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Sarah Donnelly: How work kept me going during my cancer treatment
莎拉·唐纳利: 工作是如何让我在癌症治疗的道路上继续前进的
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当莎拉·唐纳利（Sarah Donnelly）律师被诊断患乳腺癌时，她向朋友和家人寻求帮助——但她同时也发现了工作的意义，自己的专注和坚定的信念。在演讲中，她谈到为什么她想留在工作岗位上，以及怎样做。她分享了关于工作是怎样帮助人们治疗疾病的看法——因为边工作边治疗的好处是双向的。
Sarah Donnelly - Lawyer
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
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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00:13
It was June 2014.
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那是 2014 年的 6 月，
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I was 30 years old,
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我 30 岁。
00:19
and I received a call
from my doctor's office
from my doctor's office
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我接到了一个
来自医生办公室的电话，
来自医生办公室的电话，
告诉我化验结果出来了。
00:21
to say my test results were in.
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00:24
So I walked up to see her
in my lunch break, and my doctor said
in my lunch break, and my doctor said
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我在午餐时间去见了医生，
医生说，
医生说，
她非常抱歉的告诉我，
我患上了乳腺癌。
我患上了乳腺癌。
00:28
she was very sorry to tell me
that I had breast cancer.
that I had breast cancer.
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00:34
I didn't want to believe her
and at first, I didn't.
and at first, I didn't.
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我并不打算信她的话，
起初，我真的不相信她。
起初，我真的不相信她。
我是一名律师，
我只相信证据。
我只相信证据。
00:38
You see, I'm a lawyer
and I needed some evidence.
and I needed some evidence.
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00:42
So I'm very embarrassed to tell you all
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我很不好意思的告诉你们，
我当时从座位上站了起来，
在她坐的地方周围走来走去，
在她坐的地方周围走来走去，
00:45
that I stood up and I walked around
to where she was sitting
to where she was sitting
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这样就能越过她的肩膀看到
00:49
so that I could look
over her shoulder and verify
over her shoulder and verify
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放在她前面的那张纸上写着什么。
00:52
what was written
on the page in front of her.
on the page in front of her.
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（笑声）
00:54
(Laughter)
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“恶性肿瘤”。
00:55
Malignant carcinoma.
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00:57
But still not wanting
to believe it, I said,
to believe it, I said,
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但我仍然不愿相信，我说：
“恶性肿瘤就一定代表癌症吗？”
01:01
"Now, malignant carcinoma,
you're sure that means cancer?"
you're sure that means cancer?"
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（笑声）
01:06
(Laughter)
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她告诉我，她确定是。
01:08
She told me she was sure.
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01:11
Back at work, I handed over
the urgent things that needed to be done
the urgent things that needed to be done
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回到工作中，我移交了一些紧急
需要我去完成的工作，
需要我去完成的工作，
而我还需要去做各种化验，
检测癌症是否扩散。
检测癌症是否扩散。
01:14
while I was having more tests
to see if my cancer had spread.
to see if my cancer had spread.
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01:18
But at that moment,
work wasn't my priority.
work wasn't my priority.
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在那个时候，
工作已经不重要了。
工作已经不重要了。
01:23
I was thinking about how I was going
to tell my family and friends
to tell my family and friends
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我在思考如何告诉我的家人和朋友，
我得了癌症。
01:26
that I had cancer.
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01:28
How I was going to answer their questions
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当我自己都不知道的时候，
我该如何回答他们关于情况有多糟糕，
01:30
about how bad it was
and whether I was going to be OK,
and whether I was going to be OK,
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以及我是否会好起来的问题。
01:33
when I didn't know that myself.
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01:36
I was wondering if my partner and I
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我在想我是否还有机会
和我的伴侣组建家庭。
01:38
would ever have an opportunity
to start a family.
to start a family.
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01:41
And I was figuring out
how I was going to tell my mother,
how I was going to tell my mother,
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同时，我也在思考，
如何把这件事情告诉我妈妈，
如何把这件事情告诉我妈妈，
她在怀上我的时候
患上了乳腺癌。
患上了乳腺癌。
01:44
who had herself had breast cancer
when she was pregnant with me.
when she was pregnant with me.
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01:49
She would know how I was feeling
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她会知道我的感受，
也知道接下来我会面对什么。
01:51
and have an idea of what lay ahead for me.
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但我不想让她分享患癌的经历。
01:53
But I also didn't want her
to have to relive her cancer experience.
to have to relive her cancer experience.
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01:59
What I didn't appreciate at the time
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在当时，我并不希望
工作扮演我在治疗癌症
和恢复身体中的主要角色。
和恢复身体中的主要角色。
02:01
was that work was about to play
a huge role in my treatment and recovery.
a huge role in my treatment and recovery.
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02:07
That it would be my coworkers and my job
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在那时，是我的同事和工作，
让我认为自己还是有价值的，
02:10
that would make me feel valuable and human
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要不然我只会认为
自己只会统计数字。
自己只会统计数字。
02:12
at times when I would have
otherwise felt like a statistic.
otherwise felt like a statistic.
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02:16
That it would be my job
that would give me routine and stability
that would give me routine and stability
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当我需要做出很多艰难的决定，
面对很多不确定，
面对很多不确定，
我的工作总能给我
02:20
when I was dealing with so many
difficult personal decisions
difficult personal decisions
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提供帮助，
02:23
and so much uncertainty.
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比如，我该选择哪一种
乳房再造的方法。
乳房再造的方法。
02:25
Like, what sort of breast
reconstruction I was going to have.
reconstruction I was going to have.
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02:30
And at a time like that,
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在那时，
你们会认为，
我应向我的家庭和朋友寻求帮助。
我应向我的家庭和朋友寻求帮助。
02:32
you would think that I would turn
to my family and friends for support.
to my family and friends for support.
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没错，我确实这么做了。
02:35
And yes, of course I did that.
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02:39
But it would ultimately be my colleagues
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但最终，是我的同事们，
在我的生活中
扮演了很重要的角色。
扮演了很重要的角色。
02:41
who would play a huge role
in my day-to-day life.
in my day-to-day life.
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02:46
And they would be
the ones to make me laugh.
the ones to make me laugh.
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能让我笑的，是他们。
我们是一个关系很好的团队，
02:49
You see, we were a pretty close team,
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彼此经常分享只有
我们自己才懂的笑话，
我们自己才懂的笑话，
02:52
and we shared a couple
of really good in-jokes,
of really good in-jokes,
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比如，他们无意中听到有人问我，
02:55
like this time they overheard
someone ask me
someone ask me
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你的头发是怎么做的，
这么闪亮，完美无瑕——
这么闪亮，完美无瑕——
02:59
how I got my hair so shiny and perfect --
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03:04
without knowing that it was,
of course, a wig,
of course, a wig,
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对方并不知道这是假发。
这是一顶很棒的假发，
03:07
and you know, it was a very good wig
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它让我每天早上的梳妆
变得很简单。
变得很简单。
03:09
and it did make getting ready
in the mornings very easy.
in the mornings very easy.
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（笑声）
03:12
(Laughter)
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我很感激他们制造这样的小插曲，
以及他们给我的支持带来的意义，
以及他们给我的支持带来的意义，
03:13
But in little moments like this,
I appreciated what their support meant,
I appreciated what their support meant,
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如果没有这样的团队关系，
我不知道还能做些什么。
我不知道还能做些什么。
03:18
and I wondered what I would
have done without that network.
have done without that network.
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03:22
I've spoken with so many people,
women in particular,
women in particular,
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我曾经对许多人说过，
尤其是女性们，
尤其是女性们，
她们没有像我这样的关系网络，
03:26
who haven't had the chance
to have that network
to have that network
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因为她们没有机会边治疗边工作。
03:29
because they haven't been given
the opportunity to work through treatment.
the opportunity to work through treatment.
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03:35
And there are several reasons for this.
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还有一些原因，
但我认为主要是因为
她们有家长式的雇主。
她们有家长式的雇主。
03:37
But I think it mostly comes down
to overly paternalistic employers.
to overly paternalistic employers.
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03:42
These employers want you to go away
and focus on yourself.
and focus on yourself.
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这些雇主都想让你休假，专心治病，
03:47
And come back when you're better.
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当你恢复后，再回来工作。
03:50
And they use those kinds of phrases.
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他们会用这些话劝你好好治疗。
03:53
And while these responses
are well-meaning,
are well-meaning,
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虽然这些都是出于善意的举动，
我也知道这些说辞的积极意义，
03:56
knowing the benefits it brought me,
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但是当病人还想继续工作，
且身体条件上也允许他们工作，
且身体条件上也允许他们工作，
03:58
it makes me incredibly frustrated
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但是却被告知他们不能
或不应继续工作时，
或不应继续工作时，
04:01
when people are told
that they couldn’t or shouldn't work,
that they couldn’t or shouldn't work,
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我的心里十分难受。
04:05
when it's something that they want to do
and physically can do.
and physically can do.
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04:09
So I started to look into
what an employer is required to do
what an employer is required to do
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所以我开始研究
当员工告诉雇主自己患癌时，
当员工告诉雇主自己患癌时，
雇主该做些什么。
04:12
when someone presents
with a cancer diagnosis.
with a cancer diagnosis.
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04:16
I discovered that under Australian law,
cancer is considered a disability.
cancer is considered a disability.
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我发现在澳大利亚的法律中，
癌症被视为残疾。
癌症被视为残疾。
04:21
So if you are unable to perform
your usual work duties,
your usual work duties,
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所以如果你不能够担当
你平时的工作职责时，
你平时的工作职责时，
你的雇主有义务依据
《残疾歧视法》，
《残疾歧视法》，
04:25
your employer is obligated
by the Disability Discrimination Act
by the Disability Discrimination Act
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适当的调整你的工作安排，
04:29
to make reasonable adjustments
to your working arrangements,
to your working arrangements,
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这样，你就可以继续工作了。
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so that you can continue to work.
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04:36
What would reasonable
adjustments look like for me?
adjustments look like for me?
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但是，对我来说
什么才是适当的工作调整？
什么才是适当的工作调整？
04:40
I knew the obvious impacts
my diagnosis was going to have on work.
my diagnosis was going to have on work.
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我知道我的诊断
给我的工作带来的显著影响。
给我的工作带来的显著影响。
04:45
Medical appointments would be scheduled
during business hours,
during business hours,
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看病的预约
经常安排在上班时段，
经常安排在上班时段，
我也知道，外科手术过后
我需要时间来恢复身体。
我需要时间来恢复身体。
04:48
and I knew that I would need time off
to recover from surgical procedures.
to recover from surgical procedures.
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04:53
Again, being a typical lawyer,
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别忘了，我是一个很典型的律师，
我已经对治疗过程
做了尽职调查。
做了尽职调查。
04:55
I had done my due diligence
on what to expect from treatment.
on what to expect from treatment.
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05:00
Admittedly, a lot of that
was through Doctor Google,
was through Doctor Google,
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无法否认，有许多调查
都是通过“谷歌医生”完成的。
都是通过“谷歌医生”完成的。
这也许这不是我最好的举动，
我并不推荐这么做。
我并不推荐这么做。
05:02
perhaps not my best move
and I wouldn't recommend that.
and I wouldn't recommend that.
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（笑声）
05:05
(Laughter)
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05:07
But while I was ready
for all the physical side effects,
for all the physical side effects,
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虽然我做好了
应对副作用的准备，
应对副作用的准备，
但真正令我恐惧的是 “化疗脑”。
05:10
what really scared me
was this thing called chemo brain.
was this thing called chemo brain.
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05:15
Chemo brain presents itself
through memory loss,
through memory loss,
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化疗脑会造成我的记忆力下降，
无法集中精神，
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an inability to concentrate
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解决问题能力的丧失。
05:20
and an inability to solve problems.
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05:23
And if this happened to me,
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如果产生了这些副作用，
我不知道我该如何继续当一名律师。
05:25
I wondered how I was going to do
my job as a lawyer.
my job as a lawyer.
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05:28
Would I be forced to leave work?
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我会被迫辞职吗？
05:30
And how could I possibly
have a discussion with my manager
have a discussion with my manager
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我该如何和我的经理讨论，
在我不知道副作用如何影响我时，
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about reasonable adjustments
to my working arrangements
to my working arrangements
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怎样适当的调整我的工作安排？
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when I didn't know
how I was going to be impacted?
how I was going to be impacted?
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05:41
I was fortunate to have
a supportive manager
a supportive manager
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我很幸运，有一个理解我的经理，
他很乐意随着事情的发展
而做出决定，
而做出决定，
05:45
who was happy to see
how things went as we went along,
how things went as we went along,
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而不是在事前就做出具体规划。
05:48
rather than requiring
a concrete plan up front.
a concrete plan up front.
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05:53
I was lucky that while
he may not have even known
he may not have even known
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我很幸运，他也许还不知道
合理调整的概念，
05:56
about this concept
of reasonable adjustments,
of reasonable adjustments,
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对他来说，
这种合理的调整只是一个常识。
这种合理的调整只是一个常识。
05:59
to him, it was just common sense.
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06:03
But I've learned that it's not
common sense to everyone.
common sense to everyone.
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但我发现，并不是所有人
都拥有这种常识。
都拥有这种常识。
06:08
Everyone going through treatment
will learn how it impacts them
will learn how it impacts them
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每个接受治疗的人
都会了解治疗的影响
都会了解治疗的影响
以及对他们的限制。
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and what their limitations are.
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06:14
And they'll learn to adjust for that.
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他们会做出相应的调整。
对我来说，我学到了
关于治疗的小贴士和恢复技巧，
关于治疗的小贴士和恢复技巧，
06:16
So for me, there were the tips and tricks
that I learned about the treatment itself,
that I learned about the treatment itself,
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比如在化疗之前，
06:21
like, before you go to chemo,
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你需要补充足够的水分，
06:23
you need to make sure
you're really well hydrated
you're really well hydrated
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而且要注意保暖，
以便护士能找到你的静脉。
以便护士能找到你的静脉。
06:25
and that you're warm, because it helps
the nurses to find your veins.
the nurses to find your veins.
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06:29
And make sure that you don't eat
any of your favorite food,
any of your favorite food,
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在化疗之前和之后，
你不能吃你喜欢的食物，
06:32
either before or after chemo,
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因为你会把它吐出来，
06:34
because you're going to be
throwing that up
throwing that up
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而且再也不想见它们。
06:36
and you won't ever
want to look at it again.
want to look at it again.
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（笑声）
06:38
(Laughter)
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这是我从治疗的痛苦中学来的。
06:40
I learned that one the hard way.
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06:42
And then there were the tricks
for managing my workflow.
for managing my workflow.
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另外，我还学到了一些
管理我工作的小技巧。
管理我工作的小技巧。
06:45
I scheduled chemo for first thing
on a Monday morning.
on a Monday morning.
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我将化疗安排为
周一早上做的一件事。
周一早上做的一件事。
06:49
I knew that from the time
I left the cancer care unit,
I left the cancer care unit,
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我知道，从离开癌症照顾中心开始，
06:52
I had about four hours
before this fog screen would come down
before this fog screen would come down
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四个小时之后，
一些副作用就会开始显现。
06:56
and I would start to be sick.
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06:58
So I would use that time to clean my inbox
and make any urgent calls.
and make any urgent calls.
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所以我利用这些时间
处理邮件，打一些紧急的电话，
处理邮件，打一些紧急的电话，
07:04
The worst of the sickness would be gone
within about 48 hours.
within about 48 hours.
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最严重的副作用
会在 48 小时内消退。
会在 48 小时内消退。
07:08
And then I would log back
into work from home.
into work from home.
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接着我会在家工作。
07:12
This treatment continued
and I knew what to expect.
and I knew what to expect.
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治疗继续进行，
我也知道接下来要面对什么。
我也知道接下来要面对什么。
我也会告诉我的合作伙伴
07:15
I was able to set reasonable expectations
with my business partners
with my business partners
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我大概能承受多少工作量，
07:18
about what I could do
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需要花多少时间来完成工作。
07:20
and the time frames that I could do it in.
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07:23
But I still remember
the hesitation in their voices
the hesitation in their voices
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我依然记得他们分配给我一些任务，
以及要求我在规定时间完成时，
07:27
when it came to asking for things.
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那犹豫不决的声音。
07:29
And asking me to do things
by a certain time.
by a certain time.
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相信我，这些人
07:32
And trust me, these were people
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很擅长设定截止日期。
07:34
that were not afraid
of setting a good deadline.
of setting a good deadline.
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（笑声）
07:36
(Laughter)
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07:38
I got the impression they didn't want
to put any extra pressure on me
to put any extra pressure on me
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我的印象中，在我治疗期间，
他们并不想给我施加
他们并不想给我施加
额外的工作压力。
07:42
while I was going through treatment.
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07:44
And while I appreciated the sentiment,
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虽然我感谢他们的理解，
但我确实需要工作的截止日期。
07:46
I actually needed the deadlines.
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07:49
To me, that was something
within my control
within my control
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对我来说，虽然
有许多事情我无法控制，
有许多事情我无法控制，
但这件事情在我的掌控之中，
07:51
and something
that could stay in my control
that could stay in my control
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也是能让我持续掌控的事情。
07:54
when there were so many
things that couldn't.
things that couldn't.
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07:57
And as I was working from home,
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我在家工作期间，
我在思考，
在我们这个时代，雇主应该如何
在我们这个时代，雇主应该如何
08:00
I was thinking about how employers
should be applying this concept
should be applying this concept
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将 “适当的调整”运用到工作中。
08:03
of reasonable adjustments
in our current age,
in our current age,
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08:06
where one in two Australian men and women
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在澳大利亚，每两个人中就有一个人
会在85岁前被诊断出癌症。
08:10
will be diagnosed with cancer
by the age of 85.
by the age of 85.
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08:13
So, as we continue to work
longer and longer into older age,
longer and longer into older age,
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随着年龄的增加，我们还是不断的工作，
在这种工作压力下，
我们患严重疾病的概率
我们患严重疾病的概率
08:18
the chances of having a serious illness
while we're in the workforce
while we're in the workforce
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也在增加。
08:22
are increasing.
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08:24
And with technology enabling us
to work anywhere, any time,
to work anywhere, any time,
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科技能让我们的工作时间和地点
变得更加自由，
变得更加自由，
适当的工作调整
不再视治疗时间的安排而定，
不再视治疗时间的安排而定，
08:29
reasonable adjustments
are no longer contingent upon
are no longer contingent upon
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不再关注你是否能继续
08:33
whether or not you can continue
to physically make it
to physically make it
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在办公室里工作。
08:36
into the physical office.
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08:39
Reasonable adjustments are also not about
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适当的工作调整并不是
给你更长的休息时间，
或给你一把更舒适的椅子，
或给你一把更舒适的椅子，
08:41
just offering a longer break
or a comfier chair to sit in,
or a comfier chair to sit in,
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虽然，能提供这些东西也不错。
08:45
although those things might be good, too.
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08:48
At the very least,
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至少，
我们应制定灵活的政策和战略，
08:50
we need to be applying
the flexibility policies and strategies
the flexibility policies and strategies
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以适应不同人的需求，
08:53
we've developed for other scenarios,
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比如，需要承担家庭责任的人。
08:55
like for people
with family responsibilities.
with family responsibilities.
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08:59
But how can we ensure that people
are even having a conversation
are even having a conversation
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但是，如何才能确保
人们能够与经理
人们能够与经理
对关于适当的工作调整
展开对话，
展开对话，
09:04
about what reasonable adjustments
might look like for them
might look like for them
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如果一个经理首先回答说，
09:07
if a manager's first response is to say,
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“噢，不，在你身体恢复前
不要回来工作。”
不要回来工作。”
09:10
"Oh no, don't come back to work
until you're better."
until you're better."
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09:15
And a light went on for me.
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有一盏灯为我亮了起来。
09:17
It must be compulsory for managers
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经理与员工
开展这些对话必须是强制性的。
09:19
to have to have these conversations
with their employees.
with their employees.
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09:23
And lessons from people like me,
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像我一样的人们，
09:26
that have really benefited
from working through treatment,
from working through treatment,
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从边工作边治疗经历中
得到的益处，
得到的益处，
应当分享出去。
09:29
need to be more widely shared.
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09:31
And I thought about what could be done
to guide these conversations,
to guide these conversations,
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我曾想过，如何引导这类对话，
我有一个很棒的同事，
Camilla Gunn，
Camilla Gunn，
09:35
and then an amazing
colleague of mine, Camilla Gunn,
colleague of mine, Camilla Gunn,
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创造了一个叫 “工作与癌症” 的方法。
09:39
developed a "Working with Cancer" toolkit.
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09:42
The toolkit provides a framework
for those diagnosed,
for those diagnosed,
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这个方法为确诊癌症的病人、
他们的经理、照顾他们的人
以及同事提供了一个谈话框架，
以及同事提供了一个谈话框架，
09:46
their managers, their carers
and their coworkers
and their coworkers
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讨论能够给予的在癌症
和工作方面的帮助。
和工作方面的帮助。
09:49
to have conversations about cancer
and the work support available.
and the work support available.
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09:54
Camilla and I have now been
to other organizations
to other organizations
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Camilla 和我曾去过一些机构组织，
去介绍我们的这个方法，
09:56
to talk about the toolkit
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以及如何引导人们
09:57
and how it can help to guide through
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开展这本来就有些尴尬的对话。
10:00
what, quite frankly, are otherwise
some pretty awkward conversations.
some pretty awkward conversations.
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10:04
And I'm pleased to say that the uptake
of the toolkit is increasing.
of the toolkit is increasing.
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我很高兴的说，
越来越多的人在使用这种方法。
越来越多的人在使用这种方法。
10:10
So what should be
a manager's first response
a manager's first response
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那么，当人们说他们生病了，
但不知道对工作有什么影响时，
10:12
when somebody says that they're sick
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经理的第一反应应该是什么呢？
10:15
and they don't know
how it's going to impact their work?
how it's going to impact their work?
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10:18
It must be this:
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应该是这样：
“在你能达到的能力范围内，
依照你的主观意愿，
依照你的主观意愿，
10:20
"To the extent that you
are able, and want to,
are able, and want to,
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我们非常乐意为你能
边工作边治疗，
边工作边治疗，
10:24
we would love to work out
an arrangement for you
an arrangement for you
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做出相应的工作调整。
10:26
to continue to work through treatment."
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10:29
We need to start positively engaging
people with serious illness
people with serious illness
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我们应积极的保留
重病员工的工作资格，
10:33
to keep them in the workforce,
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而不是家长权威式的赶他们走。
10:35
rather than paternalistically
pushing them away.
pushing them away.
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10:40
I've told you my story
because I want you to know the benefits
because I want you to know the benefits
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我分享这个故事给你们，
是因为我从治疗期间
是因为我从治疗期间
继续工作中得到了许多益处。
10:44
that working through treatment brought me.
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10:46
And I also want to change your perceptions
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我也想改变你们的看法，
如果你认为人们去接受治疗
10:48
if you think that somebody
going through treatment
going through treatment
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是因为无聊、身体虚弱或常常呕吐。
10:51
is just bored, frail and vomiting a lot.
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10:55
And yes, these things
were true some of the time,
were true some of the time,
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对的，人们有时是这样的，
但却不是经常这样。
10:58
if not a lot of the time,
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但我也常常想方设法下决心
11:00
but I was also determined
to push myself at work
to push myself at work
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让自己像往常那样努力工作。
11:03
as much as I had always done.
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11:05
And I was able to do that
because my employer gave me the choice.
because my employer gave me the choice.
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我之所以能这么做，是因为
我的雇主给了我这个选项。
我的雇主给了我这个选项。
11:11
Most importantly, I'm telling you
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最重要的是，我想告诉在座的各位，
这本来就该给予人们的选择
11:13
because while it's a seemingly
obvious choice to give someone,
obvious choice to give someone,
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却总是被摒弃。
11:17
it's not one that is always
offered or encouraged.
offered or encouraged.
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这个选择是必须提供的。
11:21
And it must be.
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11:23
Thank you.
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谢谢。
（掌声）
11:24
(Applause)
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Translated by Howel Wang
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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