school work.
I know that, in the beginning of the year, Amy was feeling very good about herself, and all of the new friends that she had in Class 220. I hope that many of the students are sticking with her, writing email and other social media, and visiting once in a while. It must be very depressing to be in the hospital for days at a time. Please do your best to cheer her up!
Please tell her that she should write to me!
Tim