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For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year---that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25. Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from ______rare brain disease, _______affects(影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day ______warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even ________ (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations ___ September 1^st so she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has ____ (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.
Mrs. Barman ______(describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if _______ daughter would wake up the next morning.
The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart _______(break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter ________ she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”