by this time, my sister, brother and i would take it in turns to stay over whenever we could, while my mum coped day after day – all five of us bonded by my father’s wish to die in his own bed.
那个时候,我和哥哥姐姐尽量轮流陪夜,母亲负责在白天照顾父亲。父亲希望死在自家床上,全家五口人也因为这个遗愿紧紧联系在一起。