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ElisabethKubler-Ross

Nooneknowswhereloveswingswillland。Attimes，itturnsuinthemostunusualsots。TherewasnothingmoresurrisingthanwhenitdescendeduonarehabilitationhositalinaLosAngelessuburb-ahositalwheremostoftheatientscannolongermoveoftheirownaccord。

Whenthestaffheardthenews，someofthenursesbegantocry。Theadministratorwasinshock，butfromthenon，HarryMacNaramawouldblessitasoneofthegreatestdaysinhisentirelife。

Nowthetroublewas，howweretheygoingtomaketheweddingdress?Heknewhisstaffwouldfindaway，andwhenoneofhisnursesvolunteered，Harrywasrelieved。Hewantedthistobethefinestdayinthelivesoftwoofhisatients-JuanaandMichael。

Michaelstraedinhiswheelchairandbreathingthroughhisventilator，aearedatHarrysofficedooronemorning。

“Harry，Iwanttogetmarried。”Michaelannounced。

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

“ToJuana，”Michaelsaid。“Wereinlove。”

Love。Lovehadfounditswaythroughthehositaldoors，overtwobodiesthatrefusedtoworkfortheirownersandenetratedtheirhearts-desitethefactthatthetwoatientswereunabletofeedorcloththemselves，requiredventilatorsjusttobreathandcouldneverwalkagain。Michaelhadsinalmuscularatrohy;Juanahadmultilesclerosis。

Justhowseriousthismarriageideawas，becamequiteaarentwhenMichaelulledouttheengagementringandbeamedashehadn’tdoneinyears。Infact，thestaffhadneverseenakinder，sweeterMichael，whohadbeenoneoftheangriestmenHarry’semloyeeshadeverworkedwith。

ThereasonforMichaelsangerwasunderstandable。Fortwenty-fiveyears，hehadlivedhislifeatamedicalcenterwherehismotherhadlacedhimatagenineandvisitedhimseveraltimesaweekuntilshedied。Hewasalwaysarasysortofguy，whocussedouthisnursesroutinely，butatleasthefelthehadfamilyatthehosital。Theatientswerehisfriends。

Thereevenhadbeenagirloncewhowentaboutinasqueakywheelchairwhohewassurehadeyedhim。Butshehadn’tstayedlongatthecenter。Andaftersendingmorethanhalfhislifethere，nowMichaelwasn’tgoingtogettostayeither。

Thecenterwasclosing，andMichaelwasshiedtoliveattherehabilitationhosital，farfromhisfriendsandworse，farfromBetty。

That’swhenMichaelturnedintoarecluse。Hewouldn’tcomeoutfromhisroom。Heleftitdark。Hisfriendsdrovemorethantwohourstoseehim。ButMichaelssiritssaggedsolow，noonecouldreachhim。

Andthen，oneday，hewaslyinginbedwhenheheardafamiliarcreakingsoundcomingdownthehall。Itsoundedlikethatsame，ancient，squeakingwheelchairthatgirl，Juana，hadusedatthecenterwhereheusedtolive。

Thesqueakingstoedathisdoor，andJuanaeeredinandaskedhimtocomeoutdoorswithher。HewasintriguedandfromthemomenthemetJuanaagain，itwasasthoughshebreathedlifebackintohim。

Hewasstaringatthecloudsandblueskiesagain。Hebegantoarticiateinthehosital’srecreationrograms。HesenthourstalkingwithJuana。Hisroomwassunnyandlight。AndthenheaskedJuana，who’dbeenlivinginawheelchairsinceagetwenty-four，ifshewouldmarryhim。

Juanahadalreadyhadatoughlife。Shewasulledoutofschoolbeforefinishingthethirdgrade，becauseshecollasedandfellalot。Hermother，thinkingshewaslazy，slaedheraround。Shelivedinterrorthathermotherwouldntwantheranymore，soontheoccasionswhenshewaswellenough，shecleanedhouse“likealittlemaid”。

Beforetheageoftwenty-four，likeMichael，shehadatracheotomyjusttobreatheandthatwaswhenshewasofficiallydiagnosedwithmultilesclerosis。Bythetimeshewasthirty，shehadmovedintoahositalwithround-the-clockcare。

SowhenMichaelaskedherthebigquestion，shedidntthinkshecouldhandletheainifhewasteasing。

“Hetoldmehelovedme，andIwassoscared。”shesaid。“Ithoughthewaslayingagamewithme。Buthetoldmeitwastrue。Hetoldmehelovedme。”

OnValentinesDay，Juanaworeaweddingdressmadeofwhitesatin，dottedwithearlbeadsandcutlooseenoughtodraearoundawheelchairandaventilator。Juanawasrolledtothefrontoftheroom，assistedbyHarry，whoroudlygavethebrideaway。Herfacestreamedwithtears。

Michaelworeacriswhiteshirt，blackJacketandabowtiethatfitneatlyoverhistracheotomy。Hebeamedwithleasure。

Nursesfilledthedoorways。Patientsfilledtheroom。Anoverflowofhositalemloyeessilledintothehalls。Sobsechoedineverycorneroftheroom。Inthehositalshistory，notwoeole-livingtheirlivesboundtowheelchairs-hadevermarried。

JanetYamaguchi，thehositalsrecreationleader，hadlannedeverything。Emloyeeshaddonatedtheirownmoneytobuytheredandwhiteballoons，matchingflowers，andanarchwaydottedwithleaves。Janethadthehositalchefmakeathree-tiered，lemon-filledweddingcake。Amarketingconsultanthiredahotograher。

Janetnegotiatedwithfamilymembers。Itwasoneofthemosttryingandsatisfyingtimesofherlifetowatchthecoulegetmarried。