癌症患者被誤診 臨終捐贈賠償金
A terminal cancer sufferer has given thousands of pounds in compensation to the hospital which failed to diagnose her condition.
近日，一名晚期癌症患者臨終前將醫院賠償款中的上千英鎊捐給醫院，雖然醫院曾對她的病情診斷失誤。
Jemma Irwin, 39, died earlier this month from cervical cancer.
今年39歲的傑瑪·歐文於本月初因宮頸癌病逝。
Southend Hospital accepted her "poor experiences" of care and a compensation payout of £320,000 was agreed.
紹森德醫院承認之前對傑瑪的錯誤治療，並同意賠償32萬英鎊。
Miss Irwin gave money to specialist radiotherapy and counselling units at the hospital before she died in a gesture her mother said was "brave".
傑瑪臨終前，決定捐些錢給醫院的放射治療和諮詢科，她母親稱她很“勇敢”。
Her mother, Erika, said: "I'm sure it will make a difference to the cancer unit. That's something Jemma would have wanted".
傑瑪母親艾瑞卡說：“我覺得這樣做會讓癌症中心大變樣，這也是傑瑪所希望的。”
Southend Hospital's chief nurse Sue Hardy described Miss Irwin as "an extremely courageous woman".
紹森德醫院的護士長蘇·哈代形容傑瑪是“一位非常勇敢的女性”。
"Despite her initial poor experiences [she] went on to praise and even support the care she received here at Southend Hospital working with us to ensure her feedback was taken on board.
“雖然剛開始醫院有失誤，但她沒有計較，繼續讚揚並配合我們的治療，以確保她的反饋得到接納。”
"Her generosity included making donations to our brachytherapy and oncology fundraising appeals for which we are extremely grateful.
“她還捐錢給我們的放射腫瘤科，她的慷慨令我們非常感激。”
"We would like to offer our sincere condolences to Jemma's family at this very sad time," Ms Hardy added.
護士長哈代女士還稱：“在這令人難過的日子裏，我們向傑瑪的家人表示我們誠摯的哀悼。”
