不一样的磁带，不一样的陪伴
<p>当一位年轻的母亲知道自己的生命之火即将熄灭时，她选择用另一种方式陪伴她的孩子走过成长之路……</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bustle">bustle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Eric">Eric</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="card">card</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Shannon">Shannon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="Rebekah">Rebekah</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 32, <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chemotherapy">chemotherapy</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="breast">breast</span>-<span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="giggling">giggling</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Rebekah">Rebekah</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Warren">Warren</span>; <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Ruthie">Ruthie</span>; <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Hannah">Hannah</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Molly">Molly</span>. <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="coaxed">coaxed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="Rebekah">Rebekah</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="rubbed">rubbed</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intravenous">intravenous</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="Rebekah">Rebekah</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="nervously">nervously</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="terrified">terrified</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="needles">needles</span>.” “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>,” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span>.”</p><p><span word="Rebekah">Rebekah</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murmured">murmured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. “<span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>?” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="book">book</span>. “<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="verse">verse</span>?” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. “<span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="wept">wept</span>. <span word="John">John</span> 11: 35.” “<span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="one">one</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="Why">Why</span>?”</p>
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