I remember it as if it were yesterday. I was 11 then, thinking, if my parents weren't going to tell me, I would 1what was going on myself. I slowly walked up to my teacher and asked, ＂Mrs. Marcus, do you know what prostate cancer is?"She looked at me in2, "Why do you ask, Rachel?" I responded, "I 3my parents talking about it. "
Mrs. Marcus taught us health and nutrition. If there was anyone who had information on the topic, it was her. The next day, she4me an envelope in which was an article that answered my question. I read the article and learned it was a cancer with a low survival rate as it was5found early on.
My father had gone for a yearly check-up. Results came back and everything looked great. He looked at the reports and saw that some levels were 6elevated(升高），yet still within the normal7.
However, I was determined to talk with him seriously after careful 8. I told him, ＂You'd better check again just to be9. These levels aren't concerning, but you know… "＂Why not?"That"why not"10 my father to live for another 22 years. It 11my father did have early prostate cancer. In addition to traditional medicine, my parents tried every type of 12treatment they could get their hands on. 13he chose to operate. The operation proved successful and just weeks after they14the cancer, my father went skiing all day long.
I couldn't imagine what would have occurred if the borderline results had been ignored. With time, I understood, realizing my dad had cancer as a child was challenging and 15the way I view health.
