It was one of those calls you never forget. My uncle John, my mother’s eldest brother and de facto head of our family, was on the phone trying to tell me he had prostate cancer. At that moment, in the winter of 2006, we did not yet fully appreciate the seriousness of his illness, but it soon became apparent he was incredibly unwell. He died within a year, at the age of 64.
這是我永生難忘的通話之一。我媽媽的大哥、我們家的實際領袖約翰(John)舅舅打電話告訴我他得了前列腺癌。那是2006年的冬天,當時我們還沒充分意識到他病情的嚴重性,但很快他的身體明顯變得非常糟糕。他一年內就去世了,享年64歲。
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