d
watched ch
She looked into my face, and her eyes filled
to
with tears that spilt down her cheeks-cheeks that
were alarmingly pale. Even before she said it. I knew
y afternoon, Me
hat was coming. Mother was dying
I held her tightly while she told me that
ande n
her heart condition was worsening and couldn? be
ery /sdsu/n1外(手本)
sb. not to tell sb.
repaired. I think I had known for quite a while bur
had not been willing to admit it to myself. Shed
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had several heart attacks and, a few years ago, even
option/ pian/n.可选择的办法
sturdy"/sta:d/a,】实的
open-heart surgery. What I didn't know, and what
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she had kept from me, was that her condition wasn't
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when she die、fe
improving. We talked about her options, which were
create /kri:ett/ vt创造;创建:创
what
w: we cried, held each other and wished for more
/ime togethe?
er fingernail. T'd
That was many years ago now. Mother died
hers habits, and know her. I still come to the park. but now I bring my
soon after that day, before my sons had a chance to
mething se
boys. I still sit under that same sturdy pine tree or
an old blanket and talk to my sons of family picnics
gatherings and the grandmother they never knew. Just
med nearby
as my mother did with me, I tell my children about
didn' t ease
their youthful funny behaviors and praise them for
their accomplishments as young adults. We come to this
I reached
special place to create our own memories-memories
There's
that I know would make my mother smile with pride
We w
Not long ago my oldest son wanted to come to
park and talk, so we came and sat under our tree
6 coaldn't be repaired It was a disease that can't be cured
7 but, myself I had not been willing to accept the fact.
w We talked about possible ways for her to get treated and
ured. but there wasn't much we could do
