It was New Year’s Eve, and in a few hours, we would be heading into 2014. It was going to be a great year that would see me graduating as a medical doctor after five long years. Home for the Christmas holidays and eager to impress my family with my imaginary gymnastic skills, I jumped into the air, landing rather ungracefully. We all heard a loud ‘pop’ followed by my scream. With immediate swelling to my left knee, my heart sank as I knew my ACL had been ruptured. It took over a month to confirm this diagnosis while being unable to walk in the meantime. I counted down the days until I would see the orthopaedic surgeon who I believed would reverse this disability. Fixing my hijab (the headscarf worn by Muslim women) and attempting to stand tall, I hobbled into his clinic. After enquiring into the mechanism of my injury and discussing my MRI result, he harshly remarked, ‘Well you are not an athlete, so no need for surgery for you!’. I sheepishly presented my hobbies (tennis and football) to him hoping to qualify for surgery, all the time aware of how I looked. Deep down I knew no amount of convincing would work. I wore a Hijab . How could I be an athlete in his or the world’s eyes? I asked the surgeon …

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从头巾的角度来看康复：一个在未知领域中寻找自我的故事——阿米娜·阿米尔博士


那是除夕夜，再过几个小时，我们就将进入 2014 年。这将是伟大的一年，我将在漫长的五年后作为一名医生毕业。回家过圣诞假期，我渴望用我想象中的体操技巧给家人留下深刻的印象，我跳到空中，落地时很不优雅。我们都听到“砰”的一声巨响，然后是我的尖叫声。我的左膝立即肿胀，我的心沉了下去，因为我知道我的前十字韧带已经断裂。确诊花了一个多月的时间，同时还无法行走。我倒计时着见到整形外科医生的日子，我相信他会扭转这种残疾。我戴上头巾（穆斯林妇女戴的头巾），试图站直身子，一瘸一拐地走进他的诊所。在询问了我的受伤机制并讨论了我的核磁共振结果后，他严厉地说：“好吧，你不是运动员，所以不需要为你做手术！”。我羞涩地向他展示了我的爱好（网球和足球），希望能够获得手术资格，同时也一直关注着我的外表。我内心深处知道，再多的说服也无济于事。我戴着头巾。我怎样才能成为他或全世界眼中的运动员？我问了外科医生……