"Cancer - fool": rules of life of the patient hospice

Fund "Vera" - Russia's only non-profit organization dedicated to the support system of hospices and their patients. This article contains the story of 92-year-old Valentina, Second Moscow hospice patient. She tells about the life, the theater, and his perception of the world.

Valentina

Second Moscow hospice patient.

On the perception of the world

Husband always called me "my child." I said I was one hundred percent woman and child is a hundred percent. I'm offended. He felt me ​​so. And I must say that I was 92 years old, and I can still feel like then. No matter how old I am. My perception of the world are very happy. Man is born after a certain mentality. I've been like this - and 15, and 92. Maybe I could save it, because I always had wonderful people around me.

About family

Previously, very afraid to speak frankly, sincerely and from the heart. Is it very quiet. I took it a rule - not to talk. In our family it was not customary to talk out loud about three things - about love, quarrels about money. Only a narrow range, with no outsiders.

about studies

In third grade, I got three on some object. I come home, and then my aunt, my uncle and my mother and father gathered specially and say to me: "Please, never obtain a triple - it is insulting mark. Maybe not for you, but for all of us. This means that we are so wrong to treat you that you can get top three. " And then it is also called "mediocre". I remember it very well. And never have I been more triples.

About life

The main thing - is to be honest with yourself. Find a job that likes to work from the heart, that it was not oppression. I managed. I am 30 years doing theater in the country - "Gladiolus". We were given the land, built a small house. Around the house was supposed to plant rows of six colors, and all the seeds were distributed gladiolus. The neighbors in the cottages were the beds, and I'm not really all that I can and do, so instead decided to make the beds theater.

About the theater

I started to gather the neighborhood kids and put on plays with them. I'm a teacher, I have always enjoyed working with children. We set Pushkin's fairy tales. Every summer there was one statement. In late August, we invited adults, and they were our audience. This is my life's work, I gave it 30 years. I did not need any money or fame, it was all very vivid and present.

About losses

At some point, everything starts to crumble - all and always. It is very difficult to lose. It seems there is no man, and he's still in me and with me. It happened so suddenly that I lived up here such years. Many who survived from the family. I always said that I have not enough years, and I'm just starting to live.

About illness

Cancer - a fool. I do not feel sick. I do not want to think about it. I still lived a lot.

About hospice

When I came here, I could not believe my eyes. Here an amazing atmosphere. I did not want to come here. Daughter persuaded. I do not like the word "hospice", it has a very negative connotation, I think in our country. But I am persuaded in the end. I came home to make dressings wonderful nurses - Vera, Katyusha, Natalia. They are here, from the hospice. So convinced me.

I was most amazing tone with which staff communicates with us, the patients. Gently, quietly, patiently, gently. Do everything quietly, politely, respectfully. Especially after numerous hospitals for me it is amazing.

About dreams

I hope a little to recover and live. I like the cottage.

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