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下面这个故事,讲的是一个年轻的母亲及其一家的痛苦和勇气……1982年10月28日傍晚,我在厨房做饭,丈夫莱尔德在收看电视新闻。一条消息说:一位来自马萨诸塞州的父亲,乞求儿科医生们救救他的十一个月的女儿吉米。吉米需要移植肝脏,否则,她的生命只能维持到感恩节。我听到这位父亲在呼喊:“她是我的命根子,是我的希望啊。”吃饭的时侯,丈夫对我说:“这个孩子真不幸,但愿他们能尽快找到捐赠者。”我点点头。可我们万万没有想到,吉米的命运会和我们的家庭联系在一起。以后的几天,我们一直准备过万圣节。我们为两个孩子制作了节日服装。把两岁半的安格莉打扮
The following story is about the pain and courage of a young mother and her family ... On the evening of October 28, 1982, I cooked in the kitchen and my husband, Laird, watched TV news. One source said: A father from Massachusetts begged his pediatricians to save his 11-month-old daughter, Jimmy. Jimmy needs to transplant the liver, otherwise her life will only last until Thanksgiving. I heard the father shouting: “She is my lifeblood, it is my hope.” At dinner, the husband said to me: “This child is really unfortunate, I hope they can find the donor as soon as possible.” I nodded. But we never imagined that Jimmy’s fate would be linked to our family. The next few days, we have been preparing for Halloween. We made festive costumes for two children. Two and a half Angeli dressed