Who is the nurse that works in a war zone in Lesson 7?

Which group does Shirakawa Yuko work for?

Shirakawa Yuko decided to be a nurse in the winter of her last year in high school.

What did Shirakawa Yuko say when her friend told her that she would go to nursing school?

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Shirakawa Yuko said she wanted to be a nurse spontaneously, and so she studied earnestly. What do the words 'spontaneously' and 'earnestly' mean?

From where did Shirakawa Yuko know about the MSF?

To be able to join the MSF, what language did Shirakawa Yuko need to be fluent in?

To be able to speak English fluently, Shirakawa Yuko decided to study in Austria.

In which part of Yemen did Shirakawa Yuko visit? Over there, airstrikes had destroyed many of the clinics.

They needed to set up a room for washing and sterilizing medical instruments. What does the word 'sterilize' mean?

There was no electricity or running water because of the ____________ damage.

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What did they use to substitute for things that were not available?

Providing medical care in a war zone requires inventiveness. What does the word 'inventiveness' mean?

In a warzone, resources and labor are in short supply. What does the word 'labor' mean?

Shirakawa Yuko says that finding solutions to problems is ______________.

Where was Shirakawa Yuko working in when they heard bombs exploding outside?

The team leader ordered them to evacuate immediately. What does the word 'evacuate' mean?

The bombs kept falling nearby, and the building shook violently. What are SYNONYMS of the word 'violently'?

Shirakawa Yuko's colleagues did not run away, they stayed and continued the surgery.

What is another word for 'surgery'?

Shirakawa Yuko realized that the only way to to stop human suffering was to ___________.

Shirakawa Yuko felt helpless becase she was just a nurse.

What is NOT a synonym of the word 'helpless"?

Shirakawa Yuko thought about giving up nursing and becoming what instead?

Shirakawa Yuko thought that if she became a journalist, she could convey the horrors and foolishness of war.

The word 'convey' means to 'show' or to 'deliver'.

On her second assignment in Syria in June 2013, a teenage girl was rushed to the hospital with her ________ badly injured.

In what language did Shirakawa Yuko speak to the teenage girl every day?

What did Shirakawa Yuko tell the teenage girl that made her break into a beautiful, big smile?

There is no limit to what healthcare professionals could do.

That single smile convinced Shirakawa Yuko that she had the power to make a _______________.

Shirakawa Yuko wants to keep on being there for patients who need a foot to hold.