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<p>一次闲聊，说到癌症，我问妻，为什么人们大多谈癌色变？“那是因为人们惧怕死亡，”妻说，“从而把它看成了死症。”“我就不怕它。”“你吹牛。你忘了，那年你被误诊为胃癌的时候，你嘴里说不怕，可浑身冰凉。有谁不怕它呢？”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="chat">chat</span>, <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="discoloration">discoloration</span>? "<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, "<span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="death">death</span>." "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>." "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="boast">boast</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="misdiagnosed">misdiagnosed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gastric">gastric</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>? "</p><p>不幸的是，妻真的得了这种病。当我东奔西走，找了许多专会诊而确诊以后，我脑子一片空白。我把小车点着了火，还没有挂档，就猛踩油门，猛然一惊，赶紧熄火，呆呆地坐了好一会儿。最好不要告诉她，但是，不告诉行么？医生说，必须做第二次手术，用什么理由说服她呢？</p><p><span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="blank">blank</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="her">her</span>?</p>
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