日常 非虛構
2019
失能了,也要用奇異的姿態生活下去,一本關於職能治療師的職業漫畫,帶領讀者一起定義屬於自己的「健康」。
A comic about how to live an oddly beautiful life when facing disability. This collection of short stories by an occupational therapist guides us in redefining our “well-being”.
張達是藍尼職能治療師職涯的第2個個案。幫助他在下半身癱瘓的情況下維持生活重心是她的任務。藍尼總是小心翼翼地面對張達,但張達反而能幽默的面對他的處境。在積極的復健後,張達最終找到了操控自己身體的方式,那在藍尼的狂想中,仿佛是坐在機器人裡,自信的前進。 除了這樣成功的個案之外,本書也紀錄了令藍尼無能為力、或者治癒了她的九個不同病歷,並且穿插了作者視角的獨白片段,談論真實醫療體系與所學之間的矛盾,或外籍看護比自己更懂得照顧爸爸的悵然。 藍尼張狂又少女心的幻想打破我們對醫學的嚴謹想像,帶領我們一起定義屬於自己的「健康」。這本書是她的工作日記,也是每個人面對失去身體機能的生活教戰手冊。
Elainee is an occcupational therapy and is treating a half-paralyzed man named Zhang Da. Her task is to help Zhang Da maintain everyday activities in his life. To Elainee’s surprise, Zhang Da deals with his condition humorously in contrast to her wary approach. Zhang Da finds a way to control his body after an active bout of rehabilitation. With her wild imagination, Elainee pictures him as someone piloting a robot from within to confidently march onward. In addition to successful cases like Zhang Da, the book recounts other stories that made Elainee feel anywhere between helpless and hopeful. Her monologue reveals the inner conflicts between the healthcare system and what she learned in school, as well as the regret Elainee feels when witnessing how a foreign caretaker takes better care of her father than she can. Elainee’s wild and childlike fantasy comics challenge our conceptions of medical science and help us define our own “well-being". The book is not only her work diary, but a guidebook for everyone facing disability.
Elainee 插畫家、漫畫家、藝術創作者。大學主修職能治療,也曾於醫院診所執業五年多。2017年畢業於倫敦皇家藝術學院版畫系碩士,並曾駐村於法國安古蘭。獨立出版多本作品,是另類漫畫雜誌《波音》的創辦人之一。
Illustrator, cartoonist, and artist. Holding a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy, she practiced in hospitals and clinics for more than five years. Elainee received a master’s degree in printmaking from the Royal College of Art in London in 2017, and also resided in Angoulême, France for three months. She has independently published many personal works and is one of the founders of the independent comic magazine Bo_ing.
OT相談室第一集是關於生理上的失能,作者目前正在創作第二集是關於心理上的失能,這是職人劇的類型,雖然醫療題材的劇很多了,但關於職能治療應該還沒有被拍過。作者本身為治療師,有實地的田野經驗,也有以第二集後續發展的可能。