说出心里话
<p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="those">those</span> "<span word="three">three</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="words">words</span>" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Connie">Connie</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospice">hospice</span>1 <span word="ward">ward</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="nervously">nervously</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gurney">gurney</span>2 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Connie">Connie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="using">using</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soaps">soaps</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>." <span word="Connie">Connie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="operas">operas</span>, <span word="romance">romance</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="confided">confided</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="married">married</span> 32 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="her">her</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="sighed">sighed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span>. "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="say">say</span> &<span word="lsquo">lsquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>,' <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>."</p><p><span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Connie">Connie</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soaps">soaps</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paced">paced</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hallway">hallway</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>.</p>
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