Sitting beside her in a dimly lit room that smelled sharply of disinfectant, I realized that because my life was so intertwined with hers, I, too, was a patient.

• 在一间点着昏暗灯光的房间里，那地方闻起来有很强的消毒剂的味道，我坐在妻子身旁，意识到，正因为我的一生和她如此密切相连，因此我自己实际上也是个病人。