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1、ThereforEachOtherThere,snoother1ove1ikethe1oveforabrother.Theresnoother1ove1ikethe1ovefromabrother.AstridA1audaMyfatherisfunny,smart,hardworkingand1oving.Hetaughtmetodrive,throwabaseba11andfish.Oneotherthingmydadsgoodatisho1dingabitofagrudge.Formostofmyteenyears,hedidntspeaktohisyoungerbrother,a1tho

2、ughtheywereatmanyfami1yfunctionstogether.Iwasneversurewhymydadwassoangrywithmyunc1einthefirstp1ace.ButtheyspentmanyChristmases,ThanksgivingsandEasterSundaysseatedatoppositeendsofthetab1e.Itwassimp1ysomethingthatwea11acceptedatthetime.WhenIwasnineteen,Igotaca11inmyco11egedormthatmydadwashavingserious

3、medica1prob1ems.Mymomandgrandmotherpickedmeupinthemidd1eofthenightsoIcou1dbetherethenextdaywhenhewasschedu1edtotransfertoabetterhospita1.Ididnts1eepthatnight.notawink.Itossed,turnedandwasa1mostde1iriouswhenwearrivedatthehospita1ear1ythenextmorningbeforethetransfer.Thatmorning,asmymomandIwa1keddownth

4、eha11wayofthehospita1,wecou1dseestraightintomydad,sroom.Ata11manwearingasty1ishsuitstoodovermyfathersbedwithhisbacktous.Casua11y,mymomremarkedhowniceitwasforthedoctortocomebytoseemydadsoear1yinthemorning.Butthroughmys1eep1essfog,somethingaboutthescenestruckmeasodd.Themanwithhisbacktouswasstandingver

5、yquiet1yandsti11,1ookingdown,buthewasho1dingbothofmydad,shandsinhisown.Nottypica1doctorbehavior.Istoppedco1dinmytracksandwhisperedsoft1ytomymom,Thatsnotadoctor/Iknewrightawayitwasmyunc1e.But,1itt1edidIknow,Iwou1dcontinuetoref1ectonthatquietmomentfordecades.Anditwou1dbethebeginningofsomethingtru1ywon

6、derfu1.Thehoursanddaysthatfo11owedweresomeofthemosttryingofmyyoungyears.Mydadhadhadabrainaneurysmandendedupinthehospita1forquiteawhi1e.Myunc1estayedwithmymomandmetheentiretime.Heforcedmetoeat,bringingmehea1thysnacksandmakingsureIactua11yatethemeventhoughIhadnoappetite.Hegavemehismobi1ephone,anove1ty

7、atthetimeztocheckinwithmybestfriend.Hesupportedmymomasshetriedtostaystrongforme.Honest1y,Idonztreca11him1eavingoursideoncethroughtheentireordea1.WhenIthinkbackonthoseuncertaindays,Iremembertwothings:beingscared,andmyunc1ebyourside.Thankfu11y,mydadpu11edthroughbeautifu11y.Hedidntevenneedsurgery.Someh

8、ow,thebrainaneurysmhea1editse1f.Idonthavemuchmedica1know1edge,butita1waysseemed1ikeamirac1e.Theothermirac1ewasmyfathersnewre1ationshipwithhisbrother.Hecou1dntho1dagrudgeanymore.Noton1yhadmyunc1ehe1pedhimbuthehadhe1pedmymomandmegetthroughthehardestdaysofour1ife.Itwasthetruedefinitionofac1eans1ate.Aft

9、erthatmydadandhisbrotherbecameasc1oseascanbe.Itwasincredib1etowatchthemgettoknoweachotheragainandbecomethebestoffriends.Wegottoknowhim,hiswifeandhisthreeamazingsons.Eventua11y,mydadevenwenttoworkformyunc1e.Years1ater,whenIwaspregnantwithmyson,myunc1eofferedmeajobwhereIcou1dworkfromhomesothatIwou1dn,

10、thaveto1eavemysonindaycare.Beingastay-at-homemomwasmydreamcometrueandhemadeitpossib1e.Itissti11oneofthegreatestgiftsanyonehasevergivenme.Fouryearsago,myunc1ediedtragica11yattheageoffifty-eight.Icantevenputintowordsthegreat1ossourfami1yhasexperiencedthroughhispassing.Thoughdevastatedatthe1ossofhisbro

11、ther,mydadwasthereformyunc1e,swifeandthreegrownsonsthesamewaymyunc1ehadbeenthereformeandmymomtwodecadesear1ier.Imissmyunc1eeveryday,especia11yseeinghimandmyfathertogether.Theya1waysremindedmeoftheimportanceofforgivenessandthata11thingsarepossib1ewith1ove.Kmthankfu1theyhadtwentygoodyearstogether,and1,msoverygratefu1thatIhavethisstorytote11.-1aurenMag1iaro-