Keep on Singing
<p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span>, <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="night">night</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mommy">Mommy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tummy">tummy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span> <span word="progresses">progresses</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="thelabor">thelabor</span> <span word="pains">pains</span>（产前阵痛）<span word="come">come</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> ... <span word="every">every</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Complications">Complications</span> <span word="arise">arise</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span>. <span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="C">C</span>-<span word="section">section</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span>? <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>. <span word="Withsiren">Withsiren</span>（汽笛）<span word="howling">howling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="rushes">rushes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theneonatal">theneonatal</span>（新生的）<span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Mary">Mary</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Knoxville">Knoxville</span>, <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pediatric">pediatric</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>." <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burial">burial</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span>.</p><p><span word="Michael">Michael</span>, <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="keepsnagging">keepsnagging</span>（唠叨）<span word="about">about</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Intensive">Intensive</span> <span word="Care">Care</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Karen">Karen</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p>
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