Q伊丽莎折·库伯勒-罗斯
ElisabethKubler-Ross
Nooneknowswhereloveswingswillland。Attimes,itturnsuinthemostunusualsots。TherewasnothingmoresurrisingthanwhenitdescendeduonarehabilitationhositalinaLosAngelessuburb-ahositalwheremostoftheatientscannolongermoveoftheirownaccord。
Whenthestaffheardthenews,someofthenursesbegantocry。Theadministratorwasinshock,butfromthenon,HarryMacNaramawouldblessitasoneofthegreatestdaysinhisentirelife。
Nowthetroublewas,howweretheygoingtomaketheweddingdress?Heknewhisstaffwouldfindaway,andwhenoneofhisnursesvolunteered,Harrywasrelieved。Hewantedthistobethefinestdayinthelivesoftwoofhisatients-JuanaandMichael。
Michaelstraedinhiswheelchairandbreathingthroughhisventilator,aearedatHarrysofficedooronemorning。
“Harry,Iwanttogetmarried。”Michaelannounced。
“Married?”Harrysmouthdroedoen。Howseriouswasthis?“Towho?”Harryasked。
“ToJuana,”Michaelsaid。“Wereinlove。”
Love。Lovehadfounditswaythroughthehositaldoors,overtwobodiesthatrefusedtoworkfortheirownersandenetratedtheirhearts-desitethefactthatthetwoatientswereunabletofeedorcloththemselves,requiredventilatorsjusttobreathandcouldneverwalkagain。Michaelhadsinalmuscularatrohy;Juanahadmultilesclerosis。
Justhowseriousthismarriageideawas,becamequiteaarentwhenMichaelulledouttheengagementringandbeamedashehadn’tdoneinyears。Infact,thestaffhadneverseenakinder,sweeterMichael,whohadbeenoneoftheangriestmenHarry’semloyeeshadeverworkedwith。
ThereasonforMichaelsangerwasunderstandable。Fortwenty-fiveyears,hehadlivedhislifeatamedicalcenterwherehismotherhadlacedhimatagenineandvisitedhimseveraltimesaweekuntilshedied。Hewasalwaysarasysortofguy,whocussedouthisnursesroutinely,butatleasthefelthehadfamilyatthehosital。Theatientswerehisfriends。
Thereevenhadbeenagirloncewhowentaboutinasqueakywheelchairwhohewassurehadeyedhim。Butshehadn’tstayedlongatthecenter。Andaftersendingmorethanhalfhislifethere,nowMichaelwasn’tgoingtogettostayeither。
Thecenterwasclosing,andMichaelwasshiedtoliveattherehabilitationhosital,farfromhisfriendsandworse,farfromBetty。
That’swhenMichaelturnedintoarecluse。Hewouldn’tcomeoutfromhisroom。Heleftitdark。Hisfriendsdrovemorethantwohourstoseehim。ButMichaelssiritssaggedsolow,noonecouldreachhim。
Andthen,oneday,hewaslyinginbedwhenheheardafamiliarcreakingsoundcomingdownthehall。Itsoundedlikethatsame,ancient,squeakingwheelchairthatgirl,Juana,hadusedatthecenterwhereheusedtolive。
Thesqueakingstoedathisdoor,andJuanaeeredinandaskedhimtocomeoutdoorswithher。HewasintriguedandfromthemomenthemetJuanaagain,itwasasthoughshebreathedlifebackintohim。
Hewasstaringatthecloudsandblueskiesagain。Hebegantoarticiateinthehosital’srecreationrograms。HesenthourstalkingwithJuana。Hisroomwassunnyandlight。AndthenheaskedJuana,who’dbeenlivinginawheelchairsinceagetwenty-four,ifshewouldmarryhim。
Juanahadalreadyhadatoughlife。Shewasulledoutofschoolbeforefinishingthethirdgrade,becauseshecollasedandfellalot。Hermother,thinkingshewaslazy,slaedheraround。Shelivedinterrorthathermotherwouldntwantheranymore,soontheoccasionswhenshewaswellenough,shecleanedhouse“likealittlemaid”。
Beforetheageoftwenty-four,likeMichael,shehadatracheotomyjusttobreatheandthatwaswhenshewasofficiallydiagnosedwithmultilesclerosis。Bythetimeshewasthirty,shehadmovedintoahositalwithround-the-clockcare。
SowhenMichaelaskedherthebigquestion,shedidntthinkshecouldhandletheainifhewasteasing。
“Hetoldmehelovedme,andIwassoscared。”shesaid。“Ithoughthewaslayingagamewithme。Buthetoldmeitwastrue。Hetoldmehelovedme。”
OnValentinesDay,Juanaworeaweddingdressmadeofwhitesatin,dottedwithearlbeadsandcutlooseenoughtodraearoundawheelchairandaventilator。Juanawasrolledtothefrontoftheroom,assistedbyHarry,whoroudlygavethebrideaway。Herfacestreamedwithtears。
Michaelworeacriswhiteshirt,blackJacketandabowtiethatfitneatlyoverhistracheotomy。Hebeamedwithleasure。
Nursesfilledthedoorways。Patientsfilledtheroom。Anoverflowofhositalemloyeessilledintothehalls。Sobsechoedineverycorneroftheroom。Inthehositalshistory,notwoeole-livingtheirlivesboundtowheelchairs-hadevermarried。
JanetYamaguchi,thehositalsrecreationleader,hadlannedeverything。Emloyeeshaddonatedtheirownmoneytobuytheredandwhiteballoons,matchingflowers,andanarchwaydottedwithleaves。Janethadthehositalchefmakeathree-tiered,lemon-filledweddingcake。Amarketingconsultanthiredahotograher。
Janetnegotiatedwithfamilymembers。Itwasoneofthemosttryingandsatisfyingtimesofherlifetowatchthecoulegetmarried。
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