母爱的奇迹 TheMiracleofMother'sLove
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Withalltheenergythatonlyaplayfulthree-year-oldcanhave, CaitlinHedgesclambersoverhermumTrishandtugsatherarmforattention.As37-year-oldTrishticklesher, Caitlincollapsesinfitsofgiggles.
JustthefactthattheyaresittingintheirlivingroominPeterboroughisamiracle-becausefouryearsago, , , shewastoldshewouldprobablydie.
“Itmustbeeverymother'snightmaretomakethatchoice,”saysTrish,37，“, 'tthateverymother'sinstinct?”
Trish, aformerchemist, wasdiagnosednon-Hodgkinslymphoma, acancerofthelymphglands, in1995andbythattimethediseasehadspreadthroughoutherbody.
Aftermorethanayearofchemotherapy, Trishwasinpartialremissionbutthetreatmenthadn', theyspottedapairofgoldweddingringsandboughtthemonthespurofthemoment.
“Marriagewassomethingwe'dalwaystalkedabout,”saysTrish.“webothknewwe'dgetmarriedoneday, butthiswasthefirststeptomakingithappen.”
However, .
Butbeforeitbegan, .“Strangelyenough, thenewsdidn'tbotherme,”shesays,“EventhoughthedoctorstoldmeIwouldneverhavechildren, Ifounditimpossibletobelieve.”
Severalweekslater, , shedecidedtodoahomepregnancytest.
“ItwastwomonthssinceIhadbeentoldIwouldneverhavechildren, butIjusthadafeeling,”saysTrish.“LogictoldmeIcouldn'tbe, .”
“Ididn'tthinkaboutthecancer, .”, carryonwiththepregnancyandallowthecancertospread.
“Therewasnotamoment'shesitationforme,”saysTrish.“, IknowPaulwasworriedsickaboutmebuthealsoknewhowmuchIwantedthisbaby-webothdid.”
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