Book Title: A Time to Be Hospitalized, a Time to Be Discharged: Our Stories and Theirs

Synopsis:

When encountering certain situations in the workplace,

many people merely react and respond to their environment with a numb attitude.

However, if you see nurses walking past with expressionless faces in the hospital,

never mistake it for a lack of feeling.

An expressionless face might just be the answer.

Because sometimes, they simply do not know what kind of expression to show.

Once you understand what nurses have to face, perhaps you will comprehend the true story behind their blank expressions.

Handling patients' medical conditions and the emotions of family members is their job.

Facing accusations, complaints, and misunderstandings is a daily burden they must learn to discard.

Managing and adjusting their own mindset is perhaps the hardest lesson to learn as a nurse.

Many paths in life lead people to the hospital along the journey.

Some come and go in a rush, some linger and stay, some say a sudden final goodbye, and some spend the rest of their lives here...

If you come to the hospital to visit family and friends,

be sure to cherish every "goodbye."

Being able to "meet again" is the most beautiful "next time."

Yet, "next time" is sometimes a luxury.

Every patient's story is a novel with a convoluted plot.

And in the hospital, no matter how long or short their stay, you can read almost all of it...

They do not know whether this "starting point" means turning back toward the path of life,

或 or welcoming the day they pass away, embarking on the beginning of another world.

From the very moment each of us is born, we begin to die. While peers of the same age are still weeping uncontrollably over romance, these nurses are already pondering the weight of life...

About the Author:

Niu Pi (Cowhide)

A person of few words, yet all of them transform into writing.

If not careful, she will effortlessly crank out several articles that drive Mie Jie crazy.

She is practically a prose-producing powerhouse in the literary world.

Her trademarks are thick, prominent unibrows and being mistaken for a man by ninety percent of her patients.

She loves working out.

She once smashed a wooden restroom door out of sheer rage.

She has resolved time and again never to cry for patients anymore, but she always fails.

About the Illustrator:

Mie Jie

A total babe when silent,

but turns into an old auntie the moment she speaks.

She has a passion for drawing,

yet whenever there is an actual theme to paint, inspiration eludes her.

She is frequently driven crazy by the literary prose powerhouse (Niu Pi).

The probability of her being driven mad by patients versus weeping for them is exactly one to one.

She is a woman with a cold exterior but a kind heart.