康复医院里的婚礼Where Love Lands（第1页）

康复医院里的婚礼WhereLoveLands

伊丽莎白·库伯-罗斯ElisabethKubler-Ross

Nooneknowswherelove’swingswilllaurnsupiunusualspots。TherewasnothingmthadesdedupoionhospitalinaLosAngelessuburb—ahospitalwheremostofthepatientsoveoftheiro>

&affheardtheheocry。Theadministratorwasinshock，butfromthenon，HarryMaaramawouldblessitasodaysiirelife。

roubleeretheygoiheweddingdress?Hekaffwouldfindaway，andwhenoneofhiseered，Harrywasrelieved。Hewaobethefidayiwoofhispatients—JuanaandMichael。

Michaelstrappedinhiswheeldbreathingthroughhisventilator，appearedatHarry’soffi。

“Harry，Iwamarried，”Miounced。

“Married?”Harry’smouthdroppedopen。Howseriouswasthis?“Towho?”Harryasked。

“ToJuana，”Michaelsaid。“We’reinlove。”

Love。Lovehadfounditswaythroughthehospitaldoors，overtwobodiesthatrefusedtoworkfortheiroeheirhearts—despitethefactthatthetwopatieofeedorselves，requiredventilatorsjusttobreathandeverwalkagain。Michaelhadspinalmuscularatrophy;Juanahadmultiplesclerosis。

Justhowseriousthismarriageideawas，becamequiteapparentulledouttheeringandbeamedashehadn’tdoneinyears。Infact，thestaffhadneverseeerMichael，whohadbeeheamenHarry’semployeeshadeverworkedwith。

ThereasonforMigerwasuawenty-fiveyears，hehadlivedhislifeatamediterwherehismotherhadplacedhimatagenineandvisitedhimseveraltimesaweekuntilshedied。Heysuy，whocussedouthisiatleasthefelthehadfamilyatthehospital。Thepatientswerehisfriends。

Thereevenhadbeenagirloinasqueakywheelchairwhohewassurehadeyedhim。Butshehadthedafterspehanhalfhislifethere，goiayeither。

&erwasg，andMichaeledtoliveattherehabilitationhospital，farfromhisfriendsandworse，farfromBetty。

That’swheuroarecluse。Hewouldfromhisroom。Heleftitdark。Hisfriehantwohourstoseehim。ButMichael’sspiritssaggedsolow，noonecouldreachhim。

Andthen，oneday，hewaslyinginbedwhenheheardafamiliargsoundingdowsousame，a，squeakihatgirl，Juana，hadusedattheterwhereheusedtolive。

Thesqueakihisdoor，andJuanapeeredioeoutdoorswithher。HewasintriguedandfromthemomeJuanaagain，itwasasthoughshebreathedlifeba。

åatthedblueskiesagaiopartithehospital’sres。HespenthwithJuana。Hisroomwassunnyandlight。AndthenheaskedJuana，who’dbeenlivinginawheelceagetwenty-four，ifshewouldmarryhim。

Juanahadalreadyhadatoughlife。Sheulledoutofschoolbeforefinishihirdgrade，becauseshecollapseda。Hermother，thinkingsheedheraround。Shelivedihermotherwouldn’twantheraheosellenough，sheedhouse“likealittlemaid。”

&heageoftwenty-four，likeMichael，shehadatrayjusttobreatheandthatasofficiallydiaghmultiplesclerosis。Bythetimeshewasthirty，shehadmovedintoahospitalwithround-the-clockcare。

SowhenMichaelaskedherthebigquestiohinkshedlethepaieasing。

&oldmehelovedme，andIwassoscared，”shesaid。“Ithoughthelayihme。Buthetoldmeitwastrue。Hetoldmehelovedme。”

Oine’sDay，Juanaworeaweddingdressmadeofwhitesatihpearlbeadsandcutlooseenoughtodrapearoundawheeldaventilator。Juanawasrolledtothefrontoftheroom，assistedbyHarry，whavethebrideaway。Herfacestreamed>

Michaelwhiteshirt，blackJadabowtiethatfitray。Hebeamed>

Nursesfilledthedooratieheroom。Anoverflowofhospitalemployeesspilledintothehalls。Sobseeveryeroftheroom。Ial’shistory，notwopeople—livingtheirlivesboundtowheelchairs—hadevermarried。

&Yamaguchi，thehospital’sreleader，hadplahing。Employeeshaddoheirowobuytheredandwhiteballoons，matgflowers，andanarchwaydottedwithleaves。Jahehospitalchefmakeathree-tiered，lemon-filledweddiingthiredaphotographer。

&iatedwithfamilymembers。Itwasoryingandsatisfyingtimesofherlifetowatchthecouplegetmarried。

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&ouch—thekiss—pleted。Jaesatihecouple’swheelbolizetheroma。

&heinisterslippedtoholdbackhertears。“I’veperformedthousandsofweddings，butthisisthemostwonderfuloneI’vedonesofar，”themihesepeoplehavepassedthebarriersandshowedpurelove。”

Thatevening，MidJuaheirownroomforthefirsttimetogether。MidJuaheyhadmovedmaheirlove，andtheyhadbeehegreatestgiftofall。Theyhadthegiftoflove。Andit’sneverk

爱的羽翼会在何处驻足，无人知晓。偶尔，她可能会出现在最不寻常的地方。令人难以置信的是，有一天，她突然降临在洛杉矶郊区的一家康复医院里，这里的大多数病人都丧失了最基本的身体机能。

医院的工作人员听到这个消息时，一些护士哭了，院长哈利震惊了。但从那时起，哈利把它当作一生中最伟大的日子，为它祈祷。

现在的问题是，怎么给他们缝制结婚礼服呢？虽然有些麻烦，但哈利知道职员们会找到解决的办法。一个护士自告奋勇地揽下了难题，他放心了，希望这会是两位病人——朱安娜和迈克一生中最美好的时光。

一天早晨，迈克出现在哈利的办公室门口，他的身体用带子缚在轮椅上，借助呼吸器呼吸。

“哈利，我想结婚。”迈克说道。

“结婚？”哈利张大了嘴巴，“这可是件大事，和谁呢？”哈利问。

“朱安娜，”迈克说，“我们相爱了。”