Nurse Yuna Jiang (Anita) received further training in the operating theatre, 2007
Every time I hear news about Israel, I now pay more attention to them. I have so many good memories and an unforgettable experience.
In 2007, I was so lucky to study in Israel with the help of Save a Child’s Heart (SACH).
I arrived in the beautiful country when all the Israeli friends were in deep sleep in four o'clock in the morning. On the way to the SACH home, Simon Fisher, executive director of SACH showed me the beach of the Mediterranean Sea. I Hold my breath in the darkness, I could hear the sound of the sea, feel the taste of the sea and I liked everything there so much.
One hour later, we finally reached the SACH home. When the door opened, a woman said hello and smiled to us friendly. She was a nurse from Ethiopia who cared for all the children from Ethiopia.
I looked around the house, so many books on the bookshelves, all kinds of tools on the ground and a lot of pictures and colourful balloons on the wall. Everything was clean and interesting. At that time I thought I was in the cartoon world.
Then I arranged my luggage and had a rest in my room upstairs. Suddenly I was woken by the sound of music and the laugh of children. I got up and went downstairs to see what happened. Several children came near to me -held my hands, kissed my face and sang special songs for me. They were white, black, yellow with black hair, white hair and gold hair. They didn't feel shy at all…
During the next few days, I learned more and more information about SACH…
In order to be a nurse in the operating room, I had to study in the Wolfson Medical Center during the day and live with the children with congenital heart diseases together during night .
Every day when I came from work or on weekend days, so many volunteers from all over the world would come to the house to play with the children.
They were teachers, students, workers…. They were kind, warm and honest and always brought toys, clothes, food and books to the children. They were devoted with all their hearts to all the children regardless where they were from.
I realized I was not only a learner, but also a volunteer. In addition to play with the children outside when I was free, I would supervise the children to sleep before nine o'clock every evening, because it was good to their health. Even when children and mothers did not feel well, I would call the doctors, find some medicine for them or call for the taxis to bring them to the hospital in the mid-night.
Time goes so fast, I have been back in China for two months. I miss my good friends, my teachers in the Wolfson Medical Center, the beach…and the beautiful scene of Israel.
I first want to thank SACH for giving me the opportunity to study in the Wolfson Medical Center for half of year. I now know how to devote to others, to do more benefit for the people and for society.
And also, I thank all my good friends in the Wolfson Medical Center for teaching me so much…to be an excellent nurse in the operating room, how to cooperate with the other nurses, the surgeons and doctors. It is so important.
I have given a lecture about what I saw and learned to all the nurses in my hospital since I came back from Israel and received good responses.
I believe I have made a big progress in my study, my work and my English.
SACH is great, it is right that to save a child's heart is to save a world. I wish SACH will be better and better, the Wolfson Medical Cener will be stronger and stronger, all the children with congenital heart diseases from the all over the world will be happier and happier!
Anita
A nurse in Hebei Provincal Children's Hospital