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1、NEVERLETMEGOKAZUOISHIGUROKAZUOISHIGUROPARTONENEVERLETMEGOCHAPTERONEMynameisKathyH.I’mthirty-oneyearsold,andI’vebeenacarernowforoverelevenyears.Thatsoundslongenough,Iknow,butactuallytheywantmetogoonforanothereightmonths,untiltheendofthisyear.That’llmakeitalmostexac
2、tlytwelveyears.NowIknowmybeingacarersolongisn’tnecessarilybecausetheythinkI’mfantasticatwhatIdo.Therearesomereallygoodcarerswho’vebeentoldtostopafterjusttwoorthreeyears.AndIcanthinkofonecareratleastwhowentonforalloffourteenyearsdespitebeingacompletewasteofspace.So
3、I’mnottryingtoboast.ButthenIdoknowforafactthey’vebeenpleasedwithmywork,andbyandlarge,Ihavetoo.Mydonorshavealwaystendedtodomuchbetterthanexpected.TheirKAZUOISHIGUROrecoverytimeshavebeenimpressive,andhardlyanyofthemhavebeenclassifiedas“agitated,”evenbeforefourthdona
4、tion.Okay,maybeIamboastingnow.Butitmeansalottome,beingabletodomyworkwell,especiallythatbitaboutmydonorsstaying“calm.”I’vedevelopedakindofinstinctarounddonors.Iknowwhentohangaroundandcomfortthem,whentoleavethemtothemselves;whentolistentoeverythingtheyhavetosay,andw
5、henjusttoshrugandtellthemtosnapoutofit.Anyway,I’mnotmakinganybigclaimsformyself.Iknowcarers,workingnow,whoarejustasgoodanddon’tgethalfthecredit.Ifyou’reoneofthem,Icanunderstandhowyoumightgetresentful—aboutmybedsit,mycar,aboveall,thewayIgettopickandchoosewhoIlookaf
6、ter.AndI’maHailshamstudent—whichisenoughbyitselfsometimestogetpeople’sbacksup.KathyH.,theysay,shegetstopickandchoose,andshealwayschoosesherownkind:peoplefromHailsham,oroneoftheotherprivilegedestates.Nowondershehasagreatrecord.I’vehearditsaidenough,soI’msureyou’veh
7、earditplentymore,andmaybethere’ssomethinginit.ButI’mnotthefirsttobeallowedtopickandchoose,andIdoubtifI’llbethelast.Andanyway,I’vedonemyshareoflookingafterdonorsbroughtupineverykindofNEVERLETMEGOplace.BythetimeIfinish,remember,I’llhavedonetwelveyearsofthis,andit’so
8、nlyforthelastsixthey’veletmechoose.Andwhyshouldn’tthey?Carersaren’tmachines.Youtryanddoyourbestforeverydonor,butintheend,itwearsyoudown.Youdon’thaveunli
