康复医院里的婚礼 Where Love Lands（第1页）

康复医院里的婚礼WhereLoveLands

伊丽莎折·库伯勒-罗斯ElisabethKubler-Ross

Nooneknowswhereloveswingswilllaurnsupiunusualspots。TherewasnothingmthadesdedupoionhospitalinaLosAngelessuburb-ahospitalwheremostofthepatientsoveoftheiro>

&affheardtheheocry。Theadministratorwasinshothenon，HarryMaaramawouldblessitasodaysiirelife。

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

Michaelstrappedinhiswheeldbreathingthroughhisventilator，appearedatHarrysoffi。

“Harry，Iwamarried。”Miounced。

“Married?”Harrysmouthdroppedopen。Howseriouswasthis?“Towho?”Harryasked。

“ToJuana，”Michaelsaid。“Wereinlove。”

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

Justhowseriousthismarriageideawas，becamequiteapparentulledouttheeringandbeamedashehadn’tdoneinyears。IaffhadneverseeerMichael，whohadbeeheamenHarry’semployeeshadeverworkedwith。

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

Thereevenhadbeenagirloinasqueakywheelchairwhohewassurehadeyedhim。Butshehadthedafterspehanhalfhislifethere，goiayeither。

&erwasdMichaeledtoliveattherehabilitationhospital，farfromhisfriendsandworse，farfromBetty。

That’swheuroarecluse。Hewouldfromhisroom。Heleftitdark。Hisfriehantwohourstoseehim。ButMichaelsspiritssaggedsolow，noonecouldreachhim。

Andthen，oneday，hewaslyinginbedwhenheheardafamiliargsoundingdowsousame，a，squeakihatgirl，Juaheterwhereheusedtolive。

Thesqueakihisdoor，andJuanapeeredioeoutdoorswithher。HewasintriguedandfromthemomeJuanaagain，itwasasthoughshebreathedlifeba。

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

Juanahadalreadyhadatoughlife。Sheulledoutofschoolbeforefinishihirdgrade，becauseshecollapseda。Hermsheedheraround。Shelivedihermotherwouldntwantheraheosellenough，sheedhouse“likealittlemaid”。

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

SowhenMichaelaskedherthebigquestiohinkshedlethepaieasing。

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

OinesDay，Juanaworeaweddingdressmadeofwhitesatihpearlbeadsandcutlooseenoughtodrapearoundawheeldaventilator。Juanawasrolledtothefrontoftheroom，assistedbyHarry，whavethebrideaway。Herfacestreamed>

Michaelwhiteshirt，blackJadabowtiethatfitray。Hebeamed>

Nursesfilledthedooratieheroom。Anoverflowofhospitalemployeesspilledintothehalls。Sobseeveryeroftheroom。Ialshistory，notwopeople-livingtheirlivesboundtowheelchairs-hadevermarried。

&Yamaguchi，thehospitalsreleader，hadplahing。Employeeshaddoheirowobuytheredandwhiteballoons，matgflowers，andanarchwaydottedwithleaves。Jahehospitalchefmakeathree-tiered，lemon-filledweddiingthiredaphotographer。

&iatedwithfamilymembers。Itwasoryingandsatisfyingtimesofherlifetowatchthecouplegetmarried。