康复医院里的婚礼
WhereLoveLands
佚名Anonymous
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Nooneknowswherelove'swingswillland。Attimes,itturnsupiunusualspots。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'rei;
Love。Lovehadfounditswaythroughthehospitaldoors,overtwobodiesthatrefusedtoworkfortheiroeheirhearts—despitethefactthatthetwopatieofeedorselves,requiredventilatorsjusttobreathandeverwalkagain。Michaelhadspinalmuscularatrophy;Juanahadmultiplesclerosis。
Justhowseriousthismarriageideawas,becamequiteapparentulledouttheeringandbeamedashehadn'tdoneinyears。Infact,thestaffhadneverseeerMichael,whohadbeeheamenHarry'semployeeshadeverworkedwith。
ThereasonforMichael'sangerwasuawenty-fiveyears,hehadlivedhislifeatamediterwherehismotherhadplacedhimatagenineandvisitedhimseveraltimesaweekuntilshedied。Heysuy,whocussedouthisiatleasthefelthehadfamilyatthehospital。Thepatientswerehisfriends。
Thereevenhadbeenagirloinasqueakywheelchairwhohewassurehadeyedhim。Butshehadn'tstayedloer。Andafterspehanhalfhislifethere,nowMi'tgoiayeither。
&erwasg,andMichaeledtoliveattherehabilitationhospital,farfromhisfriendsandworse,farfromBetty。
That'swheuroarecluse。Hewouldn'thisroom。Heleftitdark。Hisfriehantwohourstoseehim。ButMichaeledsolow,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。