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 ___76___rare brain disease, ____77___affects as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day _____78___warning(警告).
And her condition has gone even ____79____ (bad) in recent months. Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations ___80____ September 1st so that she could enjoy the rest of her life. Since then, she has ___81___ (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors---but s
he 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 ____82_____(describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if ____83_____ daughter would wake up the next morning.
The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and my heart was _____84____(break) when I see her suffering like this. Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas. No matter ____85____ she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”