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.
这是我永生难忘的通话之一。我妈妈的大哥、我们家的实际领袖约翰(John)舅舅打电话告诉我他得了前列腺癌。那是2006年的冬天,当时我们还没充分意识到他病情的严重性,但很快他的身体明显变得非常糟糕。他一年内就去世了,享年64岁。
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