Stories from a home for terminally ill children | Kathy Hull

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
I want to introduce you to some very wise kids that I've known,
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ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืœื›ื ื›ืžื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžืื“ ืฉืคื’ืฉืชื™.
00:17
but first I want to introduce you to a camel.
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ืืš ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืœื›ื ื’ืžืœ.
00:20
This is Cassie, a therapy camel visiting one of our young patients
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ื”ื ื” ืงืืกื™, ื ืืงื” ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ืช ืฉืžื‘ืงืจืช ืืช ืื—ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
00:24
in her room,
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ื‘ื—ื“ืจื”,
00:26
which is pretty magical.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืงืกื•ื ืœืžื“ื™.
00:29
A friend of mine raises camels at his ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืžื’ื“ืœ ื’ืžืœื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื” ืฉืœื•, ื‘ื”ืจื™ ืกื ื˜ื” ืงืจื•ื–.
00:34
He has about eight of them,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื›ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื’ืžืœื™ื,
00:36
and he started 30 years ago
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืคื ื™ 30 ืฉื ื”
00:38
because he thought horses were too mundane.
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ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืกื•ืกื™ื ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืจื’ื™ืœ ืžื“ื™.
00:41
John is an out-of-the-box thinker,
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ืœื’'ื•ืŸ ื™ืฉ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืœืชื™-ืฉื’ืจืชื™ืช,
00:44
which explains why the two of us have been such good friends
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืžื“ื•ืข ืฉื ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš
00:47
all of our lives.
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ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
00:50
Over the years, I've convinced him to shuttle those sweet furry beasts
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ืขื ื”ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื›ื ืขืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืœื”ืกื™ืข ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื•ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžืชื•ืงื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
00:55
up to hang out with our sick kids from time to time.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื‘ืœื• ืžืคืขื ืœืคืขื ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
00:59
Talking to John, I was surprised to learn
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ื›ืฉืฉื•ื—ื—ืชื™ ืขื ื’'ื•ืŸ, ื”ื•ืคืชืขืชื™ ืœื’ืœื•ืช
01:01
that camels have an average life expectancy of 40 to 50 years.
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ืฉืœื’ืžืœื™ื ื™ืฉ ืชื•ื—ืœืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืžื•ืฆืขืช ืฉืœ 40-50 ืฉื ื”.
01:07
The life expectancy of many of the children with whom I work
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ืชื•ื—ืœืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืื™ืชื ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช
01:10
is less than a year.
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ื”ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืฉื ื”.
01:13
This is a picture of the George Mark Children's House,
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ื–ืืช ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืžืขื•ืŸ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืข"ืฉ ื’'ื•ืจื’' ืžืจืง,
01:16
the first pediatric palliative respite care center
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ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืคืœื™ืื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ื”ื•ืจื™ื”ื
01:19
to open in the United States.
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ืฉื ืคืชื— ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘.
01:22
I founded it in 2004,
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ื™ื™ืกื“ืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘-2004
01:25
after years of working as a psychologist
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื ื›ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช
01:28
on pediatric intensive care units,
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ื‘ืžื—ืœืงื•ืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืžืจืฅ ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
01:30
frustrated with the undignified deaths that so many children experienced
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ืžืชื•ืš ืชืกื›ื•ืœ ืœื ื•ื›ื— ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ื”ืœื-ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื›ื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื—ื•ื•
01:35
and their families had to endure.
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ื•ืฉืžืฉืคื—ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื ืืœืฆื• ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ.
01:38
As I sat with families whose children were at the end of their lives,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขื ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื,
01:42
I was acutely aware of our surroundings.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื“ืขืช ื‘ื—ืจื™ืคื•ืช ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ืกื•ื‘ื‘ ืื•ืชื ื•.
01:46
While the elevated train rumbled overhead on its track,
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ื›ืฉื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืฉืขืœ ื”ื’ืฉืจ ืจืขืžื” ืžืขืœ ืจืืฉื™ื ื•,
01:50
quite literally the room reverberated with each passing train car.
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ื•ื›ืœ ืงืจื•ืŸ ืฉื—ืœืฃ ืžืžืฉ ื”ืจืขื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื—ื“ืจ.
01:56
The lights on the ward were fluorescent and too bright.
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ื”ืชืื•ืจื” ื‘ืžื—ืœืงื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืื•ืจืช ื ื™ืื•ืŸ ืขื–ื” ืžื“ื™.
01:59
Monitors beeped, as did the elevator,
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ืฆื’ื™ื ืฆืคืฆืคื•, ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ื”ืžืขืœื™ืช
02:02
noisily announcing its arrival.
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ื›ืฉื”ื›ืจื™ื–ื” ื‘ืจืขืฉ ืขืœ ื‘ื•ืื”.
02:05
These families were experiencing
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ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืขื‘ืจื•
02:07
some of the most excruciating moments of their lives,
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžื™ื™ืกืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ,
02:11
and I so wanted them to have a more peaceful place
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืžืื“ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ
02:14
in which to say a last goodbye to their young daughters and sons.
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ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื•ื ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืœื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ื”ืŸ.
02:19
Surely, I thought,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™
02:21
there must be a better spot than a hospital intensive care unit
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ืฉืžื•ื›ืจื— ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื—ืœืงืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืžืจืฅ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™"ื—
02:25
for children at the end of their lives.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื.
02:28
Our children's house
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ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
02:31
is calm and nurturing.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืงื•ื ืจื•ื’ืข ื•ืชื•ืžืš.
02:33
It's a place where families can stay together
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ื–ื”ื• ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ื™ื—ื“
02:36
to enjoy quality time with their children,
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ื•ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžื–ืžืŸ ืื™ื›ื•ืช ืขื ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ืŸ,
02:39
many of whom are there for respite stays,
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ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ื‘ืื™ื ืœืฉื ืœืชืงื•ืคื” ื–ืžื ื™ืช,
02:41
some with repeated visits over a span of many years.
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ื•ื—ืœืงื ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ืžืกืคืจ ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.
02:45
We call those kids our frequent flyers.
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ืื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืืœื” "ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืžืชืžื™ื“ื™ื".
02:50
Rather than the bright, noisy quarters of the hospital,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžื—ืœืงื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืืจื•ืช ืžื“ื™ ื•ื”ืจื•ืขืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
02:53
their rooms are calm and comfortable,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื—ื“ืจื™ื ืฉืงื˜ื™ื ื•ื ื•ื—ื™ื,
02:56
with actual living spaces for the families,
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ื•ืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืžืžืฉ ืžืจื—ื‘ ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื,
02:59
a sanctuary of gardens
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ื’ื ื™ื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื™ืจื’ืข ื‘ื”ื ื•ืžื’ืจืฉ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ื ืคืœื
03:01
and a wonderful outdoor playground
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03:04
with special structures for children with physical limitations.
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ืขื ืžืชืงื ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื’ื•ืคื ื™ื•ืช.
03:08
This sweet baby Lars
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ืœืืจืก, ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ื”ืžืชื•ืง ื”ื–ื”,
03:11
came to us directly from a hospital intensive care unit.
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื™ืฉืจ ืžืžื—ืœืงืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืžืจืฅ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™"ื—.
03:16
Imagine hearing the heartbreaking news
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ืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืžื” ื–ื” ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ื‘ืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืงื•ืจืขื•ืช-ื”ืœื‘
03:19
that none of us would ever want to hear.
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ืฉืื™ืฉ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืœืขื•ืœื.
03:22
His parents had been told that Lars had a brain anomaly
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ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื ืืžืจ ืฉืœืœืืจืก ื™ืฉ ืื ื•ืžืœื™ื” ืžื•ื—ื™ืช
03:25
that would keep him from ever swallowing,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื‘ืœื•ืข,
03:28
walking, talking
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ืœืœื›ืช, ืœื“ื‘ืจ,
03:30
or developing mentally.
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ืื• ืœื”ืชืคืชื— ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืžื ื˜ืœื™ืช.
03:33
Recognizing what little chance he had for survival,
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ืžื” ืงื˜ืŸ ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืœื• ืœืฉืจื•ื“,
03:36
his parents chose to focus on the quality of time
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ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื‘ื—ืจื• ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ
03:39
that they could spend together.
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ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ื™ื—ื“.
03:41
They moved into one of our family apartments
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ื”ื ืขื‘ืจื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
ื•ื ืฆืจื• ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื,
03:44
and treasured each day that they had,
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03:46
which were far too few.
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ื•ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืžื“ื™.
03:48
Lars's life was brief, to be sure,
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืืจืก ื”ื™ื• ืงืฆืจื™ื,
03:51
mere weeks,
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ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืกืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“,
03:53
but it was calm and comfortable.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฉืœื•ื•ื™ื ื•ื ื•ื—ื™ื.
03:55
He went on hikes with his parents.
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ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืœื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ืขื ื”ื•ืจื™ื•.
03:58
The time that he spent in the pool with our aquatic therapist
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื›ื” ืขื ืžื˜ืคืœ ื”ืžื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
04:01
lessened the seizures he was experiencing
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ื”ื—ืœื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ืชืงืคื™ื ืฉืœื•
04:03
and helped him to sleep at night.
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ื•ืขื–ืจ ืœื• ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ืœื•ืช.
04:06
His family had a peaceful place
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ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ื–ื›ืชื” ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื™ื•
04:08
in which to both celebrate his life
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ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื›ืœื” ื’ื ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื•
04:10
and mourn his death.
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ื•ื’ื ืœื”ืชืื‘ืœ ืขืœ ืžื•ืชื•.
04:12
It has been five years since Lars was with us,
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ื—ืœืคื• ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื– ืฉืœืืจืก ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืชื ื•,
04:16
and in that time,
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ื•ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ืงื™ื“ืžื” ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื”
04:18
his family has welcomed
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04:20
a daughter and another son.
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ื‘ืช ื•ื‘ืŸ ื ื•ืกืฃ.
04:23
They are such a powerful testament
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ื”ื ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ืขื“ื•ืช ืจื‘ืช-ืขื•ืฆืžื”
ืœืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ื•ืกืคื™ืก ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ ื™ื™ืขื•ื“ื™ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื.
04:26
to the positive outcome that specialized children's hospice care can create.
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04:31
Their baby's physical discomfort was well managed,
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ืื™ ื”ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชื™ื ื•ืงื ื˜ื•ืคืœ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘,
04:34
giving all of them the gift of time to be together in a beautiful place.
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ื•ืœื›ื•ืœื ื”ื•ืขื ืง ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉื”ื•ืช ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื™ืคื”ืคื”.
04:40
I'm going to talk to you now
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ื›ืขืช ืื“ื‘ืจ
04:42
about the elephant
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ืขืœ ื”ืคื™ืœ
04:43
rather than the camel in the room.
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ื•ืœื ืขืœ ื”ื’ืžืœ ืฉื‘ื—ื“ืจ.
04:47
Very few people want to talk about death,
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ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืžืื“ ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื•ืช,
04:50
and even fewer about children's death.
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ืคื—ื•ืช - ืขืœ ืžื•ืชื ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
04:57
Loss of a child,
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ืœืื‘ื“ ื™ืœื“,
04:59
especially for those of us who have our own children,
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœืืœื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
05:02
is frightening,
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ื”ื•ื ืžื‘ื”ื™ืœ,
05:04
more than frightening,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื‘ื”ื™ืœ,
05:06
paralyzing,
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ืžืฉืชืง,
05:08
debilitating,
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ืžื—ืœื™ืฉ,
05:10
impossible.
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ื‘ืœืชื™-ืืคืฉืจื™.
05:13
But what I've learned is this:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™:
05:15
children don't stop dying
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ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ืžืคืกื™ืงื™ื ืœืžื•ืช
05:17
just because we the adults
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ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื•, ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
05:19
can't comprehend the injustice of losing them.
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ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืชืคื•ืฉ ืืช ืื™-ื”ืฆื“ืง ืฉื‘ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื.
05:22
And what's more,
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ื•ืœื ืจืง ื–ื”,
05:25
if we can be brave enough
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ืื ื ื”ื™ื” ืืžื™ืฆื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง
05:27
to face the possibility of death,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืขืžืช ืขื ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืช,
05:29
even among the most innocent,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื™ ืชืžื™ืžื™ื,
05:31
we gain an unparalleled kind of wisdom.
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ื ืฉื™ื’ ื—ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื” ืœื”.
05:36
Take Crystal, for example.
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ืงื—ื• ืœืžืฉืœ ืืช ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ.
05:39
She was one of the first children to come for care
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื ื•
05:41
after we opened our doors.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืคืชื—ื ื• ืืช ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช.
05:44
She was nine when she arrived,
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ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื”, ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืช ืชืฉืข,
05:45
and her neurologist expected that she might live another two weeks.
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ื•ื”ื ื•ื™ืจื•ืœื•ื’ ืฉืœื” ื”ืงืฆื™ื‘ ืœื” ืขื•ื“ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื.
05:50
She had an inoperable brain tumor,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื” ื‘ืžื•ื— ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื ื™ืชื•ื—,
05:52
and her decline had really accelerated
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ื•ื”ื”ื™ื“ืจื“ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื” ืžืžืฉ ื”ื•ืืฆื”
05:55
in the week before she came to us.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืืœื™ื ื•.
05:58
After settling into her room,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืกืชื“ืจื” ื‘ื—ื“ืจื”,
06:00
dressed entirely in pink and lavender,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื‘ื•ืฉื” ื›ื•ืœื” ื‘ื•ื•ืจื•ื“ ื•ืกื’ื•ืœ ื‘ื”ื™ืจ,
06:03
surrounded by the Hello Kitty accessories that she loved,
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ืžื•ืงืคืช ื‘ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ "ื”ืœื• ืงื™ื˜ื™" ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”,
06:07
she spent the next several days
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื
06:10
winning over the hearts of every staff member.
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ื›ื‘ืฉื” ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช.
06:14
Bit by bit, her condition stabilized,
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ืื˜-ืื˜ ืžืฆื‘ื” ื”ืชื™ื™ืฆื‘,
06:17
and then to our astonishment,
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ื•ืœืชื“ื”ืžืชื ื•,
06:20
she actually improved.
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ืžืžืฉ ื”ืฉืชืคืจ.
06:22
There were a variety of factors
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ื”ื™ื• ืžืกืคืจ ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืฉืชืจืžื• ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ,
06:24
that contributed to Crystal's improvement
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06:28
which we later came to call the "George Mark bump,"
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ื•ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื™ื ื™ื ื• ื–ืืช "ื”ืงืคื™ืฆื” ื‘ื’ืจืฃ ืข"ืฉ ื’'ื•ืจื’' ืžืจืง,"
06:32
a lovely, not uncommon phenomenon
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ืชื•ืคืขื” ืžืฉืžื—ืช ื•ืœื ื‘ืœืชื™-ื ืคื•ืฆื”
06:35
where children outlive the prognoses of their illnesses
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ืฉื‘ื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืชื—ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžื—ืœืชื
06:38
if they're outside of the hospital.
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ืื ืื™ื ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื.
06:42
The calmer atmosphere of her surroundings,
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ื”ืื•ื•ื™ืจื” ื”ืฉืœื•ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื”,
06:46
tasty meals that were fixed often to accommodate her requests,
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ื”ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ื˜ืขื™ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ืชืืžื• ืœื‘ืงืฉื•ืชื™ื”,
06:51
the resident pets,
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ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืขื•ืŸ,
06:53
the therapy dog and rabbit spent lots of cozy time with Crystal.
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ื”ื›ืœื‘ ื•ื”ืืจื ื‘ืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœื• ื‘ื ืขื™ืžื™ื ืฉืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืขื ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ.
06:58
After she had been with us for about a week,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืื™ืชื ื• ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
07:01
she called her grandmother,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืœืกื‘ืชื”,
07:03
and she said,
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ื•ืืžืจื”,
07:05
"Gee, I'm staying in a great big house,
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"ื‘ื—ื™ื™, ืื ื™ ื’ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
07:08
and there's room for you to come, too.
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"ื•ื™ืฉ ืคื” ืžืงื•ื ื’ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืš.
07:11
And guess what?
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"ื•ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื”?
07:13
You don't have to bring any quarters
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"ืืช ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช
07:15
because the washer and dryer are free."
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"ื›ื™ ืžื›ื•ื ืช ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืกื” ื•ื”ืžื™ื™ื‘ืฉ ื”ื ื‘ื—ื™ื ื."
07:17
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:20
Crystal's grandmother soon arrived from out of town,
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ืกื‘ืชื” ืฉืœ ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืžื™ื“ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืขื™ืจ
07:22
and they spent the remaining four months of Crystal's life
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ื•ื‘ืืจื‘ืขืช ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื—ื™ื™ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ
07:27
enjoying very special days together.
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ื”ืŸ ื ื”ื ื• ื™ื—ื“ ืžื™ืžื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืžืื“.
07:30
Some days were special because Crystal was outside in her wheelchair
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ื”ื™ื• ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื›ื™ ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ ื™ืฆืื” ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื”ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ืฉืœื”
07:34
sitting by the fountain.
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ื•ื™ืฉื‘ื” ืœื™ื“ ื”ืžื–ืจืงื”.
07:35
For a little girl who had spent most of the year earlier in a hospital bed,
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ืœื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืฉื”ืชื” ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืงื•ื“ืžืช ื‘ืžื™ื˜ืช ื‘ื™ื”"ื—,
07:40
being outside counting hummingbirds
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ืœืฉื”ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื•ืœืกืคื•ืจ ื™ื•ื ืงื™-ื“ื‘ืฉ
07:43
made for an amazing time with her grandma,
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืœื•ื™ ื ื”ื“ืจ ืขื ืกื‘ืชื”,
07:45
and lots of laughter.
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฆื—ื•ืงื™ื.
07:47
Other days were special because of the activities
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ื™ืžื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช
07:50
that our child life specialist created for her.
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ืฉื”ืžื•ืžื—ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืœื—ื™ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ืฆืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจื”.
07:53
Crystal strung beads and made jewelry for everybody in the house.
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ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ ื”ืฉื—ื™ืœื” ื—ืจื•ื–ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื™ื ื” ืชื›ืฉื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืช.
07:57
She painted a pumpkin to help decorate for Halloween.
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ื”ื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื” ื“ืœืขืช ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืงื™ืฉื•ื˜ื™ ืœื™ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื.
08:02
She spent many excited days planning her tenth birthday,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืœืชื” ื™ืžื™ื ืžืจื’ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื” ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื™,
08:06
which of course none of us thought she would ever see.
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ืฉืื™ืฉ ืžืื™ืชื ื•, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืชื–ื›ื” ืœื•.
08:10
All of us wore pink boas for the occasion,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืขื ื“ื ื• ืฆืขื™ืคื™ ื ื•ืฆื•ืช ื•ืจื•ื“ื™ื ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืžืื•ืจืข,
08:13
and Crystal, as you can see,
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ื•ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื,
08:16
queen for a day,
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ื›ืžืœื›ื” ืœื™ื•ื ืื—ื“,
08:17
wore a sparkly tiara.
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ื—ื‘ืฉื” ื ื–ืจ ื ื•ืฆืฅ.
08:20
One hot morning, I arrived at work
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื—ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
08:22
and Crystal and her partner in crime, Charlie, greeted me.
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ื•ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ ื•ืฉื•ืชืคื” ืœืคืฉืข, ืฆ'ืจืœื™, ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ืคื ื™.
08:27
With some help, they had set up a lemonade and cookie stand
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ื”ื ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื•, ืขื ืงืฆืช ืขื–ืจื”, ื“ื•ื›ืŸ ืœื™ืžื•ื ื“ื” ื•ืขื•ื’ื™ื•ืช
08:30
outside the front door,
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ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื“ืœืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื”,
08:32
a very strategic location.
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ืžื™ืงื•ื ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ ืžืื“.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:37
I asked Crystal the price of the cookie that I had selected,
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ ืžื” ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ืขื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉื‘ื—ืจืชื™,
08:40
and she said, "Three dollars."
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืขื ืชื”, "3 ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื."
08:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:46
I said that seemed a bit high for one cookie.
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืงืฆืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืขื•ื’ื™ื” ืื—ืช.
08:50
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:51
It was small.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื˜ื ื”.
08:55
"I know," she acknowledged with a grin,
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"ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช", ื”ื•ื“ืชื” ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืš,
08:57
"but I'm worth it."
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"ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœื–ื”."
09:00
And therein lie the words of wisdom
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ื•ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืžื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ื›ืžื”
09:02
of a young girl whose brief life forever impacted mine.
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ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ืฉื—ื™ื™ื” ื”ืงืฆืจื™ื ื”ืฉืคื™ืขื• ืœืขื“ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™.
09:08
Crystal was worth it,
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ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœื–ื”.
09:10
and shouldn't every child whose life is shortened by a horrific illness
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ื•ื”ืื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืฉื—ื™ื™ื• ื”ืชืงืฆืจื• ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื—ื•ืœื™ ื ื•ืจื
09:16
be worth it?
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ืจืื•ื™ ืœื–ื”?
09:17
Together, all of us today
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื—ื“,
09:20
can offer that same specialized care that Crystal received
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืงืจื™ืกื˜ืœ
09:23
by recognizing that children's respite and hospice care
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื•ืกืคื™ืก ืฉืžืกืคืง ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืชื•ืžืš ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื”ื
09:29
is a critical component missing from our healthcare landscape.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ ืฉื—ืกืจ ื‘ื ื•ืฃ ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
09:35
It's also interesting to note
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ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ื ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ
09:36
that we are able to provide this care
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ืฉืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืกืคืง ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ื–ื”
09:38
at about one third of the cost of a hospital intensive care unit,
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ื‘ื›ืฉืœื™ืฉ ืžืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืžื—ืœืงืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืžืจืฅ ื‘ื‘ื™"ื—,
09:43
and our families don't see a bill.
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ื•ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืœื ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ื.
09:46
We are ever grateful to the supporters
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ืื ื• ืืกื™ืจื™ ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
09:49
who believe in this important work that we're doing.
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ืฉืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืžืœืื›ื” ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื.
09:53
The truth is that my colleagues and I
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืขืžื™ืชื™ ื•ืื ื™,
09:57
and the parents and other family members
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื ื•ืกืคื™ื
10:00
who get to experience this special wisdom
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ืฉื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื›ืžื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื”ื–ืืช,
10:03
are in a unique position.
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ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืžื“ื” ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช.
10:06
There are only two freestanding pediatric hospices in the United States,
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ื™ืฉ ืจืง ืฉื ื™ ื”ื•ืกืคื™ืกื™ื ืขืฆืžืื™ื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘,
10:11
although I'm happy to report that based on our model,
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ืื ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืฉืขืœ ื™ืกื•ื“ ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœื ื•
10:14
there are 18 others under various stages of development.
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ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ 18 ื‘ืฉืœื‘ื™ ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
10:18
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:23
Still, most of the children who die in the United States every year
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืžืชื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื ื”,
10:28
die in hospital rooms,
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ืžืชื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ ื‘ืชื™-ื—ื•ืœื™ื,
10:30
surrounded by beeping machines
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ืžื•ืงืคื™ื ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืžืฆืคืฆืคื•ืช
10:32
and anxious, exhausted adults
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ื•ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื—ืจื“ื™ื ื•ืžื•ืชืฉื™ื
10:34
who have no other option
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ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื›ืœ ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืื—ืจืช
10:36
but to say goodbye under those harsh, institutional lights
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ืืœื ืœื”ื™ืคืจื“ ื‘ืชืื•ืจื” ื”ืžื•ืกื“ื™ืช ื”ื˜ื•ืจื“ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช,
10:40
and among virtual strangers.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ืจื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ.
10:43
For comparison's sake,
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ืœืฉื ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื”,
10:45
the United Kingdom,
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ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”,
10:47
which is a country with about one fifth the population of the United States,
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ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืขื ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ืช ืžืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ืืจื”"ื‘,
10:51
and about half the size of the state of California,
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ืฉื’ื•ื“ืœื” ื›ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžื“ื™ื ืช ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”,
10:54
has 54 hospice and respite centers.
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ื™ืฉ 54 ื”ื•ืกืคื™ืกื™ื ื•ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืžื ื•ื—ื”.
11:01
Why is that?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ื–ื” ื›ืš?
11:03
I've asked myself that question obviously many times.
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ื–ืืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ืžืŸ ื”ืกืชื.
11:08
My best guess is that Americans, with our positive can-do attitude
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉืขืจืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื, ืขื ื”ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
11:13
hold the expectation that our medical care system will fix it,
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ื ืฆืžื“ื™ื ืœืฆื™ืคื™ื™ื” ืฉืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืชืชืงืŸ ืืช ื–ื”,
11:18
even though it may be a childhood illness for which there is no cure.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื–ื• ื›ื ืจืื” ืžื—ืœืช-ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื›ืช ืžืจืคื.
11:23
We go to extraordinary measures to keep children alive
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ืื ื• ื ื•ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื™ื ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
11:27
when in fact the greatest kindness that we might give them
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืžื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื• ืœืชืช ืœื”ื
11:31
would be a peaceful, pain-free
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ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•ื•ื” ื•ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืžื›ืื‘ื™ื
11:33
end of life.
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื.
11:36
The transition from cure to care
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ื”ืžืขื‘ืจ ืžืจื™ืคื•ื™ ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืื•ื”ื‘
11:39
remains a challenging one for many hospital physicians
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ืขื•ื“ื ื• ืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืืชื’ืจ ืœืจื•ืคืื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื
11:42
whose training has really been about saving lives,
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ืฉื”ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืฉืœื”ื ืžื™ื™ืขื“ืช ืื•ืชื ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื,
11:45
not about gently guiding the patient to the end of life.
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ื•ืœื ืœืœื•ื•ืช ื‘ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื” ืืœ ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื•.
11:50
The dad of a sweet baby for whom we cared at the end of her life
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ืื‘ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ืžืชื•ืงื” ืื—ืช ืฉื‘ื” ื˜ื™ืคืœื ื• ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื”
11:54
certainly captured this dichotomy
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืชื™ืžืฆืช ืืช ื”ื“ื™ื›ื•ื˜ื•ืžื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช
11:56
when he reflected
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ื›ืฉื”ืจื”ืจ ื•ืืžืจ,
11:58
that there are a lot of people to help you bring an infant into the world
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ืฉื”ืžื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ืœื“ ืœืขื•ืœื,
12:02
but very few to help you usher a baby out.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืขื˜ื™ื ืžืื“ ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœืœื•ื•ืชื• ืชื™ื ื•ืง ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืžืžื ื•.
12:06
So what is the magic ingredient at George Mark?
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ืื– ืžื”ื• ื”ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ื”ืงืกื•ื ื‘ืžืขื•ืŸ ื’'ื•ืจื’' ืžืจืง?
12:10
The complex medical diagnoses that bring our young patients to us
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ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืจืคื•ืื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืกื•ื‘ื›ื•ืช ืฉืžื‘ื™ืื•ืช ืืœื™ื ื• ืืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื• ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื
12:15
mean that their lives have often been restricted,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื•ื’ื‘ืœื•:
12:18
some to a hospital bed for long periods of time,
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ื—ืœืงื ืœืžื™ื˜ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืžืžื•ืฉื›ื•ืช,
12:20
others to wheelchairs,
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ืื—ืจื™ื - ืœื›ื™ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื,
12:22
still others to intensive courses of chemotherapy or rehab.
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืกื“ืจื•ืช ืื™ื ื˜ื ืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ื™ืžื•ืชืจืคื™ื” ืื• ืฉื™ืงื•ื.
12:28
We make a practice of ignoring those limitations.
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ืฉืžื ื• ืœื ื• ืœืžื ื”ื’ ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืžืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืืœื”.
12:32
Our default answer is "yes"
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ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื "ื›ืŸ",
12:34
and our default question is, "Why not?"
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ื•ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื "ืœืžื” ืœื?"
12:38
That's why we took a young boy
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืœืงื—ื ื• ื ืขืจ ืื—ื“,
12:40
who wasn't going to live for another baseball season
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืขืชื™ื“ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื“ ืขื•ื ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืœ ื”ื‘ืื”,
12:43
to Game 5 of the World Series.
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ืœืžืฉื—ืง ืžืก' 5 ื‘ืืœื™ืคื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
12:46
That's why we have a talent show put on by the staff and kids
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืชื—ืจื•ืช ื›ืฉืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืžืืจื’ื ื™ื ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื
12:50
for family and friends.
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ืœืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
12:51
Who wouldn't be enchanted by a young boy playing a piano piece with his feet,
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ืžื™ ืœื ื™ื•ืงืกื ืœืžืจืื” ื ืขืจ ืฉืžื ื’ืŸ ื‘ืคืกื ืชืจ ื‘ื›ืคื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื•
12:56
because his arms are atrophied?
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื–ืจื•ืขื•ืชื™ื• ืžื ื•ื•ื ื•ืช?
12:59
That's why we have a prom every year.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื ืฉืฃ ืกื™ื•ื ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื ื”.
13:03
It's pretty magical.
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ื–ื” ืงืกื•ื ืœืžื“ื™.
13:05
We started the prom
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ื ืฉืฃ
13:07
after hearing a dad lament
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืฉืžืขื ื• ืืช ืงื™ื ืชื• ืฉืœ ืื‘
13:09
that he would never pin a boutonniere on his son's tuxedo lapel.
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ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืฆืžื™ื“ ืคืจื— ืœื“ืฉ ื—ืœื™ืคืชื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื•.
13:15
The weeks before the dance,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœืงืจืืช ื ืฉืฃ ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“ื™ื
13:17
the house is in a flurry,
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ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืžืœื ื”ืžื•ืœื”,
13:18
and I don't know who's more excited, the staff or the kids.
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ื•ืื™ื ื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื™ ืžืชืจื’ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ. ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืื• ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
13:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
13:22
The night of the event
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ืขืจื‘ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืข
13:24
involves rides in vintage cars,
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื ืกื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืจื›ื‘ื™ ืืกืคื ื•ืช,
13:28
a walk on a red carpet
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ืฆืขื™ื“ื” ืขืœ ืฉื˜ื™ื— ืื“ื•ื
13:30
into the great room,
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ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืื•ืœื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
13:33
a terrific DJ
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ื“ื™-ื’'ื™ื™ ืžืขื•ืœื”
13:35
and a photographer at the ready
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ื•ืฆืœื ื‘ื›ื•ื ื ื•ืช
13:37
to capture pictures of these attendees
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ืœืชืคื•ืก ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืชื™ื”ื.
13:40
and their families.
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13:42
At the end of the evening this year,
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ื”ืฉื ื”, ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืขืจื‘,
13:44
one of our young, delightful teenaged girls,
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ืื—ืช ื”ื ืขืจื•ืช ื”ืขื ื•ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
13:49
Caitlin, said to her mom,
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ืงื™ื™ื˜ืœื™ืŸ, ืืžืจื” ืœืื™ืžื”,
13:53
"That was the best night of my whole life."
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"ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืขืจื‘ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™."
13:56
And that's just the point,
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ื•ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ,
13:58
to capture the best days and nights,
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ืœืœื›ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืœื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
14:02
to abolish limitations,
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ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช,
14:05
to have your default answer be "yes"
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ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ืœ"ื›ืŸ"
14:07
and your default question be, "Why not?"
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ื•ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ืœ"ืœืžื” ืœื?"
14:11
Ultimately life is too short,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืžื“ื™,
14:14
whether we live to be 85 years or just eight.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื”ื ื ืžืฉื›ื™ื 85 ืฉื ื” ืื• ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
14:17
Trust me.
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ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™.
14:18
Better yet, trust Sam.
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ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ืœืกืื.
14:22
It's not by pretending that death doesn't exist
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ืœื ื‘ื”ืขืžื“ืช ืคื ื™ื ืฉื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืื™ื ื ื• ืงื™ื™ื
14:26
that we keep the people,
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ืื ื• ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืœื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื
14:28
especially the little people that we love,
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ื•ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื.
14:30
safe.
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14:32
In the end,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ
14:34
we can't control how long any of us lives.
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ืœืื™ืฉ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืœ ืžืฉืš ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
14:37
What we can control
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื”
14:39
is how we spend our days,
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ืขืœ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ื ื‘ืœื” ืืช ื™ืžื™ื ื•,
14:42
the spaces we create,
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ืขืœ ื”ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืฉื ื™ืฆื•ืจ,
14:44
the meaning and joy that we make.
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ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื•ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉื ื™ืฆื•ืง ืœืชื•ื›ื.
14:48
We cannot change the outcome,
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ืื™ื ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฆืื”,
14:51
but we can change the journey.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืกืข.
14:55
Isn't it time
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ื”ืื ืœื ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ
14:58
to recognize that children deserve
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ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืจืื•ื™ื™ื
15:01
nothing less than our most uncompromising bravery
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ืœืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ืื•ืžืฅ ื‘ืœืชื™-ืžืชืคืฉืจ ืžืฆื™ื“ื ื•
15:05
and our wildest imagination.
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ื•ืœื“ืžื™ื•ื ื ื• ื”ืคืจื•ืข ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
15:08
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
15:10
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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