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1、LoveWithoutLimitationsMybrother,Jimmy,didnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdelivery,leavinghimwithbraindamage,andtwoyearslaterIwasborn.Sincethen,myliferevolvedaroundmybrother's.Accompanyingmygrowingupwasalways"gooutandplayandtakeyourbrotherwithyou".Icould
2、n'tgoanywherewithouthim,soIurgedtheneighborhoodkidstocometomyhouseforsomeout-of-controlkid-centeredfun. MymothertaughtJimmypracticalthingslikehowtobrushhisteethorputonabelt.Myfather,asaint,simplyheldthehousetogetherwithhispatienceandunderstanding.Iwasinc
3、hargeoutsidewhereIadministeredjusticebytrackingdowntheparentsofthekidswhopickedonmybrother,andtellingonthem. MyfatherandJimmywereinseparable.Theyatebreakfasttogetherandonweekdaysdroveofftothenavyshippingcentereverymorningwheretheybothworked—Jimmyunloaded
4、color-codedboxes.Atnightafterdinner,theywouldtalkandplaygameslateintotheevening.Theyevenwhistledthesametunes. Sowhenmyfatherdiedofaheartattackin1991,Jimmywasawreck,beneathhiscarefuldisguise.Hewassimplyindisbelief.Usuallyveryagreeable,henowquitspeakingalt
5、ogetherandnoamountofwordscouldpenetratethevacantexpressionheworeonhisface.Ihiredsomeonetolivewithhimanddrivehimtowork,butnomatterhowmuchItriedtomakethingsstaythesame,evenJimmygraspedthattheworldhe'dknownwasgone.OnedayIasked,"YoumissDad,don'tyou?"Hislipsqu
6、iveredandthenheasked,"Whatdoyouthink,Margaret?Hewasmybestfriend."Ourtearsbegantoflow. MymotherdiedoflungcancersixmonthslaterandIalonewaslefttolookafterJimmy. Hedidn'tadjusttogoingtoworkwithoutmyfatherrightaway,sohecameandlivedwithmeinNewYorkCityforawhil
7、e.HewentwhereverIwentandseemedtoadjustprettywell.Still,Jimmylongedtoliveinmyparents'houseandworkathisoldjobandIpledgedtohelphimreturn.Eventually,Iwasabletoworkitout.Hehaslivedtherefor11yearsnowwithmanydifferentcaretakersandblossomedonhisown.Hehasbecomeess
8、entialtotheneighborhood.Whenyouhaveanymailtobepickeduporyourdogneedswalking,heisyourman. Mymotherwasright,ofcourse:Itwaspossibletohaveahomewithroomforbothhislimitationsandmyambitions.Infact,caringforsomeonewholoves
