Sarah Donnelly: How work kept me going during my cancer treatment
سارا دانلی: چگونه کار باعث پیشرفت درمان سرطانم شد
Westpac's Sarah Donnelly wants to encourage more open conversations about why and how an individual might continue to work while undergoing treatment for serious illnesses. Full bio
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from my doctor's office
in my lunch break, and my doctor said
استراحت ناهار به آنجا رفتم، و دکترم گفت
that I had breast cancer.
که من سرطان پستان دارم.
and at first, I didn't.
و باور هم نکردم.
and I needed some evidence.
و به مدرک نیاز داشتم.
که به همه شما بگویم
to where she was sitting
که نشسته بود رفتم
over her shoulder and verify
نگاه کنم و مطمئن شوم
on the page in front of her.
to believe it, I said,
you're sure that means cancer?"
که کارسینومای بدخیم یعنی سرطان؟»
the urgent things that needed to be done
احتیاج به انجام شدن داشتند را انجام دادم
to see if my cancer had spread.
برای دانستن اینکه سرطان پخش شده.
work wasn't my priority.
کار کردن اولویت من نبود.
to tell my family and friends
به خانواده و دوستانم اطلاع بدهم
and whether I was going to be OK,
to start a family.
خواهیم داشت یا نه.
how I was going to tell my mother,
به مادرم اطلاع دهم،
when she was pregnant with me.
سرطان پستان داشت.
to have to relive her cancer experience.
سرطان داشتنش را دوباره مرور کند.
a huge role in my treatment and recovery.
در درمان و بهبود من ایفا میکرد.
otherwise felt like a statistic.
احساس یک داده آماری را داشته باشم.
that would give me routine and stability
روال عادی و استقامت بدهد
difficult personal decisions
شخصی خودم درگیر بودم
reconstruction I was going to have.
پستان را در پیش داشتم؟
to my family and friends for support.
و دوستانم برای حمایت مراجعه کنم.
in my day-to-day life.
من بازی میکردند.
the ones to make me laugh.
of really good in-jokes,
someone ask me
کسی از من پرسید
of course, a wig,
in the mornings very easy.
I appreciated what their support meant,
از حمایتی که داشتند قدردانی کردم،
have done without that network.
چکار میتوانستم کنم.
women in particular,
بخصوص خانمها،
to have that network
the opportunity to work through treatment.
درمان را نداشتند.
to overly paternalistic employers.
حس پدر و مادری کارفرمایان است.
and focus on yourself.
بروید و بر روی خودتان تمرکز کنید.
are well-meaning,
that they couldn’t or shouldn't work,
بهتر است کار نکنند یا نمیتوانند کار کنند،
and physically can do.
انجام دهند و بصورت فیزیکی هم قادرند.
what an employer is required to do
کاری باید انجام دهد" کردم
with a cancer diagnosis.
سرطان روبرو میشود.
cancer is considered a disability.
یک ناتوانی قلمداد میشود.
your usual work duties,
روزانهتان نباشید،
by the Disability Discrimination Act
تبعیض عدم توانایی میشود
to your working arrangements,
شرایط کار کردن میشود،
adjustments look like for me?
میتوانست باشد؟
my diagnosis was going to have on work.
اثر قابل مشاهدهای بر کار من دارد.
during business hours,
ساعتهای کاری قرار میگرفتند،
to recover from surgical procedures.
نیازمند زمان بودم.
on what to expect from treatment.
انتظار داشتم، انجام میدادم.
was through Doctor Google,
طریق دکتر گوگل بود،
and I wouldn't recommend that.
و من هم توصیهاش نمیکنم.
for all the physical side effects,
اثرات فیزیکی آماده بودم،
was this thing called chemo brain.
شیمیایی مغز بود.
through memory loss,
از دست دادن حافظه نمایان میشود،
my job as a lawyer.
میتوانستم ادامه بدهم؟
have a discussion with my manager
to my working arrangements
how I was going to be impacted?
تحت فشار خواهم بود؟
a supportive manager
how things went as we went along,
a concrete plan up front.
he may not have even known
of reasonable adjustments,
common sense to everyone.
چیز معمولی نیست.
will learn how it impacts them
میفهمد که چگونه اثر میگذارد
that I learned about the treatment itself,
که از درمان آموختم به خودی،
you're really well hydrated
the nurses to find your veins.
کمک میکند که رگ شما را پیدا کنند.
any of your favorite food,
throwing that up
want to look at it again.
for managing my workflow.
برای مدیریت روال کار وجود داشت.
on a Monday morning.
صبح قرار میدادم.
I left the cancer care unit,
سرطان را ترک میکردم،
before this fog screen would come down
تا این صحنه تیره فرو نشیند
and make any urgent calls.
و برقراری تماسهای ضروری استفاده میکردم.
within about 48 hours.
وخامتِ بیماری از بین میرفت.
into work from home.
and I knew what to expect.
میدانستم منتظر چه چیزی هستم.
with my business partners
با شریکان تجاریام معین کنم
the hesitation in their voices
به یاد میآورم
by a certain time.
خواسته میشد.
of setting a good deadline.
خوب میترسیدند.
to put any extra pressure on me
که فشار مضاعفی بر من وارد کنند
within my control
that could stay in my control
things that couldn't.
تحت کنترل نبودند.
should be applying this concept
چگونه باید این مفهومِ
in our current age,
by the age of 85.
مبتلا به سرطان تشخیص داده میشوند.
longer and longer into older age,
میدهیم تا سن بالا،
while we're in the workforce
در زمانی که در فشار کار هستیم
to work anywhere, any time,
هر زمان و مکانی میکند،
are no longer contingent upon
to physically make it
فیزیکی ادامه دهید یا خیر
or a comfier chair to sit in,
راحتتر برای نشستن، نیست،
the flexibility policies and strategies
انعطاف پذیر هستیم
with family responsibilities.
are even having a conversation
که حتی صحبت میکنند
might look like for them
چگونه است
until you're better."
with their employees.
from working through treatment,
واقعا بهره بردهام،
to guide these conversations,
گیرد برای هدایت این مکالمات،
colleague of mine, Camilla Gunn,
کامیلا گان،
for those diagnosed,
برای مبتلایان،
and their coworkers
و برای همکاران
and the work support available.
موجود کار داشته باشند.
to other organizations
به سایر سازمانها میرویم
به هدایت از طریق
some pretty awkward conversations.
برخی مکالمات ناخوشایند هست.
of the toolkit is increasing.
در حال افزایش است.
a manager's first response
how it's going to impact their work?
چگونه به کارشان ضربه میزند؟
are able, and want to,
an arrangement for you
people with serious illness
با بیماریهای سخت داریم
pushing them away.
آنها را از کار منع کنیم.
because I want you to know the benefits
شما بدانید چه منفعتهایی
دیدگاه شما را هم عوض کنم
going through treatment
و زیاد استفراغ میکند.
were true some of the time,
to push myself at work
ملزم به کار کردن کنم
because my employer gave me the choice.
این انتخاب را به من داد.
obvious choice to give someone,
این حق انتخاب هر کسی است،
offered or encouraged.
یا تشویق میشود، نیست.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Donnelly - LawyerWestpac's Sarah Donnelly wants to encourage more open conversations about why and how an individual might continue to work while undergoing treatment for serious illnesses.
Why you should listen
Sarah Donnelly was diagnosed with breast cancer at 30 years of age -- a story all too familiar among young women in her family. She chose to continue full-time employment throughout treatment and is living proof that work can play a crucial role in a person's mental and physical recovery from a serious illness. While her employer backed her decision, Donnelly has learned that the way organizations approach this issue varies greatly. This has sparked a personal mission to encourage more open conversations about why and how an individual might continue to work while undergoing treatment.
A lawyer by trade, Donnelly is currently the Head of Group Secretariat at Westpac. She is an ally for GLOBAL, Westpac Group's Employee Action Group for LGBTIQ employees, a member of Women of Westpac, an advocate of Breast Cancer Network Australia and volunteers with Vinnie’s Van. She is an avid traveler and, when at home in Sydney's Blue Mountains, can usually be found out on a trail.
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