生命的痕迹
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Disabled">Disabled</span> <span word="Ski">Ski</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tease">tease</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>, <span word="joking">joking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="handicap">handicap</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="cleavage">cleavage</span>. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="breasts">breasts</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="mastectomies">mastectomies</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="playfully">playfully</span>, "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="abreast">abreast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>." <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="round">round</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 12, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="racer">racer</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Disabled">Disabled</span> <span word="Ski">Ski</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheelchair">wheelchair</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="sexy">sexy</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="wholeness">wholeness</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="scars">scars</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consciousness">consciousness</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sob">sob</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hyperventilate">hyperventilate</span>.</p><p><span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="chemotherapy">chemotherapy</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="shaky">shaky</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anesthesiologist">anesthesiologist</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="thankfully">thankfully</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.</p>
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