Galia Sapir, 30, a cardiac intensive care unit nurse at the Schneider Medical Center, was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in the lymphatic system two months after her brother was diagnosed with the same cancer. When we met her, she was expecting further treatment to see if the cancer has been suppressed. 5 View gallery Galia and Yuval Sapir "I wasn't preoccupied with the thought that I was going to die," said Galia.
"What bothered me the most was how I would inform my parents that within two months after my brother Yuval was diagnosed with cancer, I was also diagnosed with the exact same type of cancer." We met her when she had two more chemo treatments, which would reveal whether the cancer had entered remission. Galia was drawn to nursing following her time as a medic in the army.
Immediately upon her release, she enrolled in nursing studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She completed her internship in the children's department at the Kaplan Medical Center and "I realized if I want to work in the best place for children, it's the Schneider Pediatrics Center, of course." 5 View gallery Galia Sapir ( Photo: Avigail Uzi ) For more than two years Galia woke up every morning in anticipation of her next shift in intensive care.
"From a professional point of view I prospered, I felt at my peak, I continued to train at the gym and practice yoga as I liked, eat healthy. At the same time, I went through a divorce and it took me time to heal my soul." At this fragile stag.