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AsayounggirlIrememberedaveryspecialdoctornamedDr.WilliamR.Vincentwhoperformed

theoperationformeandsavedmylife.Iwaseightyearsoldatthetimewithasevereheart

problemandIneededheartsurgery.MyMomdidnothavethemoneytohaveitdone.After

contactingseveralorganizationsDr.Vincentwasabletogetfinancialhelpformethrougha

CrippledChildren’sOrganization.

Dr.Vincentwasahandsomeman;hewasalsoaverygentleandcaringman.Irememberedduring

anangiogram(血管造影)testIwascrying,soDr.Vincentcametocalmmedown,andhewas

abletocomfortmewhennooneelsecould.Thenthetimecameformetohaveheartsurgery;

therewasa50percentchancethatIwouldnotmakeitthroughthesurgerybecauseitwas

experimental.Theyreconstructedthemainartery(动脉)byusinganarteryfrommyleg.Iwas

veryterrified,andagainDr.Vincenttoldmehewouldseetoitthateverythingwouldbe.

IhadalotofconfidenceandtrustinDr.Vincent;hewasthemostcaringmanIhadeverknown.

Hecametoseemeafterthesurgery,whichwatremelypainfulbutverysuccessful,and

broughtmeatoyanimal.IwassosurprisedtogetthisgiftfromDr.Vincent.Ihadawonderful

doctorwhotookthetimetohelpascaredlittlegirlwhofeltallalone.

Thiswastwenty-eightyearsago,sowhereveryouareDr.Vincent,Iwanttothankyoufornot

onlysavingmylife,butyouhelpedmeliveanormalproductivelife.

1.Theauthor’sheartsurgerycouldbecarriedoutatlastbecause____.

A.anorganizationhelpedheralot

B.Dr.Vincentpaidthebillforheroperation

C.thehospitalaskedfornothingforthesurgery

D.hermothermanagedtocollectenoughmoney

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