I was to retire three months later. My wife Sonia and I had planned to go for a three-week trip to Canada. Then one day, Sonia noticed fluttering (颤动) in my shoulders, but I didn't give it much 1 . A month later, however, my hands started becoming 2 .
Around that time, I was watching The Split. There was a 3 about a doctor diagnosed (诊断) with motor neurone disease (MND)—a rare condition that affects the brain and nerves, for which there is no cure. I had 4 symptoms (症状) and it got me thinking. Then I met with a 5 and the test results took a week to be 6 .
Exactly on the day after I retired, I received the diagnosis I'd been 7 —MND. Sonia and I were supposed to be going to take our holiday in five days! We were so 8 and considered quitting, but a friend convinced us, "If you don't go, you'll regret it." 9 , we set off on the adventure as scheduled.
For the initial days, we weren't in the mood for fun, as we were still 10 by my diagnosis. But quickly we realized we wouldn't let MND 11 our every day. Then we made a (n) 12 : Every day we'd allow ourselves only 10 minutes to talk about my illness and cry if we wanted. After that, we'd focus on having fun.
These days, my 13 is limited. In spite of the case, we're delighted to have gone on our Canadian adventure, which was 14 with special moments. We don't know what the future holds, but the memory will 15 .
