天堂里的红衣服
泰勒不愿屈服于致命的疾病。我们都惊叹生命带给他那纯朴的欢乐和赋予他的活力。泰勒的妈妈经常逗他说,他跑得那么快,得给他穿件红衣服,这样才能一眼发现他。
泰勒病逝前几天,招呼我到他病床前,低声对我说:“我可能就要死了,我不害怕。我死时请给我穿上红色的衣服。妈妈答应我她也会来天堂的,她来的时候我会在玩,我得保证她能找到我。”
In my dual profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born infected with HIV: his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-laden backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon. All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.
This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death. She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, "I might die soon. I'm not scared. When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
-
双语美文:全脂牛奶不是你想象的那样
摘录:全脂牛奶之所以称为全脂是因为他比较好的保留了纯牛奶的天然性。(用全是因为没有更好词来形容)。2%的低脂牛奶、1%的低脂牛奶或者脱脂牛奶并不天然,因为他们去除了本该含有的脂肪,这使它们少油脂(热量)。Wholemilkisn'tmadewhollyoffat,orlargelyoffat,...
-
初一英语美文摘抄450字
在英语教学中,开展经典美文教学不仅能提高学生的文学水平,而且能提高学生的英语素养,对培养学生的语言素养和人文素养具有极大益处,更能丰富学生的精神世界,磨炼学生的意志。本站小编整理了初一450字英语美文,欢迎阅读!初一450字英语美文篇一FredaBrightsays,"O...
-
英语美文欣赏:论孩子
导语:《论孩子》是由黎巴嫩诗人纪伯伦所写。这首诗的题目虽为《论孩子》,具体内容却是论父母之道的。父母们常忽视了教育最为重要的目标之一——培养独立人格。他们总喜欢干预子女的一切重大人生选择。本诗指出孩子是独立的,是与父母平等的个体,父母只...
-
Life is a do it yourself project 英语美文阅读
Anelderlycarpenterwasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisemployerofhisplanstoleavethehousebuildingbusinessandliveamoreleisurelylifewithhiswifeenjoyinghisextendedfamily.Hewouldmissthepaycheck,butheneededtoretire.Theycouldgetby.Theemployerwassorrytoseehis...