“ there ' s no next round , ” dr . luger said , gently taking the arm of a now hysterical kathy to steady her . “ michael ' s incurable . he ' s dying “没有下一轮了, ”鲁格尔博士说,并和善地把胳膊搭在一个快要疯狂了的凯西的肩膀上,想使她平静下来。 “麦克没救了。他正在走向死亡。 ”
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A few weeks later , kathy and matthew were devastated when selina luger , md , michael ' s oncologist , pulled them aside in the hall of the clinic , out of michael ' s earshot , and told them , “ the chemo didn ' t work 几个星期之后,瑟琳娜?鲁格尔,医学博士,麦克的肿瘤学专家,在会诊大厅里将结果放在凯西和马修的边上,用麦克听不到的声音告诉他们“化疗无效” ,这个时候,他们的精神防线崩溃了。