摘要
At the age of 66,Zhang Mengdie(alias),a former nurse who had devoted her entire career to helping others recover,was diagnosed with lung cancer.After five years of undergoing multiple rounds of chemotherapy and taking heavy medication,she was dying in an intensive care unit,her body plugged into banks of machines through a maze of plastic tubes,her blood connected to bags of fluids,and her muted senses constantly stimulated by bright lights and loud alarms.