5. My mother has Alzheimer's (老年痴呆). Not long ago, she didn't feel well so we sent her to the (1)
for some tests.
My dad went with her from home and I joined them in the hospital. My poor mother didn't know what was going on at that time. She was confused (困惑的) and maybe even a little (2)
.
The nurse taking care of my mum wasn't very kind. She hardly tried to calm my mum or (3)
with her. So, my mum's (4)
got even worse. Soon, she (5)
even more confused.
Then, a new nurse came to take care of my mum. She communicated with my mum;she touched her and calmed her far more than my dad or I.
When my mum got better, I went to that nurse and thanked her for helping a poor and confused woman feel (6)
and safe. Later, my sister, who's also a (7)
, told me that people now hardly say thank you. Nurses (8)
do a very hard job. They (9)
most of their time working with people who are ill. They're not perfect, (10)
most of them do an excellent job. Please don't forget to say thank you to them.