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5年前的一个夜晚,在美国犹他州盐湖城的一家医院里,一个男婴呱呱坠地。他就是金·彼得。刚出生时,彼得的头就比其他普通新生儿的3倍还大,让他柔软脆弱的颈部难以支撑。在他的后脑勺上,长着一个奇怪的鼓包。经过做脑部扫描,结果发现他的颅内脑后部竟长有一个巨型的瘤状物,瘤状物内部呈液体状态。这个瘤犹如隐藏在彼得头中的一颗定时炸弹,随时都有可能破裂,他的生命危在旦夕。医生说,彼得存活的几率几乎为零。此时,彼得的父母必须面对两种痛苦的抉择:要么放弃
One night five years ago, a baby boy was born in a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is Kim Peter. At birth, Peter’s head was three times larger than other normal newborns, making it difficult to support his soft, delicate neck. In his back of the head, with a strange drum kits. After doing a brain scan, the results found that he actually had a huge intracranial brain tumor, tumor inside the liquid state. This tumor is like a time bomb hidden in Peter’s head, which may break at any time, and his life is in jeopardy. The doctor said Peter’s odds of survival are almost zero. At this point, Peter’s parents must face two painful choices: either give up