A Doctor's Error Almost Killed Me

1. accept 2. aching
1.
Dear 49
Diary, chấp nhận đau
əkˈsept eɪkɪŋ
2. 3. acidic 4. alive
After 12 silent231 years, I am có tính axit sống sót
finally90 ready196 to share224 with əˈsɪdɪk əˈlaɪv
you my difficult59 diagnosis55 5. ambulance 6. anger
xe cứu thương sự phẫn nộ
story. ˈæmbjələns ˈæŋɡə
7. arms 8. ashamed
3.
The beginning of my diabetic54 cánh tay hổ thẹn
ɑːmz əˈʃeɪmd
life. 9. asked 10. awake
yêu cầu thức tỉnh
4.
I was ten years69 old and away ˈɑːskt əˈweɪk
11. bad 12. battling
on a school218 trip266 when my xấu chiến đấu
bæd ˈbætəlɪŋ

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 symptoms250 quickly started241 to 13. bed 14. bedside
giường đầu giường
show. bed ˈbedsaɪd
15. began 16. begging
5.
I didn't think too much about it bắt đầu cầu xin
bɪˈɡæn ˈbeɡɪŋ
at the time, but I became 17. bit 18. blood
incredibly119 thirsty256 and bit máu
horrendously109 dehydrated bɪt blʌd
19. blur 20. body
mơ hồ thân hình
6.
I needed165 to pee187 every five blɜː ˈbɒdi
minutes, I was lethargic, 21. brave 22. broken
can đảm bị hỏng
terribly251 tired262 and was breɪv ˈbrəʊkən
drastically65 losing146 weight. 23. burden 24. called
gánh nặng gọi là
7. ˈbɜːdən kɔːld
All of these symptoms250 are 25. cancer 26. car
signs230 of type270 1 diabetes53 ung thư xe hơi
and if left135 untreated273 can ˈkænsə kɑː
27. care 28. carefully
cause coma33 or even death. quan tâm cẩn thận
keə ˈkeəfəli
8.
When I returned209 home, my 29. carried 30. carry
thực hiện mang
parents184 knew132 almost ˈkærɪd ˈkæri
instantly123 that something wasn't 31. child 32. children
right. đứa trẻ bọn trẻ
tʃaɪld ˈtʃɪldrən
33. coma 34. complication
9.
They took me straight244 to the hôn mê biến chứng
doctors ˈkəʊmə ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən

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10.
But unfortunately, my 35. condition 36. confidently
điều kiện tự tin
symptoms250 were mistaken160 for kənˈdɪʃən ˈkɒnfɪdəntli
a virus275 instead and I was 37. consciousness 38. constant
told264 to go home and rest. ý thức không thay
ˈkɒnʃəsnəs đổi
ˈkɒnstənt
11.
I tried but couldn't get a single232 39. consultants 40. convinced
minute158 of sleep235 because chuyên gia tư thuyết phục
vấn kənˈvɪnst
every single232 part of me was kənˈsʌltənts
throbbing. 41. critical 42. crucial
chỉ trích quan trọng
12. ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈkruːʃəl
I was weak278 and incredibly119 43. crying 44. dad
tired. khóc cha
ˈkraɪɪŋ dæd
13. 45. daily 46. daughter
Overnight, my condition35 hằng ngày con gái
rapidly194 deteriorated. ˈdeɪli ˈdɔːtə
47. day 48. days
14. ngày ngày
I remember204 feeling86 scared216 deɪ deɪz
at first but as time260 slowly236 49. dear 50. death
passed, kính thưa tử vong
dɪə deθ
51. dehydrated 52. deteriorated
15.
I couldn't think about anything mất nước xuống cấp
other than the fact81 that I felt87 ˌdiːˈhaɪdreɪtɪd dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪtɪd
53. diabetes 54. diabetic
like I was dying. bệnh tiểu bệnh tiểu
đường đường
16.
That's because I was. ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪz ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk

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17.
Over the next few hours, I 55. diagnosis 56. diary
chẩn đoán nhật ký
became violently274 sick. ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs ˈdaɪəri
57. die 58. diets
18.
I was dehydrated51 and frail. chết chế độ ăn
daɪ kiêng
ˈdaɪəts
19.
No matter154 how much water277 I 59. difficult 60. disease
tried to drink, none of it was khó khăn dịch bệnh
ˈdɪfɪkəlt dɪˈziːz
staying242 in my body. 61. dka 62. doctors
dka bác sĩ
20.
Even now, I can still116 see the <dka> ˈdɒktəz
63. doors 64. dozens
painfully180 ill116 little girl95 cửa ra vào hàng tá
slumped237 over the toilet263 seat, dɔːz ˈdʌzənz
crying43 for it to all go away. 65. drastically 66. drifting
quyết liệt trôi
ˈdræstɪkəli ˈdrɪftɪŋ
21.
But it didn't go away. And it 67. drink 68. dying
will116 never go away. uống chết
drɪŋk ˈdaɪɪŋ
69. ears 70. embarrassed
22.
By now my mom161 was in a state đôi tai xấu hổ
of panic. ɪəz ɪmˈbærəst
71. embedded 72. emergency
nhúng trường hợp
23.
She had that gut98 aching2 ɪmˈbedɪd khẩn cấp
motherly164 instinct124 that told264 ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi
73. emotional 74. entire
her something wasn't right. đa cảm toàn bộ
ɪˈməʊʃənəl ɪnˈtaɪə
75. erase 76. escape
xóa bỏ trốn
ɪˈreɪz ɪˈskeɪp

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24.
That it was more than just a 77. exercise 78. experience
tập thể dục kinh nghiệm
virus275 and her little girl95 is ˈeksəsaɪz ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
seriously ill. 79. explained 80. face
giải thích đối mặt
25. ɪkˈspleɪnd feɪs
My mom161 thought257 it had to 81. fact 82. fail
be type270 1 diabetes. thực tế thất bại
fækt feɪl
26. 83. fall 84. family
But our family84 and friends94 ngã gia đình
confidently36 reassured200 her fɔːl ˈfæməli
that she was wrong. 85. feel 86. feeling
cảm thấy cảm giác
fiːl ˈfiːlɪŋ
27.
That we "couldn't have that 87. felt 88. fighter
much bad11 luck," as my brave21 cảm thấy đấu sĩ
felt ˈfaɪtə
mom161 was fighting89 cancer25 at 89. fighting 90. finally
the time. trận đánh cuối cùng
ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈfaɪnəli
28. 91. finger 92. flung
She was battling12 for her life139 ngón tay vung
while worrying284 and trying to ˈfɪŋɡə flʌŋ
save215 mine. 93. frail 94. friends
yếu đuối bạn bè
freɪl frendz
29.
Now convinced40 and running212 95. girl 96. glucose
out of options, con gái glucose
ɡɜːl ˈɡluːkəʊs
97. god 98. gut
30.
My mom161 asked9 our thượng đế ruột
neighbor167 to come over to the ɡɒd ɡʌt

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 house113 to test254 my blood18 99. happening 100.hard
xảy ra cứng
sugar ˈhæpənɪŋ hɑːd
101.hazed 102.healthy
31.
As her daughter46 was also a mờ khỏe mạnh
heɪzd ˈhelθi
type270 1 diabetic54 . 103.heart 104.heartbreak
tim đau lòng
32.
I can still116 see the heartbreak104 hɑːt ˈhɑːtbreɪk
105.high 106.higher
and horror110 on my mom's face80 cao cao hơn
when she read195 the results. haɪ ˈhaɪə
107.hold 108.hooking
33. giữ móc
My blood18 sugar249 was so həʊld ˈhʊkɪŋ
high105 the meter156 couldn't even 109.horrendously 110.horror
read195 it. khủng khiếp kinh dị
horrendouslei ˈhɒrə
111.hospital 112.hours
34.
A non-diabetic's blood18 sugar249 bệnh viện giờ
should be between 4-8mmol, ˈhɒspɪtəl ˈaʊəz
113.house 114.huddled
mine was higher106 than 40. nhà ở lộn xộn
ˈhaʊs ˈhʌdəld
35.
My mom161 ran to the phone189 115.hurt 116.ill
đau bệnh
and called24 the hospital111 hɜːt ɪl
begging16 for someone to help. 117.imagine 118.immense
tưởng tượng bao la
36. ɪˈmædʒɪn ɪˈmens
The nurse170 on the phone189 119.incredibly 120.inject
told264 her we didn't have time260 không thể tin tiêm
to wait276 for an ambulance5 được ɪnˈdʒekt
ɪnˈkredəbli
anymore.

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 121.injections 122.inserting
37. tiêm chèn
We needed165 to get to the ɪnˈdʒekʃənz ɪnˈsɜːtɪŋ
hospital111 immediately and I 123.instantly 124.instinct
needed165 to be kept awake. ngay lập tức bản năng
ˈɪnstəntli ˌɪnˈstɪŋkt
125.insulin 126.intense
38.
By now, I was drifting66 in and insulin dữ dội
out of consciousness37 and my ˈɪnsjʊlɪn ɪnˈtens
127.intensive 128.journey
hazed101 memory chuyên sâu hành trình
ɪnˈtensɪv ˈdʒɜːni
39.
Only lets me recall201 certain 129.ketoacidosis 130.ketone
nhiễm toan ketone
moments162 of that terrifying253 ceto ˈkiːtəʊn
car26 journey. <ketoacidosis>
131.kidney 132.knew
40. thận biết
When we got to the emergency72 ˈkɪdni njuː
room, my mom161 flung92 out of 133.late 134.learned
the car, muộn đã học
leɪt lɜːnd
135.left 136.leg
41.
Scooped219 me up in her arms7 trái chân
and ran towards the doors. left leɡ
137.lethargic 138.levels
hôn mê cấp độ
42.
I remember204 her screaming220 lɪˈθɑːdʒɪk ˈlevəlz
for help while a sea221 of 139.life 140.lifelong
đời sống suốt đời
people188 rushed213 towards me. laɪf ˈlaɪflɒŋ
141.lifestyle 142.lifted
43.
A man152 with a broken22 leg136 lối sống nâng lên
ˈlaɪfstaɪl ˈlɪftɪd
who was sitting234 in his

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 wheelchair280 instantly123 lifted142 143.live 144.living
trực tiếp sống
himself out laɪv ˈlɪvɪŋ
145.loop 146.losing
44.
So that my mom161 could place191 vòng lặp mất
luːp ˈluːzɪŋ
me down. 147.luck 148.lungs
may mắn phổi
45.
I was rushed213 into the lʌk lʌŋz
149.machine 150.machines
emergency72 room211 and placed máy móc máy móc
on a bed. məˈʃiːn məˈʃiːnz
151.maintain 152.man
46. duy trì đàn ông
I remember204 trying to find the meɪnˈteɪn mæn
strength246 to cry; to ask, "What 153.managed 154.matter
is wrong285 with me?" To ask if I quản lý vấn đề
ˈmænɪdʒd ˈmætə
was going to die? 155.memory 156.meter
ký ức mét
47.
But I couldn't even do that. ˈmeməri ˈmiːtə
157.middle 158.minute
ở giữa phút
48.
Within minutes159 doctors62 ˈmɪdəl maɪˈnjuːt
began15 inserting122 tubes, wires, 159.minutes 160.mistaken
phút nhầm
needles, and hooking108 me onto ˈmɪnɪts mɪˈsteɪkən
machines150 . 161.mom 162.moments
mẹ khoảnh khắc
49. mɒm ˈməʊmənts
Dozens64 of doctors, consultants39 163.monitoring 164.motherly
and nurses171 were huddled114 at giám sát làm mẹ
my bedside ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ ˈmʌðəli

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With machines150 screaming220 in 165.needed 166.needles
cần thiết kim tiêm
my ears. ˈniːdɪd ˈniːdəlz
167.neighbor 168.night
51.
At ten years69 old, I knew132 then hàng xóm đêm
ˈneɪbə naɪt
that I was in trouble. 169.nightmare 170.nurse
ác mộng y tá
52.
And I was terrified. ˈnaɪtmeə nɜːs
171.nurses 172.occurs
y tá xảy ra
53.
The doctors62 explained79 that my ˈnɜːsɪz əˈkɜːz
blood18 sugar249 and ketone130 173.options 174.organs
tùy chọn các cơ quan
levels138 were too high105 to read. ˈɒpʃənz ˈɔːɡənz
175.outcome 176.overnight
54.
And this is where it gets scary. kết quả qua đêm
ˈaʊtkʌm ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt
177.overwhelmingly 178.pain
55.
I was in the late133 stages239 of áp đảo đau đớn
diabetic54 ketoacidosis, dka61 for ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋli peɪn
179.painful 180.painfully
short, a life-threatening258 đau đớn đau đớn
complication34 for type270 1 ˈpeɪnfəl ˈpeɪnfəli
diabetes. 181.pancreas 182.panic
tuyến tụy hoảng loạn
ˈpæŋkrɪəs ˈpænɪk
56.
Dka61 occurs172 when there is not 183.parent 184.parents
enough insulin125 in the body20 cha mẹ cha mẹ
ˈpeərənt ˈpeərənts
which is produced193 by 185.passed 186.pattern
thông qua mẫu
pɑːst ˈpætən

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The pancreas181 and causes your 187.pee 188.people
tiểu những người
blood18 to turn269 acidic3 and piː ˈpiːpəl
therefore poisonous. 189.phone 190.pinpricked
điện thoại bị chèn ép
58. fəʊn <pinpricked>
When this happens an 191.place 192.poisonous
immense118 strain245 is put on địa điểm độc
your body's organs ˈpleɪs ˈpɔɪzənəs
193.produced 194.rapidly
sản xuất nhanh chóng
59.
Your heart, lungs, and kidney131 prəˈdjuːst ˈræpɪdli
can all fail. 195.read 196.ready
đọc sẳn sàng
riːd ˈredi
60.
Which was what was happening99 197.real 198.realistic
to me. thực thực tế
rɪəl ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
199.realized 200.reassured
61.
You can fall83 into a coma33 and nhận ra yên tâm
death50 can be a very realistic198 ˈrɪəlaɪzd ˌriːəˈʃʊəd
201.recall 202.regained
outcome. hồi tưởng lấy lại
rɪˈkɔːl rɪˈɡeɪnd
62.
The ER doctors62 were able to 203.released 204.remember
phát hành nhớ lại
stabilize238 me and transferred265 rɪˈliːst rɪˈmembə
me to the children's intensive127 205.reminded 206.reply
care27 unit nhắc nhở đáp lại
rɪˈmaɪndɪd rɪˈplaɪ
207.resilient 208.rest
63.
Where my dad44 asked9 the kiên cường nghỉ ngơi
doctors rɪˈzɪlɪənt rest

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"Is my little girl95 going to be 209.returned 210.rooftops
trả lại nóc nhà
okay?" rɪˈtɜːnd ˈruːftɒpz
211.room 212.running
65.
Their reply206 was, "Sir, I can't phòng đang chạy
ruːm ˈrʌnɪŋ
tell you that, your daughter46 is in 213.rushed 214.sad
critical41 condition35 and the next vội vàng buồn
24 hours112 will116 be crucial." rʌʃt sæd
215.save 216.scared
tiết kiệm sợ hãi
66.
When I look back on that day47 I seɪv skeəd
feel85 sad. But more than 217.scary 218.school
đáng sợ trường học
anything, sad214 for my parents. ˈskeəri skuːl
219.scooped 220.screaming
67.
I cannot imagine117 how they múc la hét
skuːpt ˈskriːmɪŋ
felt87 being told264 their little girl95 221.sea 222.seat
might not make it through the biển ghế
night. siː siːt
223.shame 224.share
xấu hổ chia sẻ
68.
For any parent, it's something ʃeɪm ʃeə
you never want to experience 225.sheer 226.short
tuyệt ngắn
ʃɪə ʃɔːt
69.
For yours or anyone else's 227.shoulders 228.shout
young287 child vai kêu la
ˈʃəʊldəz ʃaʊt
229.sick 230.signs
70.
Seeing the sheer225 pain178 đau ốm dấu hiệu
embedded71 in my mom's face80 sɪk saɪnz

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 is something I find difficult59 to 231.silent 232.single
im lặng độc thân
erase. ˈsaɪlənt ˈsɪŋɡəl
233.sir 234.sitting
71.
It's something that I will116 quý ngài ngồi
sɜː ˈsɪtɪŋ
carry30 forever. 235.sleep 236.slowly
ngủ chậm rãi
72.
The rest208 of that night168 was a sliːp ˈsləʊli
237.slumped 238.stabilize
blur. sụt giảm ổn định
slʌmpt ˈsteɪbəlaɪz
73.
A painful179 emotional73 blur. 239.stages 240.stare
giai đoạn nhìn chằm
ˈsteɪdʒɪz chằm
74.
When I woke282 up, I realized199 steə
that I was living144 what seemed 241.started 242.staying
bắt đầu ở lại
at the time, a terrifying253 ˈstɑːtɪd ˈsteɪɪŋ
nightmare169 . 243.story 244.straight
câu chuyện thẳng
75. ˈstɔːri streɪt
One that you couldn't escape76 or 245.strain 246.strength
run from, sự căng thẳng, sức mạnh
quá tải streŋθ
76. streɪn
It was a nightmare169 in a 247.stronger 248.struggled
constant38 loop145 and I was in mạnh mẽ hơn vật lộn
the middle157 of it all ˈstrɒŋɡə ˈstrʌɡəld
249.sugar 250.symptoms
đường triệu chứng
77.
It was overwhelmingly177 real197 ˈʃʊɡə ˈsɪmptəmz
and intense 251.terribly 252.terrified
khủng khiếp kinh hoàng
ˈterəbli ˈterɪfaɪd

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78.
But as the days48 went on, 253.terrifying 254.test
kinh hoàng kiểm tra
slowly, I regained202 my strength. ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ ˈtest
255.tests 256.thirsty
79.
Before I was released203 from the kiểm tra khát nước
tests ˈθɜːsti
hospital, the nurse170 told264 my 257.thought 258.threatening
mom161 that I'd need injections121 nghĩ đe dọa
for the rest208 of my life. ˈθɔːt ˈθretənɪŋ
259.throbbing 260.time
nhói thời gian
80.
It's a burden23 that comes with ˈθrɒbɪŋ ˈtaɪm
every type270 1 diabetic. 261.times 262.tired
lần mệt mỏi
ˈtaɪmz ˈtaɪəd
81.
We live143 by the constant38 263.toilet 264.told
pattern186 of insulin125 injections, phòng vệ sinh kể lại
ˈtɔɪlɪt təʊld
265.transferred 266.trip
82.
Carefully28 managed153 diets, and chuyển chuyến đi
constant38 monitoring163 of daily45 trænsˈfɜːd trɪp
267.trouble 268.tubes
blood18 glucose96 tests. rắc rối ống
ˈtrʌbəl tjuːbz
83.
No matter154 how hard100 we 269.turn 270.type
xoay kiểu
maintain151 a healthy102 tɜːn taɪp
lifestyle141 or exercise, it will116 271.unit 272.unstoppable
never go away. đơn vị không thể
ˈjuːnɪt ngăn cản
ʌnˈstɒpəbəl
84.
I am reminded205 of this nearly 10 273.untreated 274.violently
times261 a day47 when I'd look không được dữ dội
điều trị ˈvaɪələntli
down at my pinpricked190 finger ʌnˈtriːtɪd

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 275.virus 276.wait
85. vi rút chờ đợi
And stare240 into a machine149 to ˈvaɪərəs weɪt
tell me if I'd need to inject120 277.water 278.weak
myself. nước yếu
ˈwɔːtə wiːk
279.weight 280.wheelchair
86.
I've struggled248 my entire74 life139 cân nặng xe lăn
to accept1 this lifelong140 weɪt ˈwiːəltʃeə
281.wires 282.woke
condition. dây điện thức dậy
ˈwaɪəz wəʊk
87.
I carried29 the weight279 of the 283.won 284.worrying
đã thắng đáng lo ngại
world on my shoulders227 but wʌn ˈwʌrɪɪŋ
now, after years69 of anger, 285.wrong 286.years
hurt115 and shame, sai rồi năm
rɒŋ ˈjiəz
287.young 288.
88.
I've learned134 to be proud of trẻ
every bit17 of who I am. jʌŋ

89.
I am a fighter88 and nearly twelve
years69 later, I feel85 stronger247
than ever. I am here.

90.
I am alive.

91.
And although I have a condition35
that will116 never go away, it is
okay. I am okay.

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92.
I am not ashamed8 or
embarrassed70 to shout228 from
the rooftops210 about my
condition.

93.
Because I won't let it take any
part of me away again.

94.
I am brave, resilient207 and
unstoppable272 .

95.
And if you think type270 1
diabetes53 or any other disease60
is ever going to hold107 you back,
my God, are you wrong.

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